By Elizabeth Copeland, Red Apple Parent and Assistant Teacher Some summer days are better spent at home. When the thermometer reaches 100 degrees, I find myself not wanting to venture out into the world unless we are heading straight to the swimming pool. I thought I’d share some of our […]

By Elizabeth Copeland, Red Apple Parent and Assistant Teacher  I always look forward to summertime. Sleeping in just a little later; playing in the yard after dinner as the sun sinks behind the trees; sharing a watermelon on the back porch. I’m blessed to have three full months with my […]

I began piano lessons when I was in 3rd grade.  My teacher was a lovely, gentle, southern lady who played the organ at the Methodist church. Mrs. Payte was an older, soft-spoken woman with beautifully kept gray hair, black lace-up orthopedic shoes, and a gleaming  black Steinway grand piano in […]

By Kristopher Copeland, Red Apple Dad Everybody loves a good square peg. You know the type. People like Pablo Picasso, Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs. Andy Warhol, Dr. Seuss and The Beatles. The kind of people who defy conformity and instead, amaze us with their creativity as we kinda shuffle around […]