Harper Tidwell and Abbey Ellerglick have been friends since they were 2 years old, and have been making art together almost as long. Needless to say, the 11-year-olds’ collection of masterpieces had become overwhelming—even more so after a long day of creating. One evening over dinner, Abbey’s mom, Lisa Eller, had an idea: Turn her […]
Harper Tidwell and Abbey Ellerglick have been friends since they were 2 years old, and have been making art together almost as long. Needless to say, the 11-year-olds’ collection of masterpieces had become overwhelming—even more so after a long day of creating. One evening over dinner, Abbey’s mom, Lisa Eller, had an idea: Turn her […]
Summer as a kid was pretty glorious—no school and a succession of bright, hot days to revel in boredom. Summer as an adult is more complicated. As it turns out, the vast majority of jobs run year-round. Bummer. If you’re a stay-at-home/work-at-home parent, your children are home, too, complicating your schedule considerably. How to balance […]
During a visit to Shenandoah National Park when he was 9 years old, Gabriel Mapel saw a mother black bear with her three cubs, and “from that moment on, my life would fully revolve around nature,” says the now-16-year-old. Not only did the bears get him “hooked,” Mapel says they also turned him into an […]
In 1992, area musicians, including local composer John Hornsby, set in motion plans for a community organization that offered middle and high school students the opportunity to make music after school, believing that a creative outlet could help keep kids out of trouble. Now rounding out its 20th year in operation, the Music Resource Center […]
Like many kids, Megan Greenwood enjoyed summers at her local pool. Unlike most, she hasn’t spent much time out of the water since. That’s why she founded Swim S’cool, a Charlottesville-based business offering swimming lessons at Fry’s Spring Beach Club and Fairview Swim and Tennis Club. Greenwood, an NCAA All-American swimmer for UVA under coach […]
The latest issue of C-VILLE Kids is out! From entrepreneurial teens to life-saving medical tests, here’s what you can find inside (and below, a digital copy of the magazine). A 16-year-old making balloons his business. Teaching responsibility: Lessons from a local mom. How to learn piano online. UVA’s Child Development labs. An AHS student teaching […]
Dorothy said it best: There’s no place like home. But what about those people who pick up their entire lives, move to the other side of the world and thus begin grappling with the task of redefining the concept of home? We sat down with four local families who did exactly that. La bella vita […]
Mosaics, pastels, pottery, pencil drawing. Those are just a few of the classes Kamryn Buckwalter, 10, has taken in the six years since she became interested in art. Currently, she’s enrolled in an oil painting class—her preferred medium—at McGuffey Art Center with Renee Balfour. “Renee is a really great artist, and she gives me a […]
I’ll never forget the first time Simon gave me lip about taking his plate to the sink after breakfast. “That’s a mommy job,” he said. I raised my eyebrows and said, “No baby. That’s a family member job.” What I actually wanted to say was, “Oh no you didn’t!” But that’s not what this article […]
Children are constantly learning—through lessons from adults and from processing information about the world around them. The Child Development Laboratories, part of the department of of psychology at the University of Virginia, comprise four active laboratories that study children’s cognitive and/or social development: The Child Language & Learning Lab, directed by Dr. Vikram Jaswal, studies […]