North Beach Kids is about growth and development in a nurturing, safe environment. We welcome all children regardless of race, religion,creed or national origin. We like to treat each child as an individual and aid them in their daily decision making. We are here to assist in their growth and provide each child every possibility to explore and experience new things. Emphasis is on enjoying the environment, indoors and outdoors, by exploring a variety of activities within the limits established by the teaching staff. Planned experiences enable the children to grow emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically using their natural abilities, interests and temperaments to develop positive feelings about themselves and their world.
Days and Hours of Operation
The schools are open year round, Monday through Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
A school calendar is issued on August 1st, listing all holidays and other days that the school will be closed.
Ages of Children Accepted for Care
6 months until Kindergarten. The earliest age of a child accepted will be 6 months as of September 1st.
Field Trip Provisions
All field trips will be within 2 miles of North Beach Kids. We will leave the school daily, walking or taking Muni to go to various local, neighborhood parks, gardens, events and attractions. We will get dirty! We will always be safe, but know that we will get dirty. A field trip waiver is included in your welcome package.
Transportation Arrangements
Most of our transportation needs will be met by MUNI. In the occasional event of a field trip (please see above), all children will be placed in safety-approved car seats as required by California State law. Parents may be requested to provide a car seat for the day.
Food Service Provisions
Lunches will be provided by the children’s parents every day. North Beach Kids has a cold food area for preparation of morning and afternoon snacks, as well as lunch if child has forgotten his/her lunch. The kitchen area is equipped with a refrigerator and freezer for food storage, cold and hot water sink, and a microwave. The facility does not have a stove. Parents are asked to bring in a nutritious lunch/dinner every day in a lunchbox clearly labeled with your child’s name. North Beach Kids will provide morning and afternoon snacks. These will include a healthy variety of fruit, focaccia bread, muffins, goldfish, cereal, pretzels, crackers, cheese, as well as gluten free options. Water will be provided with all snacks. Please inform the Director of any food allergies.
Medication Policy
North Beach Kids’ staff will dispense medication only with written consent by the parent. All medications must be clearly labeled with the child’s name. Parents are responsible for keeping a child home when there is any doubt about a child’s health. A child that does not feel well enough to participate comfortably in the day’s activities needs to remain at home. Please keep children at home if they have: a contagious infection, a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, heavy continuous nasal discharge or a constant cough. A child must be free from all symptoms for 24 hours before returning to the program.
Services to be Provided if a Child Has a Medical or Dental Emergency
If an emergency arises, a qualified staff administers first aid care, calls the parents, and if necessary emergency medical personnel. Staff will accompany the child to the nearest hospital where emergency treatment is administered. The staff will remain with the child until the parent arrives. If the parents/guardians are unable to be contacted, we will then try to contact the child’s Emergency Contacts provided. The child’s current Consent for Medical/Dental Treatment form (LIC 627) will be on file in the case of emergencies. All records will be kept available on-site in a dedicated administrative area. In the event neither parent can be reached, the child’s physician will be contacted. An accident report log is kept at the front desk with detailed information on any injury to a child. An incident report is kept in the log, in the child’s file, and a copy given to the parent within 24 hours of any injury.
Sign-in / Sign-out Procedures
Parents are required by California law to sign their children in and out each day. The person will use a full legal signature when signing in/out and will record the time of day. If a person from the authorization list picks up the child, photo identification may be required. If an alternate not on the authorization list needs to pick up the child, written notice will be given to the center at drop off. All sign-in / sign-out records will be kept available on-site in a dedicated administrative area.
Admission Policies
North Beach Kids accepts applications for enrollment throughout the year; however, our official school year begins August 1st. Students may enroll at any time through the year, provided space is available. Enrollment will be granted without discrimination in regard to sex, race, color, religion, or beliefs.
Applicants who wish to have their name placed on the North Beach Kids waiting list must submit a completed enrollment form. Admission will be granted on the basis of availability. Parents/guardians will be notified by phone when space becomes available. The below paperwork must be completed and submitted for enrollment. Medical reports and emergency contact information must be current at all times. (*additional forms are required for infants).
Completed registration form
Interview with parents and Director
Interview with child and Director (supervised play and interaction with group)
Signed and dated copy of the Admissions Agreement
First and last month’s tuition payment
Signed and dated copy of State forms below
Notification of Parent’s Rights (LIC 995)
Personal Rights (LIC 613A)
Consent for Emergency Medical Treatment (LIC 627)
Identification and Emergency Information (LIC 700)
Physician’s Report (LIC 701)
Child’s Preadmission Health History (LIC 702)
Up to date immunization record. California School Immunization Law requires that children receive a series of Immunizations before entry to schools, childcare centers, or family childcare homes. The following immunizations are required for preschool age children:
– 3 Polio – 4 DTaP – 3 Hep B – 1 MMR, on or after the first birthday – 1 Hib, on or after the first birthday – 1 Varicella (chickenpox)
All copies of records will be kept available on-site in a dedicated administrative area.
Discipline Policies
Treating children as individuals and discussing their choices is what we feel works best at North Beach Kids. Helping the children learn compassion and understanding for their fellow classmates is the goal of NBK. Children will be encouraged to learn problem-solving skills and become self- correcting. They will be given the opportunity to choose alternatives that will enable them to participate in a socially acceptable manner without reinforcing their negative behavior. Staff will use positive enforcement while supervising children, encouraging them to cooperate and continue using appropriate behaviors. Children will be redirected to an alternate activity if their behavior continues to be inappropriate.
