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09 Family-friendly activities for autumn.

13 A kid-approved album from Beleza.

Back to school: What you did this summer and what to look forward to when the bell rings.

15 How to find the right nanny.

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The great outdoors AS TEMPERATURES DROP and water attractions become less appealing, don’t let that keep you from venturing outdoors. Whether it’s soaring through a Shenandoah Valley forest, soaking up Blue Ridge Mountain views or exploring area biking trails, these four family-friendly activities will get you and the fam out of the house and exploring.

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Stony Man Mountain Located at milepost 47 on Skyline Drive, the hike to Stony Man’s 4,011-foot summit offers some of the best vistas in the Shenandoah National Park. At 1.6 miles total, and featuring a hair under 900 feet of elevation change, the walk is relatively short and undemanding (read: perfect for small kids!). For a bonus, hike down to the peaks of Little Stony Man and check out the rock walls. They’re popular with climbers and, for those who are interested, offer ample opportunity for sport. White Oak Canyon Falls While the canyon sports six cascading falls total, the upper falls is the biggest, and drops 86 feet. To get there, head to milepost 42.6 of the Shenandoah National Park on Skyline Drive and park at the lot for the White Oak Skyline Drive Trailhead. The hike to the upper falls is a 4.6-mile roundtrip, with plenty of scenery to go around. To upgrade your adventure, continue past the upper falls for another 1.35 miles and check out the 35-foot lower falls. For more info, visit nps.gov/shen.

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our song selection was to find songs that would be musically interesting and allow us to put in a tinge of humor and mischief,” says Madeline. “Essentially, we wanted this to be something that everyone could listen to together and love.” Featuring Madeline’s old-school, Ella Fitzgerald-esque jazz-meets-soul vocals, and Humberto’s seamless ability to blend the rhythmic, harmonic and melodic complexity of Brazilian folk and samba music, and classical/flamenco guitar techniques with funky American jazz, Just for Fun more than achieves its goal. “We had such a blast making this album,” says Humberto. “We feel it is a success, and that’s left us with a desire to want to record more within the genre.” In fact, looking to the future, Madeline hopes to record a lullabies project combining songs from America and Latin America alike. ERIC WALLACE

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With young nieces and nephews, and a studio dedicated to educating young Charlottesville area guitarists and vocalists, the two spend most of their days and many evenings surrounded by children. When a close friend suggested they do an album dedicated to the age group, they were struck by the idea. “We’d never considered it and immediately felt an excitement at the possibility of putting together a compilation focused on the whimsical and lighthearted nature of childhood and those that are young at heart,” says Humberto. “We felt inspired to create music that would celebrate the spirit of both.” While it features arrangements of kiddie faves like The Jungle Book’s “I Wanna Be Like You,” “Little Liza Jane” and “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” Just for Fun is sophisticated and swinging, and appeals to more than just children. “The criteria for

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IN P.L. TRAVERS’ Mary Poppins series, the beloved nanny is blown by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Ln., home of the Banks family, which just happens to need a nanny at that very moment. Mary agrees to stay “till the wind changes.” Under her stern but loving care, Jane and Michael Banks have all sorts of magical experiences, like an upside-down tea party and a Christmas shopping trip with a star from the Pleiades cluster of the Taurus constellation. If only finding childcare in Charlottesville were so easy. There’s a lot to consider when choosing the right care for your children—should one parent stay at home? What about daycare? A nanny? Extended school day programs? Cost—what’s realistically affordable? The answer is different for every family, but for many families here in town, a nanny (or regular babysitter) is the answer. “It’s been a learning experience for us to understand the market here,” says Elizabeth, a new mother who is currently looking for a nanny to take care of her baby girl when her husband returns to his teaching job in the fall and both parents will be at work. The inflexibility of full-time 9-to-5 daycare doesn’t suit their needs. A nanny or regular babysitter seems to be their best bet. Nannies aren’t cheap—Elizabeth has seen rates anywhere from $15 to $23 an hour, and with good reason, as nannies need to make a living, she says—nor are they easy to find. Many families find their nannies through word of mouth, and some even participate in a nanny share, where a single nanny will take care of kids from multiple families at a time. So far, Elizabeth has relied on friends with kids and other new moms for sitter recommendations and references, and has perused local parenting groups on Facebook and UVA student job boards for nanny postings. She and her husband have interviewed a few candidates but none have worked out so far for a variety of reasons— cost, schedules, personality, lack of solid references. A couple of the candidates seemed like a great fit, but they found other gigs before Elizabeth and her husband could make an official offer.

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A good nanny is hard to find, Elizabeth says, and in Charlottesville, it seems like there aren’t enough nannies for the families who want them, but it’s hard to tell for sure, since it’s not exactly a regulated workforce. And on top of all that, there’s no exact science to picking the right nanny for your family—in addition to tangible things like cost and compatible schedules, there are the intangibles, like personality, enthusiasm and ability to connect with the kids and parents alike. Some families might want a nanny to do laundry or dishes in addition to childcare; not every nanny will be okay with that. Some families want to lay a schedule out a month ahead, others are more spontaneous; some families will guarantee hours while others won’t. But when the expectations of both the nanny and the family are crystal clear, the relationship can sparkle. Ruby, a 20something nanny and artist, has been with her current family for three

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years, and she’s stuck around for a reason: The family makes her feel like part of the unit. “It’s been so great to develop a deep connection with these children,” Ruby says of her two charges, ages 1 and 3. She often encourages them to play in the backyard or with toys at home, and takes them on frequent Rivanna Trail walks and visits to the Discovery Museum and McGuffey Park. “I think I work for them because I know how to get the kids laughing, but also am responsible about naptimes and bedtimes and doing the dishes. There’s a nice back and forth,” she says. “I follow the guidelines they give me, but I feel that my input is also valued.” It’s hard work that leaves her exhausted by the end of the day, but ultimately, she says, it’s a rewarding job. “Getting to play with kids and see them grow and gain understanding of the world is so wonderful,” Ruby says. “I see things differently when I’m with them.” ERIN O’HARE

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What to do this season McCormick Observatory Public Nights

First and third Fridays View celestial objects through the historic 26-inch McCormick Refractor, tour the observatory and see exhibits. Free, 9-11pm. 530 McCormick Rd., 924-7494. astronomy. as.virginia.edu

Light House Studio’s 15th Annual Youth Film Festival

August 26 Each year, students of the nonprofit filmmaking center produce more than 200 films. This annual screening showcases the best of that work. $80 for adult (VIP), $15 per person (general admission); 6pm (cocktail hour), 7:30pm (screening). The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall), 979-1333. theparamount.net

The Little Mermaid

August 27 A mermaid makes a dangerous deal with a sea witch to see what it’s like to be human. $7 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under; 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall), 979-1333. theparamount.net

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September 5, October 3, November 7 Jump-start your child’s art education with a lesson in basic visual elements, followed by multisensory art play. 9am, 10am, 11am. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum, 400 Worrell Dr., 244-0234. kluge-ruhe.org

Wegmans Wednesdays

September 6, October 4, November 1 Every first Wednesday of the month, pay what you wish to gain access to the Virginia Discovery Museum’s exhibits—from A-Mazing Airways and the STEM Lab to

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Pancake 5K the Construction Zone and the Sensory Studio. Donations accepted, 10am to 5pm. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St. (Downtown Mall), 977-1025. vadm.org

Heritage Harvest Festival

September 9 This popular festival celebrates the legacy of Thomas Jefferson with more than 100 educational programs; hands-on workshops; garden tours; a bounty of heirloom fruit and vegetable tastings; lessons on seed saving and gardening; an organic, local food marketplace; kids’ activities and more on the breathtaking West Lawn of Monticello. $28 for adults, $9 for ages 5-11 and free for kids under 5. Monticello, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., 984-9800. heritageharvestfestival.com

September 9 The fourth annual Pancake 5K heads out and back on Jarmans Gap Road and culminates in a pancake breakfast. Proceeds benefit the Western Albemarle Rescue Squad. $20 for adults, $10 for kids under 12, 8am. Chiles Peach Orchard, 1351 Greenwood Rd. (Crozet), 823-1583. chilesfamilyorchards.com

LGBTQ Youth Pride Picnic

September 9 The third annual event brings LGBTQ youth and allies together for games, food and community. Valuable for parents, too. Free, 3-7pm. Washington Park (799 10th St. NW). cvillepride.org

Belmont Bash

September 16 A family-friendly celebration of the Belmont neighborhood. Spend your day at the park with food trucks, live music and free activities for kids. Free, 2-6pm. Belmont Park, 700 Druid Ave. belmontcarlton.com

Fall Into Fun Festival

September 23 and 24 Paint pumpkins and decorate donuts, then sit back and enjoy a hayride in this familyfriendly celebration of fall. Apple butter fresh from the churn will also be available for purchase. Free, 10am-5pm. Chiles Peach Orchard, 1351 Greenwood Rd. (Crozet), 823-1583. chilesfamilyorchards.com

Fall Fiber Festival

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October 7 and 8 This festival is a fun display of a niche industry for the whole family. Celebrate the sheep and fiber industry with live animals, craft demonstrations, local vendors and live music. Free, 10am-5pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday. James Madison’s Montpelier, 11350 Constitution Hwy. (Montpelier Station). fallfiberfestival.org

Home Educators’ Day

September 27 Home-schooled students will gain access to Monticello through guided tours, games on the West Lawn and trail hikes. $15 in advance or $20 day of for adults, $6 for kids 5 and older, free for kids under 4; 10am4pm. David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center. monticello.org

Interactive Archaeology Dig for Kids

October 21 For children ages 7 to 13, this event provides an up-close look at diggingfor, screening and identifying artifacts through

Trick-or-Treating on the Lawn

October 31 Residents of the University of Virginia’s Lawn host a trick-or-treating event for local families. Come dressed in costume and collect treats. Free, 4-6pm. University of Virginia Lawn. virginia.edu a mock excavation. Schedule in conjunction with the estate’s open house, featuring displays and exhibits on recent discoveries. Free, 10am-2:30pm. Outside the Woodland Pavilion at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. monticello.org

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SUMMER MAY BE over, but the fun doesn’t have to stop there. After the beach trips and visits to train museums (just two examples of the adventures your families had over break, p.22), the start of the school year brings its own kind of magic, between new supplies and unfamiliar faces (p.23) and environments (p.23). In this issue, we’re checking in with public schools—what changed over the summer and what to expect this year. c-ville village 21

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“My son Ashton is 16 and for the last five years he has done a coat drive for his birthday. In those years he has gathered almost 7,000 coats, with the help of everyone who donated. Every summer he spends hours helping me plan the details and enjoys meeting with those who make this event possible. Already this summer, he has set the date for this fall’s Ashton’s Birthday Wish coat drive and spoke to many who will be involved.”—Kim Ryan

“We’ve done a few things this summer. Perhaps the most exciting so far has been the tank museum in Danville. Highly recommend for young boys. So. Many. Tanks.”—Sam Preston with son David, age 8

"What I did this summer" Just before school starts (bummer, dude), we asked you to tell us how your kids spent their vacations. Here’s what your neighbors were up to over break.

“We went camping for the first time as a family of four at Small Country in Louisa. My oldest son, Levi, practically lived on this sand mountain the entire trip!”—Crystal Jones

“We are a family of five from North Garden. Our kids are ages 7, 3 and 8 months. We are spending our summer traveling in an Airstream travel trailer and are on our way to Montana (hopefully!). We will be checking out the national parks, including Glacier, Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore. My oldest will be doing the junior ranger program and has already received one badge from New River Gorge. We’ve already made plenty of stops, including the Indianapolis Children’s Museum and lots of small parks so the kids can play and run.”—Lani Pokrana

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“I am the new volunteer program manager intern for the summer at Open for Service. Throughout the summer I will be running the volunteer program by helping to encourage new volunteers and promote the organization through social media. Through the years, in our small but diverse town, I have made friends who were not always the same as me. ...Some who even felt uncomfortable in their own bodies or were not always accepted by other people. My parents really opened my mind by opening our home to everyone. My mother has been helping a refugee family over the past year. Having parents who view everyone as equals taught me to accept people regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or anything else that sets them apart.”—Asha Gupta, 14

Here’s what the city and county have been working on over the summer.

Help is on the way

The 2017-2018 school year will be a big year for the city schools: It marks the first year of their new, five-year strategic plan. Described as “transformational,” the plan will shape the goals and growth of Charlottesville City Schools over the next half decade. The plan focuses on creating equity in school programs, improving both student access (by increasing the percentage of underrepresented students in advanced programs) and student achievement (by increasing the percentage of underrepresented students with high AP scores). These changes are part of the city’s goal to keep up with “Profile of a Virginia Graduate,” which is a set of state requirements ensuring that a diploma means students are ready for life after high school.

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What’s next

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It’s a time of growth for the Charlottesville City Schools. The city is wrapping up a facilities capacity study, which is indicating that the city school system—in which a new school has not been built since Charlottesville High School in 1974—is over-enrolled and over capacity. The next move once the capacity study wraps up, says city schools spokeswoman Beth Cheuk, is “fostering community conversations about the next steps we want to take to make sure that our facilities are equipped to match the anticipated growth in our enrollment.”

New third or fourth grade teacher at Brownsville Elementary School Are you new to Charlottesville? My husband and I have been living in Charlottesville for a year now. I love being so close to the mountains and being able to go hiking at places like Humpback and Spy Rock. I’m excited to work at Albemarle County Public Schools so I can truly engage with the community here in Charlottesville. Favorite part of your job: What I love about teaching is that I get to see a group of young learners change from the beginning of the year to the end. It’s amazing to watch them blossom and grow and to help them develop the potential they have.

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Woodbrook Elementary School is getting a makeover this year. When students step into the school in August 2018, they might not recognize it: The renovations involve the sprucing up of seven old classrooms as well as the addition of 16 brand new ones. And the makeover is more than surface-level. The changes involve the introduction of multiage classrooms, where kids from different grades will learn together. The school expansion, which will increase Woodbrook’s capacity to 600 and includes everything from CONTINUED ON PAGE 25 FILE PHOTO

STUDENTS AREN’T THE only fresh faces on the scene at the start of a school year. This year, both the city and county are getting new teachers, so we asked them a few questions by way of introduction. Welcome!

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Got a bad cough or a scraped knee? If you’re a middle or high school student in Albemarle County, you could have found a nurse right away, but in an elementary school, you might have found yourself out of luck. Prior to the 2015-2016 school year, nurses in county elementary schools were only staffed for six hours per day. That’s less than a full day of school for a student, and it doesn’t cover accident-prone bus loading and unloading times. To solve this problem, Albemarle County Public Schools has been slowly growing its contingent of full-time elementary school nurses; in 2016-17, 11 out of the 16 elementary schools were staffed with all-day nurses. For the 2017-18 session, all 16 schools will have full-time nurses.

ACPS student enrollment has increased by about 8 percent over the past decade. In those same 10 years, the county’s percentage of economically disadvantaged students (those on free or reduced lunch) has increased by 67.4 percent. To address the growing population, the county has created a Social Emotional Academic Development (SEAD) program for the 2017-2018 school year. Strategic Communications Officer Phil Giaramita says that the program will be focused on helping students who need extra attention “in such areas as bilingual support, home and school counseling and assistance with technology learning resources.”

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The SEAD program will be piloted at the four schools with the highest proportion of economically disadvantaged students (Agnor-Hurt, Cale, Greer and Woodbrook) and will involve incentives for teachers to gain better credentials, creating a more inclusive school environment and monitoring the academic development of at-risk students.

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When you were in school, what was your favorite grade/class? I’ve always loved writing—from a second grade “writing workshop” to fourth grade writing prompts, and on to more complex assignments in middle and high school. I remember my 10th grade English teacher asking us to look at classic artwork and write stories or poems based on the images, and one of my college professors, who incorporated personal journal writing into our coursework. Writing is an important part of my life, and I’m excited to inspire kids to write, too.

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Are you new to Charlottesville? My brother, his wife and brand new baby live in Charlottesville. My family is excited to live close to them and begin starting new traditions as well as begin playing in the mountains.

Are you new to Charlottesville? I’m not totally new in that I went to college and grad school here, but I haven’t lived here in a very long time. I’m looking forward to four seasons and living in a smaller town.

Favorite part of your job: Igniting the love of learning in children, inspiring the belief in higher potential with my students and collaborating with my peers to develop amazing experiences for children.

Favorite part of your job: The kids! Getting to laugh with them is the best.

Are you new to Charlottesville? I’ve been here for five years with my husband and we’ve fallen in love with all the adventures to be had: on mountains, kayaks or even the Downtown Mall. It’s also lovely being in such a diverse community.

Proudest moment on the job: In 2015, I was a runner-up for America’s Top Teacher on ABC’s “Live! with Kelly and Michael.” Being recognized by my community was a fulfilling and proud moment for sure. When you were in school, what was your favorite grade/class? Any class that used music and movement was my favorite.

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Breathe easy, parents: Baker-Butler Elementary is about to get even safer. As part of a county-wide security initiative, BakerButler is opening for the 2017-2018 school year with a newly secured entrance. The new entryway will funnel all visitors through a central point, requiring them to walk through the main office before entering the building while school is in session. Small renovations are underway to shape the school for the new security measures, which

Proudest moment on the job: The proudest moment at my job is any time a child tells me that I’ve helped them make learning easier or made them want to do more with what I teach them. The feedback from the kids is what makes me proud to be a teacher.

Favorite part of your job: Using music, movies and language to connect students to new cultures. Proudest moment on the job: I’m going into my first year. But, so far, my proudest moment was getting my two degrees. Many awesome moments on the way.

When you were in school, what was your favorite grade/class? In college I learned what I love to do. I can’t say there was just one, because the whole thing a process. I’ve just always liked school.

When you were in school, what was your favorite grade/class? Spanish is the best! But in college I took a course called “Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe,” which just rocked my world.

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Planned renovations for the Charlottesville High School track hit a slight road bump this summer when no contractors immediately jumped at the opportunity to take the job. But never fear, runners: The city is re-opening contractor bidding this fall, in hope that the renovations—like a new eight-lane track and rehabbed bleachers— could be completed within the 2018-2019 school year. City schools spokeswoman Beth Cheuk said that with the new bidding session fast approaching, “Now is time to

In the dense city landscape, Venable Elementary School feels like a breath of fresh air; a splash of green among urban gray. Despite its downtown location, the school manages to fit in outdoor elements from a playground to a multi-use trail to soccer fields. This coming school year, Venable will add another outdoor feature with a newly installed track for kids. For students who aren’t fans of the dreaded indoor Pacer running test, a few laps on the track might seem like a welcome proposition.

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