Education + Enrichment

On May 3, Plano ISD secondary STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teachers were nominated as finalists for the 2016 TI Innovations in STEM Teaching Awards.

Business leaders, activists and even President Obama have recently brought increased attention to the importance of early childhood education and child care programs.

The Shops at Willow Bend will host The Greater Plano Kiwanis Club 15th Annual Butterfly Festival in Grand Court May 6–29, 2016. Visitors can walk through a conservatory filled with flowering plants and observe flying butterflies in a natural setting.

A group of 287 students from Frisco’s Isbell Elementary sat “criss-cross apple sauce” in the cafeteria, all eyes on a puppet troupe starring “Peanut,” “Butter” and “Jelly.

Time travel without zombies or vampires? Science fiction and Christian values are sometimes considered at odds, but a growing number of readers today choose entertainment options in which language and situations align with their beliefs.

Sounds of hammering and electric drills, alongside cheers of “we did it!” echoed outside of Harrington Library last month as Plano Family Literacy School conducted a service learning project in conjunction with their Toyota Family Learning partnershi

The Vines Vikettes of Vines High School cordially invite you to their upcoming spring show, “The Body of Dance,” at Vines NEXT WEEK, April 22 and 23. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.

A stellar panel of experts and art lovers will headline an educational seminar hosted by the ArtCentre of Plano on May 11 from 6:30- 8:00 p.m. at the Courtyard Theatre in the Downtown Plano Arts District.

Plano’s Heritage Farmstead Museum is often filled with small children on school field trips or young families enjoy ing the wonders of th e four-acre historic site, which is nestled in the center of the city.

Update May 8: Voters approve the $481 million bond package at the election Saturday, May 7. Update May 5: Election day is Saturday, May 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Polling locations.