If the situation becomes dangerous for anyone involved, then the child will be removed from the situation. The child will be placed quietly to reflect on the situation before discussing the situation again, all while being supervised by a staff member. If the situation continues to be of concern or escalates, the child’s parents/guardians will be contacted.
Physical / corporal punishment is never an option! Communication is key to a strong working relationship between the teachers and parents/guardians. We encourage parents to visit North Beach Kids any time. We are more than happy to share any information about your child, how their day went, what they ate, etc. Teacher conferences can be requested at any time during the year by the parent or teacher.
Grounds for Dismissal:
The school reserves the right to dismiss a child from attendance for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, health, lack of adjustment to the preschool setting, behavior that disrupts the cooperative climate of the classroom or delinquency of the tuition account.
5 Reasons Families Love North Beach Resort & Villas for Vacation
Location is everything for your Myrtle Beach vacation. Especially when that location has all the additional pluses that North Beach Resort & Villas does.
It’s tough to ignore North Beach Resort & Villa’s splendid location: a 7½-acre island, between the Atlantic Ocean and Whitepoint Swash in Myrtle Beach. The towers are a formidable respite that are incredible to see – and even greater to stay in.
Everything you need for your Myrtle Beach getaway, you’ll find at North Beach Resort & Villas.
The water escape is a sight in itself. You’ll find a lazy river, pools, private cabanas, spas, and a swim-up bar. Guests might not leave North Resort & Villas much while visiting. Visit the renowned steakhouse and raw bar, 21 Main. Taste of the Town, Myrtle Beach’s signature culinary social event, voted 21 Main Best Entree of the year, year after year. Inside your condo, you’ll find plenty of space and a home base for your memorable trip.
Why do testimonials matter?
We love it when our guests give feedback after their stay at North Beach Resort & Villas. Past guests aren’t speaking out for a sales pitch. They’re travelers, just like you, who value you the convenience and quality of a Myrtle Beach experience. Plus, they’ve already been here. They can tell you what meant most to them about their stay. It helps us, of course, to ensure yours and every future stay is the best it can be.
What guest are saying about North Beach Resort & Villas
Thanks for the Memories
We love to see guests come back year after year to their home away from home.
“We’ve been enjoying North Beach Resort & Villas for many years. The beautiful, clean, luxurious accommodations and facilities never disappoint! Thank you for all the wonderful vacation memories.” -Kim B.
North Beach Resort & Villas has the look of a grand hotel. But it’s the way guests feel when they leave that means more than any exterior beauty.
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A Family Tradition
When you enjoy your stay at North Beach Resort & Villas, not only will you look forward to returning, you’ll also want to bring more people you love.
“We love North Beach Resort & Villas. I started coming 7 years ago with my husband and kids. Two years later we had my parents join us. The next year some neighbors came. Now we have a group of 10! It’s definitely the best place to stay in Myrtle! We especially love the pool atmosphere!”- Stephanie B.
There’s plenty of room (in roomy rooms, no less) at North Beach Resort & Villas when you stay in Myrtle Beach.
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A Multi-generational Paradise
The laidback feel and access to fun at North Beach Resort & Villas make it ideal for gathering more than one generation for a Myrtle Beach vacation.
“Nana time with the grandkids at North Beach. My heartstrings! We had an awesome time. The kids love the indoor pool and lazy river. We stayed in a 4-bedroom condo. The staff in the Jasmine Tower was great, and we had the perfect view from the 14th floor.” – Sharon G.
Water features make North Beach Resort & Villas a blast for all ages, and you just can’t beat the ocean view from our tower rooms.
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We Count the Days!
We’ve been around long enough to host generations of travelers in the homelike yet extravagant appointments at North Beach Resort & Villas.
“We’re returning to North Beach Resort & Villas this year with my family of 6, for a third year and counting.
We have vacationed in Myrtle Beach for more than a decade. Coming to the beach is something we look forward to and count down the days. We enjoy the privacy of North Beach Resort & Villas, it’s proximity to local restaurants and shopping. There is nowhere else we will travel with kids, it is so convenient. I cannot wait for our return trip in 2020, to recreate our family photo! Thanks North Beach for always accommodating children and making our stay pleasant!”- Hilliary P.
North Beach Resort & Villas is both in the center of it all – and a world away. From grandparents to grandkids, everyone will enjoy their stay.
Stay a While
At North Beach Resort & Villas, we strive for overall greatness. That means on everything – from your room to our amenities, to our pools, to our staff, and most importantly, your enjoyment.
“The facility as a whole was great! The employees all were friendly and helpful. We were in a 4-bedroom unit for 6 days and It was Great!!”- Kathy T.
North Beach Resort & Villas is definitely your home away from home. Stay for a day, a weekend, for a week. We’re ready to help you have the ultimate Myrtle Beach experience.
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Ready for deluxe accommodations, incredible deals, and plenty around you to do it all – or nothing at all? It’s your choice, and it’s your vacation. We’d love to host you at North Beach Resort & Villas. The U.S. News & Report selected us for their No. 1 Best Resorts list. Whether its shopping, music, calabash seafood, riding the waves or relaxing by the pool, let us become your hub for a terrific Myrtle Beach getaway. Book your room today.
