Summer Slide Preventative Measures for Parents
One of the joys of being a parent is enrolling your child in school to experience all the delights of learning within a school building....
Adolescent Anxiety and Depression
According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), “Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the U.S. Current...
A Few Tips to Improve Your Health
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (World Health...
Are high school advisors not enough?
Advising is a critical element of a student’s educational career that should be handled with intense care. Students that have...
Are free tutors worth it?
The age old saying “you get what you pay for” carries a daunting notion that if its inexpensive, it may not be a worthy service. ...
Lost – The Senegal Chronicles
One sunny afternoon, I decided to go for a walk. It was a straight walk from where I stayed, I had become quite familiar with the...
Homocysteine and Our Brains
Homocysteine Homocysteine is a common amino acid found in our blood, and a homologue to cysteine. First discovered in 1932 by Butz and...
The Senegal Chronicles
Some highlights of my trips to Senegal by Shakuwra Dabre, board member, Cisse Niass Project. An afternoon rain in Kaolack is so...
The Children’s Hut
UNICEF’s latest data on Senegalese’s early childhood education indicates that attendance in early education is at 22%, gross enrollment...
Investing in Health Security
What is health security? “Health security is the awareness of being secure that health is good and if not there are ways to obtain care...
