A holiday train show and LEGO competition will be held on Saturday, November 29 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Frank B. Rhodes Furniture Maker (535 Morgnec Road) in Chestertown. All proceeds from the event will benefit Radcliffe Creek School.

The train show will feature Standard and O-gauge engines and is being hosted by local furniture maker and train enthusiast, Frank Rhodes, who has been involved with the hobby for more than 50 years. There will be 15 continuously running trains included in the interactive display. Admission is $5 for individuals and $10 for a family.

The LEGO competition is open to children ages 5-18. There is a $5 registration fee and all designs must be the entrant’s original design and approximately 12 inches deep, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches high. Designs must be dropped off at 535 Morgnec Road no later than 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21 (late entries will be accepted on Monday, November 24 for a $10 entrance fee) and will be judged by a “celebrity” panel. Entries should include a name for the project and a brief description. Top two entries by age category (5-8, 9-12, and 13-18) will win $100 and $50 gift certificates to the LEGO Store. Entries should be picked up Monday, December 1 after 10:30 a.m.

Food for the event is being provided by Boy Scout Troop #130. For more information, call 410-778-3993 or visit www.radcliffecreekschool.org

Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of five and 14. Offering a three-to- one student-to-teacher ratio, students are encouraged to use their strengths to balance weaknesses and acquire the skills to become confident, independent learners. For more information about Radcliffe Creek or Little Creek, the school’s preschool, which includes programs for children from infancy through pre-kindergarten, please call 410-778-8150 or visit www.radcliffecreekschool.org

Radcliffe Creek School will host a Fall Soiree and Community Open House on Friday, October 17 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. This is an exciting event for the community to come and discover Radcliffe Creek and what it offers from its preschool, Little Creek, to its kindergarten through eighth grade programs. Classrooms will be open and teachers will show the benefits of our active, hands-on learning experiences – including learning cursive writing in shaving cream and creating an interactive map of the Revolutionary War, among other activities. Hors D’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of five and 14. Offering a three-to-one student-to-teacher ratio and a multi-sensory based approach, Radcliffe provides a highly-individualized learning environment. Students are encouraged to use their strengths to balance weaknesses and acquire the skills to become confident, independent learners.

Radcliffe Creek’s Little Creek program features small class sizes, multi-sensory instruction, and hands-on learning. It offers nine and 12-month option for children from six-weeks through pre-kindergarten. There are a few spots still available for the 2014-2015 school year.

Please RSVP for the event to [email protected] or 410-778-8150. We ask that adults only attend. For more information on Radcliffe Creek or Little Creek, visit www.radcliffecreekschool.org

Radcliffe Creek School is pleased to announce that its parent community rose tothe challenge and 100 percent supported the school’s Annual Fund. Because of this incredible accomplishment, the school’s Board of Trustees will donate an additional $10,000.

Radcliffe Creek parents raised more than $23,000 in the 2013-2014 school year to support the school’s students, faculty, and programs.

“Our parent’s support shows a true belief in what Radcliffe Creek is accomplishing as a school – instilling a love of learning in their children and the desire to discover, create, and thrive,” said the school’s Director, Molly Judge.

The success of Radcliffe Creek’s Annual Fund is critical to the success of the school. Funds raised through the Annual Fund help bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating a student at Radcliffe.

Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of five and 14. Offering a three-to-one student-to-teacher ratio and a multi-sensory based approach, Radcliffe provides a highly-individualized learning environment. For more information on Radcliffe Creek or Little Creek, the school’s preschool, which includes programs for children from infancy through pre-kindergarten, please call 410-778-8150 or visit www.radcliffecreekschool.org

Radcliffe Creek School is pleased to announce that international speaker Carol Kranowitz will visit the school on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public as part of a grant received from Family and Community Partnerships of Kent County.

More than 600,000 copies of Kranowitz’s book, The Out-of-Sync Child have been sold and she has spoken across the world helping families and professionals understand Sensory Processing Disorders in children. She will offer teachers and families practical strategies for the classroom and home.

What is sensory processing and why is important for parents and educators to learn more? Sensory processing is defined by the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation as, “A term that refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Whether you are biting into a hamburger, riding a bicycle, or reading a book, your successful completion of the activity requires processing sensation, or ‘sensory integration.’”

According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, more than 50 studies on the efficacy of sensory integration have been conducted and support that better understanding of sensory integration and sensory processing can improving academic skills, motor development, and socio-emotional behaviors. Furthermore, sensory integration has been positively correlated with academic achievement in elementary school children and negatively correlated with juvenile delinquency.

Read more about Carol’s work at www.out-of-sync-child.com. To RSVP for the event, please call 410-778- 8150 or e-mail [email protected].

Radcliffe Creek School is an independent day school designed for students between the ages of five and 14. Students are encouraged to use their strengths to balance weaknesses and acquire the skills to become confident, independent learners.