Private playground in SF North Beach/FIDI/Chinatown, San Francisco, CA | Event
3 hr minimum
8+ hour discount
10% off
Date & Time
Extend a day
Cancel for free within 24 hours
All hosts are required to do the following prior to each booking:
Sweep, mop, vacuum and clean the space.
Supply a hand washing station with soap, warm water, and paper towels or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
Clean common areas allowing guest access including bathrooms, kitchens, and entrances.
Collect and clean dishes, silverware, and other provided host amenities, if applicable.
Remove garbage and add new lining to cans.
The following equipment is provided for every guest:
Hand Sanitizer
The space has the following features:
Space has been reconfigured to allow for physical distance
San Francisco’s MOST UNIQUE celebration space. Come and enjoy this private playground that can be easily transformed for many pop up events. It is a perfect spot to host Birthday Parties, Spring Break camps, Summer camps, Weekend workshops or any other creative venue. It is newly completed so it is pristine. A great space for mixed age kids/adults to have an event together.
You can bring your own food and drinks including alcohol, but no popcorn and confetti as they tend to create a big mess afterwards.
Visit the space and you can see for yourself how you can host the most memorable event in SF.
All Peerspace bookings are inclusive meaning that if you required 30 minutes or an hour to add decorations etc, you have to include that as a part of the booking also. Door opens 5-10 minutes before booking time.
Evening event? No problem, the space is well lit with high power lights. There is a small indoor space adjacent to the playground that can be set up as movie screen for outdoor evening venue. Close to all public transportation on the edge of North Beach/Chinatown/Financial District Downtown.
This rental is only for the OUTDOOR SPACE, there is another listing for the ENTIRE indoor/outdoor space under ‘PRODUCTION’ listing in Peerspace
Parking options
Metered street parking, Nearby parking lot
Parking description
Parking underneath 728 Pacific building (about 100 feet) before Pelton (entrance for Seabird Preschool)
OR
On Broadway under Pacific Motor Hotel (across from China Live)
General Rules
No Smoking
All ages are allowed in the space
Security cameras and recording devices
All entrances are monitored by several security cameras
Recording devices in bathrooms or dressing rooms are prohibited by the Peerspace Services Agreement.
Included in your booking
Amenities
WiFi
Tables
Chairs
Speakers
Features
Outdoor Area
Kitchen
Restrooms
Soundproof
Wheelchair Accessible
Don’t see an amenity you’re looking for? Ask the host, Peter
Location
Operating Hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Reviews (29)
Sarah M. booked a toddler birthday for 65 people
Yes, I would book again.
If you are considering this venue just do your future self a favor and book it. It’s amazing. This review has been cut down to fit the character limit, I could rave on and on about how great it is. We hosted a 9am “toddler rager” with about 65-80 guests.
Peter was responsive from the very beginning of the process, even prior to booking. A joy to work with on every step of the way!
Arrival/setup was seamless and convenient. Guests used the nearby paid parking and found the front door easily from the detailed directions provided. The space was cleaned right before our event, it was spotless.
The space itself is a dream! It’s a little kids’ paradise with plenty of comfortable seating for adults. It allowed the little guests to run around with minimal supervision, which meant there was time for actual adult conversation (a rarity at most birthday parties!). Everything was so perfectly tailored to toddlers that everyone found a way to have fun, the shyer kids had a corner for books while the runners and climbers entertained themselves outside.
Indoor cleanup was a little daunting, but because of the meticulous labelling it was easy to get everything back where it belonged. I’d suggest budgeting about half an hour with 2 adults to reset the toys.
Some fun bonus features:
•the potties were complimented many times by grownups and kids alike
• the whole place photographs beautifully
• loved being able to play music from a phone
10/10 would book again.
September 24, 2022
Karen H. booked a baby shower for 50 people
Financial Analyst
Yes, I would book again.
We loved the space for our baby shower. The host was accommodating yet hands off. The space was perfect – a little outcove for decorations, plenty of space for the kids. The playground is definitely the highlight and we received wonderful feedback from our guests. It was clean, super private amidst the hustle and bustle of Chinatown, yet conveniently located next to a parking garage and Stockton st shops. Nice amenities on-site (water fountains, restrooms, Wi-Fi etc) were all in perfect functioning order! I would book this space again!
August 7, 2022
Cassandra L. booked an event for 25 people
Associate Director
Yes, I would book again.
We had a wonderful experience this past Saturday at the playground. My son and his friends had so much fun – the play ground is up to date, safe, and has various activities for the kids to keep the kids busy and engaged. Because the space is contained, the adults enjoyed being able to relax and not worry about any toddlers running off.
The bathroom facilities were perfect for families with small children and everything was clean and very up-to-date. There’s a great speaker system as well, so we had the jams going.
Peter, the host, is very responsive and helpful. He was great at communicating and I’d highly recommend booking with him.
August 6, 2022
Gayatri P. booked a baby birthday for 50 people
Yes, I would book again.
What can I say? This place was such a hit among our guests! We hosted a birthday party for 40 people and the kids didn’t want to leave. Had to extend the booking time to make sure everyone got their share of fun. Peter was such a great host and very accommodating. The venue was clean, well equipped and convenient. Would love to book again in the future.
May 7, 2022
Lisa D. booked a baby shower for 60 people
Yes, I would book again.
