Creative Tutors of Wake County, North Carolina
Archives for: July 2010
Jul 30 | Love to Learn Conference
This year we are pleased to be able to present Kim Ashby, founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group, as a Love to Learn Conference speaker.
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This year we are pleased to be able to present Kim Ashby, founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group, as a Love to Learn Conference speaker.
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Jul 28 | Animal Science Fun
Located in Philadelphia, America's first zoo opened on July 1, 1874. Today the 42-acre zoo features over 1,600 species of exotic animals from around the world. The NC zoo is located in Asheboro, NC. Zoos are a fun way to study animal science. Be sure to plan a trip this month to your local zoo!
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Jul 26 | The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone was found on July 19, 1799 in Egypt. This was a large stone inscribed with both Egyptian hieroglyphs and Greek text. This ancient stone enabled Egyptian historians and archeologists to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphic writings for the first time. This was a monumental key to unlocking the past and opening up Egyptian history for modern people.
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Jul 19 | Bastille Day
Angry, French citizens stormed the Bastille, a prison fortress in Paris, on July 14, 1789. Inspired by the success of the American Revolution, the French revolted against the overbearing government of King Louis XVI. Bastille Day is celebrated in France on July 14th.
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Jul 12 | The Ice Cream Cone
What is summer without ice cream?!?! It is generally thought that the invention of the ice cream cone occurred on July 23, 1904 at the World Fair in St Louis when a waffle, which was sold separately, was rolled and filled with ice cream.
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Jul 05 | The US Declaration of Independence
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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Jul 02 | Awesome Tutor!
"Sue is an awesome tutor!!! She is very patient and smart about knowing when and how to switch gears with Janie to avoid frustration. Janie loves her. We are very happy with the work she is doing with Janie."
Thanks, C.M.
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Don't forget these old favorites. The top ten games (in no particular order) no home should be without!
Candyland
Scrabble and/or Bananagrams
Yahtzee
Monopoly
Chess
Checkers
Playing cards
Clue
Battleship
Uno
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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner
Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain