by Marija Kanic | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog
Why, really, do we send children to school? Is it, as Neil Postman might say, to invite children into the “Great Conversation” of human achievement since the dawn of time? Or to turn students into AI-assisted humanoids who’ll command the greatest dollar value in the...
by Marija Kanic | Nov 24, 2025 | Blog
Imagine if there was a simple little thing. A daily thing… that quietly transformed almost every part of your child’s life in a positive way. No drama. No pressure. No side effects. Just real benefits you could see. Let’s start with the health part. This one thing...
by Marija Kanic | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog
Sometimes, the best way to learn how to teach is to see what happens when instructions go wrong. If you’ve ever tried giving step-by-step directions and watched things spiral into unexpected (and hilarious) chaos, you know exactly what we mean. It’s a reminder that...
by Marija Kanic | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog
This past spring and fall, LIFT Enrichment’s team has been on the ground across New York City, visiting schools, meeting principals, and helping teachers bring the joy of healthy cooking to their classrooms. With our recent expansion into New York, hundreds of...
by Marija Kanic | Oct 9, 2025 | Blog
What happens when you give 600 students cutting boards, fresh veggies, and a mission to eat better? You get a district full of confident young cooks and a success story that’s changing how schools think about nutrition education. For more than a decade, Lift...
by Marija Kanic | Sep 12, 2025 | Blog
Every school director knows the challenge: parents often say, “My kids are picky eaters.” Too often, the response at home is to give up and let children make their own unhealthy choices. But there’s a better way. The real solution is to encourage children to enjoy...