He was super responsive and easy to communicate with. Everything at the event space was great and our party loved the space. Highly recommend reserving this space if you can.
April 30, 2022
Heather F. booked a birthday party for 45 people
Mom to Harper and Rowan
Yes, I would book again.
This is a perfect space for hosting a child’s birthday party. The playground and amenities are wonderful. Being able to park in the alley was incredibly helpful.
April 24, 2022
Sewit F. booked an event for 40 people
Yes, I would book again.
The space was the best location to celebrate our son’s 2nd birthday. We really enjoyed our time. Also, so many of our guests commented they were able to relax and not worry about their kids, as the place was very safe, enclosed, and full of activities. The small room next to the playground was perfect for setting up food and drinks. The bathrooms and kitchen were very clean and spacious.
The service from Peter was excellent – he was very responsive, answered all my questions/ provided suggestions, and shared photos/ videos of the space. When we arrived, he ensured we had everything we needed to enjoy the space.
March 20, 2022
Priya K. booked a 1st birthday party for 20 people
Yes, I would book again.
This spot is an absolute oasis in a bustling part of the city! Everyone had so much fun and were in awe of the space because it’s safe, private, colorful and so clean with a spongy ground, so no sand or grass to worry about with babies/toddlers. Tables and chairs were ready to be used, there are lots of great toys and play structures for little ones, and you can easily get deliveries for food/decor, and have adult drinks which was a huge plus. Even the bathrooms have a wow factor that people couldn’t stop talking about! Setup and cleanup were super easy because Peter is amazing to work with. He is so friendly, organized and helpful and got our phone hooked up to the music system right after we arrived which we hadn’t thought about. Had the feel of throwing a chill party in your backyard but with way better amenities. Couldn’t have dreamed of a better 1st birthday for my child. Highly recommend!
February 27, 2022
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What are travelers I visited Children’s North Beach with my parents.”
July 2019
When my dad was being treated at hospital No. 40 in Sestroretsk, I he, as well as my dear mother, the three of us visited this beach, located near the Time Out restaurant on the outskirts of Sestroretsk. First, we sat on a bench by the water, and then went to a nearby sports ground, having examined it as well. All this was quite good.
Author: Katerina Sh
“Cute little beach”
aug. 2018
Came here on the last hot day of this summer August 10, 2018
The beach is sandy, the water in the spill is clean, but slightly peaty. Along the coast is quite shallow, safe for kids.
The beach has cabanas, a volleyball net, a playground with benches and trash cans. There are even lifeguards with a boat.
But the toilet could not be found.
There is no trade on the beach. Across the road is a supermarket “Pyaterochka” and a restaurant “Eurasia”. You can get there via a pedestrian crossing. Near the beach there is a parking lot and another one opposite the shops.
The kids loved it there0003
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once and I visited the children’s northern beach along with my parents.
July 2019
When my dad was being treated at hospital No. 40 in Sestroretsk, I. he, as well as my dear mother, the three of us visited this beach, located near the Time Out restaurant on the outskirts of Sestroretsk. First, we sat on a bench by the water, and then went to a nearby sports ground, having examined it as well. All this was quite good.
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Nice little beach 2018 • Family vacation
We came here on the last hot day of this summer on August 10, 2018 The beach is sandy, the water in the flood is clean, but slightly peaty. Along the coast is quite shallow, safe for kids. The beach has cabanas, a volleyball net, a playground with benches and trash cans. There are even lifeguards with a boat. But the toilet could not be found. There is no trade on the beach. Across the road is a supermarket “Pyaterochka” and a restaurant “Eurasia”. You can get there via a pedestrian crossing. Near the beach there is a parking lot and another one opposite the shops. The kids loved it there
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Primorskoye shosse near the Time-out restaurant there is the Northern Beach, which is very popular among family residents of St. Petersburg.
It looks more like a swimming pool, which is usually built in resort areas next to the sea – a small beach on Razliv Lake, where there are almost no waves, it is always quiet and calm here. What you need for a family holiday: a restaurant nearby, adult and children’s sandy beaches and a rental shop where you can rent various sports equipment at a reasonable price. The area itself is perfectly located: nearby is a spa hotel, parking and much more, a show program is organized on the beach on weekends.
The little paddling pool is one of the reasons why many people choose North Beach for families. It is limited by buoys, the approach to the water is gentle and soft, which makes it absolutely safe for children. In addition, there is a special playground for kids.
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The best beaches of North Goa: photo and description
Everyone knows that Goa is not an island? This is a state of India, one of the smallest. However, this “small” state has given the world 100 km of uninterrupted beaches, which are simply unrealistic to drive around in a few weeks. The whole Goa is divided into 2 parts: South Goa and North Goa. The airport is right in the middle.
They say that the beaches of South Goa are cleaner and more suitable for the definition of “bounty”, which our compatriots are so eager for. But there are also disadvantages in South Goa: there is an order of magnitude less housing than in North Goa, mostly these will be expensive hotels aimed at European and Russian middle-aged tourists and families with children. Also in South Goa, things are bad with shops, and it will be very difficult to find the same famous Indian cosmetics or Indian Ayurveda there.
During our three-week stay in Goa, we never made it to the southern regions. Therefore, in this article we will talk about the beaches of North Goa. Maharashtra state. But among the guests and residents of North Goa, it is so popular that we decided to include it in this list. Moreover, it is only 16 km away from Arambol. By the way, on the map this beach is called Shiroda Beach.
