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Active After School
Aim High Academy has partnered with four-time X-Game Gold medalist Kevin Robinson (K-Rob), to open southern New England’s largest indoor skate park, Impact Action Sports Park, featuring freestyle BMX, skateboarding, scooter riding and inline skating. Aim High and Impact provide a safe and family friendly atmosphere, high-level expert training, competition events, and weekly specials. The world class gymnastics facilities at Aim High, or the ResiRamps and foam pit at Impact provide hours of after-school “all weather” fun. All locations offer birthday parties, vacation camps, and special events. Aim High Academy locations: 3355 South County Trail, East Greenwich, and 2952 Hartford Avenue, Johnston. Impact Action Sports Park: 2 Szydlo Drive, West Warwick.

Looking for a more arts-based approach to your education? School One is an independent high school located on the East Side of Providence that serves students with diverse backgrounds, educational goals and learning styles from over 30 communities in Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts. School One offers students a highly innovative and academically challenging curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking and communication skills within a vibrant, safe and inclusive community. The arts-based curriculum spurs creativity in both novice and serious artists. Graduates successfully navigate the academic demands of competitive colleges and choose meaningful and creative careers. Contact Julia Volynsky, Admissions and Marketing Coordinator, at 331-2497 or juliav@school-one.org to register. 220 University Avenue, Providence. 331- 2497.

Independent Schools
A third baseman completes a double play in the afternoon and in the evening silences the room as the menacing Bill Sykes in Oliver. An AP Calculus student identifies birdcalls in the 10-acre outdoor classroom. A senior soloist mentors freshmen in physics. At The Providence Country Day School they know that success and failure teach us in equal measure – if we have challenged ourselves to try. PCD students are challenged every day – not only to make a faithful effort, but also to embrace a culture that says success there comes from being an engaged participant, not a spectator. Accept the challenge; see their website for more. 660 Waterman Avenue, East Providence. 438-5170.

The only toddler through eighth grade Montessori School in Rhode Island is Quest Montessori School. Montessori education is a community-based approach to learning that fosters life-long learning and focuses on the individual needs and characteristics of each child. The Montessori experience is one that, although not so different in content than traditional-style education, offers unique teaching methods, with multi-age classrooms, individually paced learning and an emphasis on intrinsic motivation, with the focus on teaching children to learn how to learn and to love to learn for the rest of their lives. 1150 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett. 783-3222.

St. Andrew’s School in Barrington is an independent college preparatory, boarding and day school dedicated to academic excellence and personal achievement for grades 6-12 and postgraduate (PG). St. Andrew’s helps to shape confident, curious and creative young people who know how to engage with their world. The school’s concentration of arts, academics, athletics and activities in a highly supportive environment makes students feel comfortable trying new things and discovering who they are. 63 Federal Road, Barrington. 246-1230.

St. Peter School in Warwick is accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. Open to grades Pre-K through 8th, the school’s mission is to provide its students with a quality Catholic education in an atmosphere of mutual respect that fosters spiritual, academic and social growth. St. Peter School’s philosophy of education emphasizes the significance of each individual’s contribution to the community and to society. Since 1959 the school has provided a community of faith and learning. 120 Mayfair Road, Warwick. 781-9242.

Sharpening Skills
Forget everything you remember about learning math. The Mathnasium Method is different from all other math instruction. It helps children build deep mathematical understanding through a combination of mental, visual, verbal, tactile and written exercises. At Mathnasium, they teach children conceptually rather than through standard repetition, resulting in the development of Number Sense – a critical foundation for understanding math. They assess each child’s math understanding, create a customized learning plan and provide one-on-one attention from highly qualified instructors. Whether your child needs to catch up, keep up or get ahead, Mathnasium is the place to go. 2253 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence & 45 Sockanosset Cross Road, Cranston. 431-6284.

Special Event
Celebrate your love for reading at the Rhode Island Festival of Children’s Books and Authors. Hosted by the Lincoln School, this day of family fun will feature entertainment, crafts and the opportunity to meet numerous famed children’s book authors and illustrators – such as Amelia Bedelia books author Herman Parish, Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and more. The event will take place October 18 from 9am-5:30pm. Visit the Facebook page for more information on the event and the authors who will be there. 301 Butler Avenue, Providence. 331-9696.