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Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey
Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey A new learning center in Bergen County has discovered an innovative method to help give kids a STEM education. Bricks 4 Kidz recently opened a learning center at 530 Piermont Road in Closter. The franchise has 10 locations throughout the Garden State and has learning centers nationwide.  Brandy Sharrock and Charles Tsocanos oversee the Closter location with the goal of making STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education fun. They offer afterschool programs, as well as summer camps and birthday parties, with getting to build Legos being the main attraction. "The kids are oft…
COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage
Covid-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage The Phillipsburg School district will be closed Tuesday and start virtual learning Wednesday due to an “overwhelming” COVID-related staff shortage. “Due to the overwhelming COVID-related staffing shortages in all our buildings, we cannot safely open our schools,” reads an alert on the district’s website. Students will participate in virtual learning via Google Meet from Wednesday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 14, the district said. Tuesday, Jan. 18 is the district’s anticipated reopening date for in-person instruction, Superintendent Gregory A. Troxell said. “We know that these types of ch…
Veteran Paramus Lawman Honored For Daring To Steer Schoolkids Away From Drugs Veteran Paramus Lawman Honored For Daring To Steer Schoolkids Away From Drugs
Veteran Paramus Lawman Honored For Daring To Steer Schoolkids Away From Drugs Whenever children he's taught introduce him to their parents, Paramus Police Detective Lt. James Teehan knows he’s gotten through. It gives him “an immense amount of pride,” said Teehan, who was honored by Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D.), a national nonprofit organization committed to protecting children from the risks of drugs and bullying. “I notice that students like to acknowledge the interaction they had with us when they get older,” he said. “It’s evident that the joy L.E.A.D. has brought them passes on to their parents when we convene with them at community events.” Teehan…