This beach is without a doubt the best beach on this list. There are no such crowds of tourists here, and the beach itself compares favorably with the rest with crisp sand and azure sea. There are also no palm trees on this beach, and pine trees grow instead. Very unusual!
Now hotels are already beginning to appear here, many signs in Russian: everything says that this beach will soon cease to be such a paradise.
But for now, here is paradise. And we found the most beautiful shells that we brought from Goa on this beach. Not far from the beach there is a famous attraction – Redi Fort (we talked about it in the article about the sights of Goa). Read also more about Paradise Beach.
Kerim Beach
Kerim Beach is the northernmost beach in Goa, located at the mouth of the Terakol River, which must be crossed to enter the neighboring state of Maharashtra. It looks like Paradise Beach: here, instead of palm trees, coniferous trees grow.
This beach is not very famous among foreign tourists, usually Indians themselves rest here. But since they don’t usually swim in the sea or sunbathe, the whole coast looks rather deserted. On the beach there are sun loungers with awnings.
Kalach Beach
The beach is located right behind the rocks of Arambol on the north side. To get there, you need to go through a busy market on a cliff.
Behind these rocks of Arambola begins Kalacha Beach
The beach is quite beautiful, although quite small. It is limited by rocks on both sides, and nudists like to sunbathe on the rocks on the north side.
They say that earlier the entire Kalach beach belonged to nudists, but over time they were forced out onto the rocks. And on the beach they built a cafe and put sunbeds, which are rented to vacationers for 30 rupees .
And the fact that it is from him that you can get to the world-famous woman (respected old man), who has been sitting under the Banyan for 40 years.
The sand here is pleasant, there is a lot of dry sand: just right for children. Far from all the beaches of North Goa can boast of having dry sand, and for children (and for some adults) this item is very important: burrowing into hot sand is so nice!
Arambol Beach
Goa’s most famous party beach. It is here that the most creative and extraordinary people settle. Arambol is famous for its Drum Circle, which gathers daily at sunset and accompanies the sun with its rhythm.
Arambol’s famous beach market is located next to the drum circle. Here everyone can put their creativity on public display and even earn money on it.
We ourselves chose Arambol as the place of our three-week stay in Goa, since all the most interesting things happen here. Here we found excellent apartments with a Russian hostess and a wonderful Coco Villa kindergarten, where Vanya studied with a tutor in order to keep up with classmates during the trip.
There are a lot of cafes (sheks) on Arambol. The most pleasant thing is to sit in sheks right on the shore and dine on some delicious Indian dishes while watching the sunset.
Sunsets on Arambol
Arambol has the most diverse shopping: everyone knows this. There is a very large market where you can buy a variety of souvenirs and gifts, and there are also many shops that sell essential goods, Indian cosmetics and Ayurveda.
But shopping in Arambol does not end with the market and shops: even on the beach, numerous beach vendors will not let you relax. They sell anything: fruits, coconuts, pareos and torn, bracelets, drums … But we have to admit that they are quite “cultured”: if you firmly say “no, thank you”, they will no longer torture you (as, for example, in Vietnam), but simply move on to the next victim.
The beach itself in Arambol is not very good: the beach strip is wide, but there is practically no dry sand. Every day in the morning we observed the tide when the sea approached almost the cafes, and at low tide (every evening) the sea goes about 200 meters away from these shacks.
Only on Arambol we saw such a large number of starfish: there are millions of them!
And we were also lucky to meet Flamingo here and was not lucky – the sea snake:
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Arambol beach smoothly merges into Mandrem beach. You won’t see any boundaries. The beginning of Mandrem can be distinguished by the appearance of a small river near the sea. Its width and depth change depending on the ebb and flow of the tides. Throughout the entire Mandrem there are many bridges along which you can cross the river and get to coastal cafes and hotels.
Families with children love to settle in Mandrem, as there are small and shallow bays along the entire coastline of the beach where children can safely splash around.
Mandrem ends with small rocks (one might say, stones), behind which the next beach begins – Ashvem.
Ashvem Beach
A sparsely populated and quiet beach in North Goa. There are no huge stones on the beach (which are found on almost all the beaches of North Goa), so sunbathing and swimming on Ashvem is a pleasure. It is suitable for those who are looking for a quiet and secluded holiday.
But it is worth considering that there are few housing and shops here. But there are also practically no annoying beach vendors, which is a huge plus.
Morjim Beach
The most Russian beach in all of Goa. Here is the so-called “Russian” village, where our compatriots settle. They say that the locals even call this beach “Moscow Beach”: there are so many Russian speakers here.
Prices for housing and goods on the market are higher here than in the same Arambol: again, due to the large concentration of Russians.
The beach itself in Morjim is good: the gradual depth and wide beach strip make it very suitable for families with children. Moreover, there is a Russian kindergarten on the territory of the village of Morjim.
There are a lot of Russian cafes here that don’t really bother with names: Nasha Russia, Glavfish, Tchaikovsky. Apparently, they should evoke notes of nostalgia in the Russian soul and attract them with this.
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Vagator Beach
There are two sights of Goa on this beach: Chapora Fort and the face of Shiva on the stones (we wrote about them in this article).
