Hello all, Kentucky Avenue School (KAS) in Shadyside is having an Open House on Wednesday, November 10 at 7:00 pm. KAS is a K-8 private elementary school located in the 3rd Presbyterian Church at the corner of Negley and Fifth Avenue. It was founded when McEwan School closed in June of 2002. A group of teachers and parents got together, determined to save the school they loved so much, and opened its doors only 2 months later in the same site, with the same staff. This year's kindergarten has a waiting list but there are spaces in most of the other grades, and in next year's kindergarten class. Tuition is very reasonable and financial aid is available. I am a member of the KAS Board of Trustees and parent of a kindergartener and a fourth grader there. My husband and I love the small classes (10 to 12 per grade), individual attention, and creative, warm, learning environment that our kids experience at Kentucky Avenue School. Our sons are doing great both academically and socially, and we have formed a wonderful community bond with the teachers and other parents. If you have elementary school children, we hope you will attend our Open House on Wednesday November 10. You can tour the school, talk with teachers and parents, and attend a presentation by Dr. Brian Horvath, our Head of School. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. Reservations are not required. Call KAS at 412-361-5332 or stop by any time to learn more about the school or the Open House. You can also visit our website at www.kentuckyavenue.org - it's currently fairly basic but a redesign will be completed by mid-December. The school entrance is on Kentucky Avenue. Take Negley Avenue south (toward Shadyside) from Highland Park and turn left onto Kentucky, which is one block before Fifth Avenue. The school entrance is on the right. Thanks for your interest, and I hope to see you on November 10th! Karen Kasper North Saint Clair Street ===== Karen Kasper "Only the educated are free." Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD), Discourses "Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990), in Forbes Magazine