Above, left, the Creel family — mother Celeste, Chase, father Dwayne and little brother, Evan walk in their kindergartener, Chase Creel on his first day at the Center for Knowledge in Richland School District Two. Above, right, brick maker Rick Owens, preservation coordinator for the Little Red School House on the campus of Killian Elementary School, shares his brick making skills with second graders. At right, kindergartener Iqraa Mashreque is greeted by Center for Knowledge Teacher, Jennifer Johnson on her first day of school.

At right, students Laney Patterson, Morgan McCleod, Christian Peterson and Lacey Ward catch up as they wait to start their first day back to school at the Center for Knowledge in Richland School District Two.