The beach is divided into two parts: Big Vagator – the closest beach to Chapora Fort and Little Vagator or Ozran beach – this is where the face of Shiva is located.
Vagator and neighboring Anjuna are the first beaches of Goa, open hippies. It was here that this movement began, at that time nothing was known about Arambol. Therefore, it is on Vagator Beach at 19In the 60s, an Italian sculptor (who, by the way, came here from Italy on foot) carved the famous face of Shiva.
In these photos, it seems that Shiva’s face is huge
In fact, it is so
Vagator Beach is beautiful: the rocks extending into the sea can serve as an excellent backdrop for photo shoots. But for children, this beach, as it seemed to us, is not suitable. Swimming in the sea in many places is dangerous because of the sharp rocks, and the sand here is only wet. And there are a lot of cows on Vagator Beach, like no other beach. They feel at home here, no one is chasing them (as, for example, on Arambol).
Smiling cow
Cows are friends with local crows:
Anjuna Beach
It was from Anjuna that the “settlement” of Goa by visiting hippies began (60-70 years of the last century). Then a variety of people from various countries rushed to India: some for spiritual enlightenment, some for a slick life, some to study the oldest culture in the world. And these people got to know each other, communicated with each other. And one day it happened that all these people agreed to celebrate Christmas together in Goa, namely in Anjuna. And they liked it so much that many decided to stay here for a month, a season, or for the rest of their lives (like the sculptor Anthony Karoli, who carved the face of Shiva in the rock).
Now most of the “party people” have migrated to Arambol, but Anjuna is still very popular with creative “out of this world” people.
a cow again…
There is a famous Flea Market in Anjuna: it also originates in the distant 70s, the times of hippies. At that time, many visiting freedom-loving people, having spent everything cleanly, did not have money for a return ticket. And in order to collect this money, they began to sell everything that could be sold: their valuables, clothes, or hand-made things that they made themselves. This market still exists, although it has turned into an ordinary day market, where tourists can buy souvenirs, clothes, tea, spices, etc. from local residents. Today Flea Market is the largest market in all of Goa.
Baga Beach
Baga Beach is famous for its unusual brown sand. The beach owes its name to the river of the same name, which flows here and flows into the Arabian Sea (it is also the Indian Ocean). Locals, who are afraid of the open ocean, and kids love to swim in this river.
Baga is a noisy, party place: there is everything for tourists: bars, shops, markets, massage parlors and a rich nightlife with trendy DJs and discos.
The beach is very crowded: there are many tourists and merchants. Beach parties often take place right on the sand. On this beach there is a club Titos, very famous among all tourists and locals. For families with children, it is rather unsuitable.
Calangute Beach
Calangute is known for its shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Unfortunately, only here you can find real branded stores, and not local shops with dubious quality clothes.
Calangute is more popular with Indians than with tourists. The city and the beach are beautiful. But the dirt that numerous Indians leave behind and the manure that is not cleaned up after the cows on the local beach scare away our and European tourists.
Camps | Directory Spring/ Easter | School Age Kids
Houston Spring Break Camps
If you are looking for family activities we also have a great list of places to go and, as always, check out the calendar to see upcoming citywide events.
Spring Break Camps are coming! Get ready for that week off from school by finding a great camp for your kids. There are all kinds available for every interest, all over Houston. If you are looking ahead, be sure to bookmark our main Camp page to keep up with camps that are offered throughout the city for each break – summer, fall, winter, and spring break.
Alley Theatre Play Makers Camp
Grades K-5 and 6-12
Adventure Kids Playcare
Full or Half day camps for Preschool and School-aged, before and aftercare available, sibling discounts
Lunch included
All American Basketball Camp
Co-ed, Kinder to 8th; early bird and sibling discounts
ArtMix Creative Learning Center (River Oaks)
For ages 3-15, Half day & Full Day options; Extended care available
Bach to Rock (Spring Branch)
Ages 3 & up, Full, Half, and single day camps
Coder Kids
Full and Half Day camps
Numerous locations for grades K-12. Camps such as Scratch, Scratch Jr, Osmo, Python, Drones, Javascript, Gamers’ Clubs, Minecraft, Roblox, and Makey Makey, etc. will be available.
All experience levels welcome. Scholarships available.
Art Camps at Cordovan Art School
Get in the “ART ZONE” this Summer with creative camps at CORDOVAN ART SCHOOL! Select from over 40 super fun themed camps that change every week! Live Animals, Video Game Art, Super Heroes & Villains, Fantasy Art, Space Art, Pets, Pokémon, Sea Life, Anime, & more! Experience mixed media of all kinds!
Cordovan is excited to be coming to Houston to promote the arts in the communities of Katy, Spring, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands! Ages 5-16, All Skill Levels, Half & Full Day Caps, Extended Care Available. Let this be the summer your child gets in the “Art Zone”!
Ages 5-10; Full, Half, or Single day camps available
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Ages 5-12, full or half day camps
Houston Gymnastics Academy (Bellaire)
Ages 3-12, full or half day camps
HMNS Spring Break Classes for Scouts (Sugar Land)
One and Two day Classes; 9:30 a. m. – 2:30 p.m.
