Leaves of Learning

     Leaves of Learning is an amazing home school program in Deer Park, OH. It covers ages 3-18. I absolutely love it here. The kids have either spent their whole lives here or they have come from other schools from being picked on or left out. Here at Leaves, no one is ever left out or feels not wanted.

     Being a student at Leaves is an incredible adventure. It's so different and unique that you just want to keep going and learn more. It turns heads at first and really makes you think and take a second glance. Once you see it, you want to explore it and see why these kids are having so much at a school.

     It's a very small, yet very warm and welcoming environment full of fun experiences.

   
     When you visit Leaves of Learning, you are sure to walk out with a smile on your face! The people are friendly and nice, very happy to be there and happy to help show the new kids around. Each classroom opens a door to a fun class! The average number of students in a class is 10, so it is a really small, intimate environment where you can have a better, closer relationship with your teachers. Our classes range from Science and Math to Pottery and Mythology, so the options are countless and the fun is endless. The teachers truly care about each individual student and are always more than welcome to help you whenever you need it. The administrators, Diana Osborn and Christie Sawyer, strive to have fun. They don't want to have a difference in fun and school, they want school to actually be fun.

Cincinnati Observatory Center Questions

Josh Levin

4/25/14

Cincinnati Observatory Questions

1. How old is your oldest telescope?

2. How far into space can you see?

3. Who started this Observatory?

4. Where did you get the telescopes from?

5. Did you have to reassemble the telescope once it arrived?

6. What important discoveries have you made using these telescopes?

7. Why did you choose to build this Observatory?

8. Why did you choose this location?

9. What year was the Observatory built?

10. How long did it take to build?

CincinnARTi's Dancing for the Stars

Josh Levin
4/18/14
Travel Writing

                                                              Dancing for the Stars

     I volunteered at Cincinnati's Dancing for the Stars charity event this weekend with mom. It was amazing. The event was held at Music Hall in downtown Cincinnati. It was a very high class, black tie formal event. Everyone looked amazing, except for one guy in a v-neck and jeans. There was great music from a live jazz band during dinner with an incredible horn section and a singer with a beautiful voice. Dinner included yummy food from local vendors. Also during dinner people could bid on a number of raffle items, mingle and dance, or buy a balloon. I helped my mom sell balloons. We sold all but five of the balloons. After dinner, the dance competition started. There were six pairs of local celebrities and professional dancers. They were all incredible! The dance competition part was just like Dancing with the Stars; a pair would dance, the judges would comment on their performance, and then give them a score from 1-10. Everyone seemed to be having a really great time; dancing, eating, drinking, chatting with friends. I had a great time meeting new people and selling them balloons. It was also really cool to help set up for the event and then come back at night and see it all in action. All the money raised at this event went to the Overture Awards scholarships for high school students in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.

Cincinnati Observatory Center

Josh Levin
Travel Writing
4/11/14
Charity Smith

                                                               Cincinnati Observatory Center
Where
     The Cincinnati Observatory Center is conveniently located in Hyde Park on Observatory Place

Who
     Craig Niemi is the Executive Director and the General Inquiries at the Cincinnati Observatory Center
     Dean Regas is the Outreach Astronomer and the Education and Outreach at the Cincinnati Observatory Center

What
     The Cincinnati Observatory Center is an Observatory located in the beautiful town of Hyde Park. It is just the perfect place to go at night to be up close and personal with the stars. You can see each and every little tiny detail on the moon and the stars. It's simply spectacular.