Maple Madness at Farnsworth Preserve Metropark

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March 1, 2016

Sunday, 3.6 / Farnsworth Preserve Metropark

Along with birds chirping and flowers blooming, springtime means the beginning of maple sugar season. During Maple Madness In The Maumee Valley, parkgoers will have the opportunity to visit the conical wigwam and learn the history and ageless technique of tapping trees for sap. Following the demonstration, visitors will pick up a copy of the Along the Maple Trail booklet and follow a self-guided trail through Farnsworth Park and see how sap is collected, processed and turned into sweet, sticky maple syrup.

Noon-6pm. Farnsworth Preserve

8505 S. River Rd. (US 24), Waterville.

419-407-9701 | metroparkstoledo.com | Free

Junie B. Jones at the Valentine

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Toledo Parent Staff

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March 1, 2016

Saturday, 3.12 / The Valentine Theatre

For all you first-timers, learn from latest expert Junie B. Jones, who has finally made it through one-and-a-half years of school. Barbara Park’s Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School gives children the tips and tricks on everything to know about beginning and making it through school. Junie B. and friends sing about the joys and fears of being in school, from rules on the bus to sugar cookies at lunch. Before the music starts, a pre-show picnic will be held in the Grand Lobby at 12:30pm, with fun activities and the chance to meet the one and only Junie B.

2pm Saturday, March 12.

$14/adults, $10/child.

The Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St.

419-242-2787 | valentinetheatre.com

Metroparks and NURTURES are teaming up

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Toledo Parent Staff

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March 1, 2016

Saturday, 3.26 / Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Ditch the cartoon and take your family to explore on an early spring morning. Metroparks and NURTURES are teaming up to spark the curiosity in us all and provide a day full of natural sciences. NURTURES is a grant program devoted to keeping science education strong in our community. Guests will discover different science training stations as they travel around Wildwood Preserve. Children will take part in several activities including learning about which animals live in the park. The entire family will benefit from this day and be able to guide their young scientist for the future.

10am-1pm. Wildwood Preserve,

5100 W. Central Ave.

419-407-9700 | metroparkstoledo.com | Free

Rossford, Lake, and Woodmore welcome Chinese exchange students

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Abigail Dewire

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March 1, 2016

Three dozen Chinese middle school students from Lanzhao, China are visiting various Ohio middle schools, including Rossford, Lake, and Woodmore. They will be shadowing middle school students to get a firsthand look at the average life of American middle schoolers. Chinese students apply through the Youth Ambassador Program to visit America. Host schools will each present a typical American event, like throwing a dance or having a bar-b-que. For the final week of their month long visit, the foreign students will see the sights in Los Angeles.

Cream of the crop

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February 25, 2016

Niche.com has just announced that The Toledo School for the Arts is the #1 Charter School in Ohio, and the #25 Overall School in Ohio.

Niche collects information from students, parents, school administrators, and government data to create a their rankings.

TSA received an A niche grade with 96 positive reviews. Having around 670 students, TSA boasts that 92% of their students are proficient in math and/or reading, and that they have a 92% graduation rate.

TSA Director Dr. Douglas Mead said, “The announcement was a surprise, but the work our teachers and students did to get us there is most certainly well planned and calculated!”

k12.niche.com/toledo-school-for-the-arts-toledo-oh/

Building for the community

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February 25, 2016

The Bionic Broncos, a Bedford Junior High Robotics team, is hosting a lego drive for children in Malawi Africa.

The drive began after the Bionic Broncos saw videos of children making toys out of garbage in Malawi. The team decided to team up with Pastor Lewis Carlson from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church to get Lego’s to those children. They are now asking the community for help in raising funds and extra Lego’s to send to Africa.

The drive goes from Monday, February 29 through Monday, March 21. Donations can be dropped off during business hours to the Bedford Public Library.

8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance. 734-847-6747. [email protected]