Indoor Tennis at Chancellors Family Center (SW Houston)
Ages 4-10
JC Sports (Humble)
Ages 4-12, $200-365
Half day, full day, and single day options – extended day available
JCC Spring Break Camp
Ages 4-12; full or half day camp with before and after care options
Kids Robotic Academy (Bellaire, Pearland, Sugarland)
Ages 2.5 & up; Half-day or Full Day
Little Beakers (Cypress, The Woodlands)
Half Day camps; Early registration and sibling discounts
Mad Science of Houston (Westpark & Katy)
Many different camps for ages 3-12, extended care available
Metcon Fitness Studios (East End)
Nature and Discovery Center
Ages 5-10; Five Single Day camps offered
Sea Star Base (Galveston)
Five individual day camps for ages 8- 17, 15% discount for all five
Topics: Dinghy small boat sailing, sonar keelboat sailing, sailboat cruising, ultimate kayaking, hooked on fishing
Space Center Houston Camps (NASA)
Ages 4-11, Full Day camps; before and aftercare available
Space Center University (NASA)
Offered year-round for individuals and groups: Ages 11-14, 15-18, 18+ (College Level), Visual Impairment Program, & Educator Program, from $239-$725
The program needs at least 10 participants to open, max. 70
3-5 day program intensive program
No on-site dormitories, double-occupancy hotel accommodations can be added
The Health Museum (Museum District)
Ages 5-10; Full Day camps; before and after care available for an additional fee
The Woodlands Children’s Museum
Age 4-8; Half Day Camps
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Spring Break Camps in Tampa Bay: 2021 Edition
If you’re searching for spring break camps in Tampa Bay, look no further! Not only will your kids have a guaranteed safe place to stay, but they’ll also have the best week ever as they learn and play!
Our list of top picks of spring break camps include interests that covers everything from sports, the environment and more!
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We’ll continue to add to this page, so check back often. If you would like to see your spring break camp listed, please send us an email, or call 813.949.4400 today!
Hillsborough County Spring Break Camps:
MOSI Spring Break Camps
March 14-March 18, 2022 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (extended care available for an additional fee) MOSI Members: $209, Non-Members: $279 This year’s spring break camp themes for Kindergarten through 1st grade is Brainy Builders! They’ll use their brains to help create simple machines, a tower high to the sky, or a LEGO house to see if they can stand up to an earthquake or hurricane! 2nd through 4th graders will be able to take part in the themed Spring Into Spring camp where they’ll perform cool science experiments uisng their own designs that they build. The 5th through 8th grader camp will be Ready for Launch where they’ll have a blast in this camp all about space! Learn more: mosi. org
Camp Imagination at Glazer Children’s Museum
March 14-18 from 9:00 am-5:00 pm $300 per week | Members receive a 15% discount Ages: Kindergarten through 4th grade Kids ages 5-10 will learn all about bugs at this Bug Invasion camp! Learn all about these very important creatures while putting your observation skills to the test on bug scavenger hunts. Explore the different bugs found in different habitats, learn about pollinators, and more! Learn more: glazermuseum.org
Kid’s Day Out Camp with the YMCA
March 14-18 from 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. YMCA Members: $35 per day/Non-members $50 a day While you’re at work or catching up on chores, your kids can spend the day at their local YMCA playing games, learning through STEAM activities and so much more! The YMCA offers camps on days when school is out in Hillsborough County! Learn more and sign up at: tampaymca. org
The Florida Aquarium
March 14-18 9:00 am-4:00 pm (extended care available) $225 for Members, $280 for Non-Members Ages 3-18 The theme for spring break is Nature Inspired! Through experiments, art and exploration, kids will discover how The Florida Aquarium’s animal ambassadors play an important role in the natural wonders around us. Learn more here.
Humane Society of Tampa Bay No School Days Camp
March 14-18 and 21, select days 8:30am-4:00pm (extended care available until 5pm for $10 additional) $75 per day Ages 6-13
This is the perfect day camp for little ones who love animals! They will get to play animal themed games, make animal themed crafts, and of course…play with the animals! Learn more here and register.
Some spots remain for certain days.
Bricks for Kidz Spring Break Camp
March 14-18 9:00 am-4:00 pm (Full Day and Half Day camps available) $270 for full day week camps | $155 for half day week camps | $70 for one full-day session | $40 for one half-day Ages: 4.5-12 Become a Master Builder! There are different themes such as Minecraft, Harry Potter, Pokemon, Star Wars, Superheroes, Princesses, and more. There are two locations participating – The Chapel at Fishhawk and South Tampa Creativity Center. Learn more here.
The Prep South Tampa
March 14-18 9:00 am-2:00 pm (Extended care available) Prices vary by camp Ages: PreK-10th grade The Prep of South Tampa is offering a variety of spring break camps including Sports, Arts and Science, Robotics, and Soccer! You can book a single day camp if you just need one day covered, or have your child attend the entire week of spring break. Lunch and snacks need to be nut free. The All Sports and Arts and Science camps are for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade. Robotics camps are available for PreK through 10th grade and the Soccer Camp is for children ages 4-12. Learn more and book here.
Lightning Made Hockey: Spring Break Camp
March 14-18 from 8:00 am-2:15 pm Ages 5-9: Player: $450 Goalie: $400 | Ages 10-15: Player: $450 Goalie: $400 Ages 5-15 This Spring, join Tampa Bay Lightning Alumni and Staff as we look to host our first ever Spring Break Ice Camp! This camp is intended for players and goalies of all skill levels between the ages of 5-15. Location: Power Pole Arena, Home of Xtra Ice. Learn more and book your reservation here.
