According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, regular physical activity can help improve your mood, raise your fitness level, help you lose weight, strengthen your...
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Beating Boredom in Alameda
The later elementary school to early middle-school years are a time of change. New interests, new hobbies, and new maturity emerge in children as they leave the innocence of early...
Flood Safety
Between 1950 and 2010, there were 159 floods within 50 miles of Alameda. In a sixty-year period, an average of 2-3 floods a year 0vertook Alameda and the surrounding area. Some...
Alameda Walks
Alameda is known for its quaint, unique feel and its marvelous architecture and numerous shady green spaces. Many residents enjoy Alameda’s numerous and extensive parks but not all...
Elementary Alameda
The after-school hours can be a challenge for working parents. Summers stretch long and lazy, too, leaving elementary age kids with hours of time and often not enough activity...
Education at Home in Alameda
California parents choose homeschooling for reasons as diverse and unique as families themselves. Some wish to monitor their children’s development more closely. Some...
Strangers and Dangers: Keeping Alameda’s Kids Safe
For years, teaching children safety rules included concepts like “stranger danger” and seeking out a uniform in case of an emergency. Today, we know that fewer than one quarter of...
An Alameda Education
California is one of seventeen states that require open enrollment policies within their school districts: that is, parents may choose to have their child attend any school...
Alameda Libraries
“Literature is my Utopia,” said Helen Keller. If books are truly the doorways to the world, then Alameda contains the keys to every place on earth. They can be found nestled...
The Preschool Set in Alameda
Families with young children will find Alameda, California one of the most welcoming and beautiful places to raise a family. The tree-lined streets, numerous parks and variety of...