On the morning of March 25, 2019 Maryland’s only High School radio station, 90.5 WKHS, began the Spring Membership Drive. The station will be celebrating its 45th Anniversary on Thursday March 28, 2019, but the station is young at heart with High School students on the air during the day. Founded by the Kent County […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – On Saturday March 16, 2019 the Rehoboth Art League will host the works of over 250 young artists. Students from 25 public and private schools in Sussex County will gather for the opening of the 23rd Annual “Young at Art” exhibit on the historic Henlopen Acres campus of the Art League. […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – Two educational opportunities are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this April—Homeschool Day and Family Day. With activities designed for school-age audiences, both programs encourage guests to experience CBMM’s waterfront campus as a family. On Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 1–4pm, CBMM encourages families to get […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Forest Conservancy District Boards invites all Maryland fifth-graders in private and public schools to participate in the annual Arbor Day Poster Contest. The theme for 2019 is: “Trees Are Terrific…and Forests are Too!” All entries need to be delivered to a local Maryland Forest Service office by noon […]
Continue ReadingOn October 30, 1938 the original radio play “The War of the Worlds”, directed by Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre was broadcasted on CBS Radio Network. The radio play was so true to life that it panicked some of its listeners, who thought the Martian Invasion was actually happening. This year marks the 80th […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—The ultimate fate of the more than 100 men, women, and children who landed on Roanoke Island in 1587, with the intent to establish a European settlement in the New World, has been one of the greatest mysteries in American history. Within a few years, the settlers vanished, leaving behind a single clue: a […]
Continue ReadingRidgley – Adkins Arboretum has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to continue making nature-based education more accessible to local children through its Acorn Academy Nature Preschool program. “We love being able to offer free nature preschool classes to children who live in Caroline County,” said Adkins Assistant Director Jenny Houghton. “Preschool […]
Continue ReadingSt – Michaels – Two educational opportunities are returning to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., this September — Homeschool Day and Family Day. Guests are invited to experience CBMM’s waterfront campus at either or both as appropriate for their family. Homeschool students and their adults are invited to CBMM’s fall Homeschool […]
Continue ReadingThe African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware has awarded $5,500 to help support three high-quality programs focused on education in our community. The recipients of the AAEFD’s 2018 Education Grants Program are: One Village Alliance: Propels the most marginalized children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, entrepreneurship and the arts […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Washington College has teamed up with Dixon Valve and Coupling to donate 44 bedroom sets—bed, chest of drawers, chair, and desk—to help military veterans transition from homelessness into new housing. The furniture, which in mid-July moved from the campus to the Veterans Multi-Service Center Thrift Store in Philadelphia thanks to a donated tractor-trailer from […]
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