Education

Blue Plate Radio described his music as “jazz chops with pop.”  Concord Records’ Rick Nuhn noted his debut CD as  “cool and crisp…unexpected pleasure”.  And after listening to his music, you can’t help but smile and agree with what the professionals have to say about the talented contemporary artist, Kyle Wolverton.
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Kyle began playing music at an early age. 

Both the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles are dedicated to providing the infrastructure for a safe and fun bicycling experience to our entire valley.  Whether you are commuting to work or taking a weekend bike ride with your friends and family, there are miles of bicycle lanes, trails, and paseos available within the Santa Clarita Valley.

Is your child suffering from anxiety or depression? Or having trouble concentrating or managing their emotions? Therapy, along with regular exercise, can help to improve our mind and body.
There are many studies that back up the benefits of exercise on our physical and mental health. In fact, scientists tend to agree that exercise is the single best thing you can do for your brain, and can even create chemical changes in the brain, virtually in the same way that some medications do. Physical activity improves memory and cognition; helps with insomnia; reduces stress, anxiety, and depression; and improves emotional regulation skills.

There are a variety of different learning environments. Two of them are the online environment (also known as E-learning), and the collaborative environment (also known as group learning). The collaborative technique has students working
in groups to master objectives. The online technique offers students a more “transparent” way of learning – one where the student can see and hear the entire learning experience.

Art is the common language of all people and all cultures. History is recorded in art. Think hieroglyphs, painting, architecture... these go back to the beginning of recorded history.  Art was the first record.
Art is about taking an idea and turning it into reality. 

It’s a common problem among students: summertime regression. Studies show that most students lose at least some knowledge that they gained during the school year over the course of summer vacation. A little effort can go a long way when it comes to helping children avoid significant regression during the summer months. It doesn’t take eight hours a day of studying for your child to stay fresh. Try projects and activities that make learning fun.

The March winds blow in that slightly anxious feeling that the end of the school year is within reaching distance. People start to make plans for the summer and even the fall. But if you have a small one just ready to start his or her school career, it can be an even more stressful and emotional time.

In an effort to maintain its cutting edge exposure to manufacturing technology, the College of the Canyons welding technology department has installed Laser Touch Sensing adaptive control systems on two of its robotic welding machines.
According to Lincoln Service Technician Christopher Joseph, touch sensing is “the first line of defense against poor weld joint repeatability.”

Play is child’s work; it is a foundation for learning. It is important to realize that “just playing” is a very effective way for young children to learn. Kindergarten is so demanding and requires a good foundation of academic skills. How do young children get the academic knowledge while playing?

With all the running around we do as parents, it can be difficult to figure out what those priorities should be. There is pressure from our children to support their involvement in multiple activities, pressure from the school to make sure they stay on top of all their homework, pressure from coaches to put sports activities ahead of all else, and the ultimate pressure of making sure our children are happy, healthy and safe!

Are you looking for something fun and educational for your kids to do this summer? Are they constantly using your kitchen utensils as microphones, banging on your pots like they’re drums or using your tennis racket like it’s a guitar?

It’s not just another book on the shelf.  It’s a book that can change your life.
While his sights were set on becoming a child psychologist, Santa Clarita resident Howard Crampton Jr. soon realized his journey took him elsewhere, inspiring others and helping them discover a more empowering, self-fulfilling life.  A life with purpose.  A life with passion.  A life with power.

The beloved Irish holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, is celebrated each year on March 17th in honor of the Christian missionary, Saint Patrick. He was born in Britain in 385 AD. At around the age of 16 he was taken away from his village and was sold as a slave in Ireland. Patrick made his escape six years later and traveled two hundred miles to the coast of Ireland.

There was no shortage of creative opportunities for Dody Rogers while growing up.  In fact, it was at a young age that the Santa Clarita resident and artist discovered her love for art.
“My father was an artist,” states Dody.  “He worked at Walt Disney Studios and because of it, I was always surrounded by incredible artists.” 
Dody’s love for the arts carried into high school and college, taking art classes to further hone her skills.

In choosing a school for their children, parents consider many important criteria: test scores, appearance of the facility, credentials of the teachers and the quality of the curriculum.  It is surprising, however, that more parents do not place the ability of the school to develop their child’s character and spirit as a top priority in choosing an educational environment for their student.

One of the most dreaded things a tutor may hear when working with a student is “I’m stupid.”  Why does this evoke such a strong reaction on the part of the tutor and why is this cause for alarm?  Why does this trigger an immediate plan for a change? Perhaps it is because so much of our own individual self esteem is locked up in our ability to read, write and do math well.

Communication is fundamental to a child’s development. It is at the heart of relationships – it’s how we get to know each other – and it’s essential for learning, play and social interaction. Most of us learn to communicate innately in childhood.  But what happens if your child has difficulty learning to communicate?  In addition to specialized speech therapy, there are many things a parent can do to encourage communication development.

Two hundred and fifty-six junior high and high school students from SCCS piled into cars on February 26 and 27, and headed out to serve at more than a dozen different ministries throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
This two-day event called iServe is an experience unique to SCCS.