Kidsburgh Pittsburgh

From the top events each month for kids to the latest news in healthy living, the Kidsburgh section of NEXTpittsburgh keeps parents up to date with what they need to know and where to go in Pittsburgh. Check out the trove of stories in our archives right here and on the Kidsburgh.org website.

City of Bridges High School to open this fall with community and social justice approach to education

The new school will combine state-mandated academics with project-based learning in the community.

18 Feb 2019

Find your Mona Lisa smile at Carnegie Science Center’s new Da Vinci exhibit

“Even 500 years later, Da Vinci’s work is still being studied. He still plays a part in our daily lives. It’s interesting to see this all in one setting.”

18 Feb 2019

Top 10 Pittsburgh events for kids in February

Reptiles, ice sculptures and monster trucks? Lots happening in February for the little ones.

23 Jan 2019

5 schools teaching real-life entrepreneurial skills to Pittsburgh kids

“Students are learning that they can take an idea and actually turn it into reality if they put forth the effort.”

18 Jan 2019

The HundrED Spotlight chooses Pittsburgh’s education innovation for global attention

10 local education innovators will share their work at an international summit in Finland this fall.

16 Jan 2019

Millvale is R.E.A.A.D.Y. for a performing arts charter school

Dance, filmmaking, music production and more, plus the chance to earn a college degree during high school.

10 Jan 2019

What Straw Forward artists created out of 25,000 used drinking straws, and why they did it

These single-use plastics could have become forgotten pollution. Instead, they're public art.

15 Jan 2019

Will a new approach to discipline improve Pittsburgh Public Schools? This new data is encouraging.

Pittsburgh Public Schools is adopting new discipline procedures to address the glaring racial disparities in suspension rates across the city.

04 Jan 2019

11 (really good) kid-friendly Pittsburgh restaurants that parents will actually want to visit

Moms and dads, you don't have to endure another Friday night of chicken fingers and noise.

20 Dec 2018

16 great indoor play spaces in Pittsburgh

Time to play indoors? We've got you covered with a range of fun, active indoor play centers.

29 Nov 2018