Posts by Delphi Academy of Boston

By mid-October, it’s dark before dinner’s over. Those long evenings are the perfect opportunity for the oldest family entertainment there is, telling stories. Way before anyone had a TV, families told stories to each other at night before bed, some age-old tales and others totally fabricated. With this activity there are no supplies or prep…

Every fall, kitchens around Boston fill up with apple pies, pumpkin bread, and cider donuts. Every one of those recipes is a chemistry experiment with edible results. Gases expand, proteins build scaffolding, living organisms breathe, and sugar transforms under heat, all before dessert. Baking science for kids just needs a recipe, a curious kid, and…

If you’re researching schools this fall, you’ve probably noticed something: the websites all sound alike. Every school is nurturing, has dedicated teachers and helps children reach their full potential. All incredibly important factors, but the brochures could be shuffled between schools and almost no one would notice! The school tour is where the truth lives.…

Fall around Boston isn’t just pretty. Within an hour of the city, the whole season works like a classroom: orchards running on real math, marshes moving with the tides, bogs turning crimson for harvest. No worksheets required. Just show up, look closely, and bring a kid with good questions. Here are five adventures worth the…

Every family knows the late-August scramble. Bedtimes have drifted two hours past normal, mornings start whenever they start and somewhere on the calendar, circled in red, is the first day of school. But what about creating a back to school routine without the battle? The standard approach is to impose order: announce the new bedtime,…

Every August, parents make plans for their children. New backpacks, new schedules, new resolutions about homework habits and screen time. But there’s a problem with most back-to-school planning: it happens to kids instead of with them. Children are capable of setting real goals for themselves. They have opinions about what went well last year, what…

The Summer months offer the perfect laboratory for teaching kids about money through actual experience. Here’s how to build money skills that will stick this Summer break. The Classic Lemonade Stand (With Real Business Planning) A lemonade stand teaches startup costs, profit margins, pricing strategy, and handling cash. Most kids set up a table and…

Summer road trips are part of the season’s magic. Whether you’re driving two hours to the beach or ten hours to visit family, those stretches of highway time can feel endless when you don’t have activities to fill the hours. Long drives offer something rare in daily life: uninterrupted time together with nothing to do…

The best Father’s Day activities are the ones kids help plan. When children design the day, it becomes more meaningful than any store-bought gift. Here are seven Father’s Day activities kids can lead that focus on fun, not perfection. 1. Backyard Camping (No Travel Required) Set up a tent in the backyard, drag out sleeping…

School ends next week, and summer stretches ahead with long days perfect for getting lost in a good book. The challenge isn’t getting kids to read, it’s helping them find the right books and giving them time to dive in. Most kids love stories. They love getting absorbed in adventures, laughing at funny characters, and…