Decade of direction

Science takes the spotlight at Kiddie Academy's celebration.

  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 2:27 p.m. March 24, 2018
  • East County
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After 10 years in the business, the Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch isn't about to stem the tide.

Owners Marina Wolf-Schmidt and Bob Schmidt celebrated March 24 with chocolate-and-vanilla cake and said they love what they are doing.

“We are so blessed and thankful to watch these children grow and develop each day,” Marina Wolf-Schmidt said.

To celebrate, they held what they called a special STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Adventures Event.

Festivities included hands-on activities, food, a bounce house and more.

 

Madeline Plese, 4, bags up some
Madeline Plese, 4, bags up some "cloud sand," made from flour and oil.
Two-year-old Payton Williams hunts through the rubber ducks with the help of her mom, Kiddie Academy teacher Brooke Williams.
Two-year-old Payton Williams hunts through the rubber ducks with the help of her mom, Kiddie Academy teacher Brooke Williams.
Six-year-old Jack Morrow, who attends Kidde Academy's after-school program, takes advantage of the bounce house.
Six-year-old Jack Morrow, who attends Kidde Academy's after-school program, takes advantage of the bounce house.
East County residents Sarah and Sean Nonnemaker will send their son, Connor, to Kiddie Academy's voluntary pre-kindergarten program this fall.
East County residents Sarah and Sean Nonnemaker will send their son, Connor, to Kiddie Academy's voluntary pre-kindergarten program this fall.
Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch franchise owners Bill Schmidt and Marina Wolf-Schmidt cannot believe they've been in business for 10 years.
Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch franchise owners Bill Schmidt and Marina Wolf-Schmidt cannot believe they've been in business for 10 years.

 

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