Vosler Young Artists’ Studio
March 14-17 (4 Days) $320. 00 | Supplies included This will be an indoor and in the studio workshop where students will learn to do classical drawings of still life. Early sign up recommended. Students will have a finished portfolio drawing by the end of the workshop and receive a certificate of completion. Featured in Feb/Mar, 2021 Issue of International Artist Magazine. Click here for more info.
Spring Break Camp at Westchase Impact Martial Arts
March 14-18, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. $60 for one half-day/$75 for one full day/$239 full week half-day/$279 full week full day Are you looking for a fun, exciting, and active camp experience in Tampa for your child? Westchase Impact Martial Arts camps offer not only high-energy karate classes but also plenty of games and fun! Click here to register.
AJ’s Kitchen Drawer Spring Break Camp
March 14-16, 11:00 a. m.-3:00 p.m. $180 per child Kids ages 8-12 will experiment, learn, work in teams, and interact with others. They’ll get to create an array of yummy items such as chicken parmesan and spaghetti, chocolate M&M cookies, banana pancakes, caramel apple blondies, omelets and hashbrowns, homemade pizza, and cupcakes. Click here to register.
Playgrounds of Tampa Spring Break Camp
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Pasco County Spring Break Camps:
Advent Health Center Ice Learn to Skate Camp
March 14-18 9:00 am-3:00 pm $325 + tax for full week camp | $70 for single day This year is St. Paddy’s Day themed! Kids can learn to skate during two lessons each camp day along with off-ice strengthening and conditioning and, of course, more fun off the ice! Learn more here.
Pinellas County Spring Break Camps:
Bayside Sports Academy in St. Petersburg
March 14-18 from 9:00 am-4:00 pm (half day options also available) $65 per day | $195 per week | $50 for half day | $145 half day week Ages 5-13 Kids will learn gymnastics skills, play games, participate in relay race and more! Parents are asked to send a packed lunch and 2 snacks per day. Learn more and book here.
St. Petersburg Parks and Rec Spring Break Nature Camps
March 14-18 9:00 am-4:00 pm (9:00 am-12:00 pm for Sprouts Camp for 3-4 year olds) Prices vary depending on camp program Ages: 3-13 Your little campers will explore wildlife while putting their creative imaginations to work at Boyd Hill Preserve. Fee assistance and discount options may be available. Learn more here about the variety of camps offered.
Spring Break Time Warp Camp at Highlands Recreational Complex and Southwest Recreational Complex
March 14-18 from 7:00 am-6:00 pm $25 Resident, $32 Nonresident (single day) $120 Resident, $150.00 Nonresident (full week) Ages: Kindergarten-5th grade Bring on the Spring Fling with a week filled with creative crafts, spring STEM projects and games. Field trip TBD. Pack a lunch and snacks daily and be sure to wear closed toed shoes. Learn more here about School’s Out camps in Pinellas County.
Spring Break Camp at Great Explorations
March 14-18 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Ages: Kindergarten-5th grade
Children entering K-3rd grade will explore STEAM topics during Spring Break Camp at Great Ex! The camp includes carefully crafted programming that will encourage imagination through creative play and exploration. Campers must be registered by March 11. Click here to register.
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Orange County’s Spring Camps and programs for kids
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Chance Theates Spring Workshops– Anaheim
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LOCATION:
Chance Theater
5522 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92807
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ArtSteps
Spring Workshops Costa Mesa, Laguna Hills & Yorba Linda
Ages 6-13
Spring Workshops are here again! Turn your backyard into a magical fairyland! Build a sculpey animal, fairy door sculpture, clay mushroom house, and mask! Artists draw, sculpt and hand-paint all projects. Beginning through advanced students are welcome. This educational clay workshop will bring fun, focus and magic into your young artist’s spring break!
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The Center Stage Studio & Dance Located in Aliso Viejo Harry Potter Spring Break camp
Click above for 2022 camp schedule
A musical theater camp for kids ages 7–12. This is a weekly camp (M-F, 9 am–3 pm) with a convenient Drop off time at 8:30 for parents that need to get to work. A complimentary continental breakfast will be served at that time for Kids on the run including muffins, bagels and orange juice! Each week campers will celebrate a unique Musical experience with an end of week presentation of our work for family and friends. Campers will also enjoy camp songs, team building exercises, arts & crafts, the movies & a taste of fitness; obstacle course, relays, and more for prizes!
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Spring camp dates are scheduled to accommodate the school breaks. Click above to see this year’s camp days
Spring Horse Camps! These 1-day camps are small group of 4-6 campers, 9-12:00, $95/day, ages 5-14. They are offered multiple days during the school vacations. Camps provide a fun, hands-on
experience with horses and riding in a small
group environment, highly supervised by qualified
instructors on well-trained, gentle horses in
a professional environment. Learn all about
horses and horseback riding with lesson in horse
car and safety, grooming, tacking up and riding
plus more fun activities.
Lil
Chef School Located
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Irvine & Tustin CUSD Schools Spring Break Cooking Camp Lil’ Chef School has a Cooking Day Camp available while Irvine, Tustin Schools & CUSD are celebrating Spring Break. If you love to cook, come hang out with us!
Lil’ Chefs will learn how to read a recipe, prepare everything from scratch, knife skills and kitchen safety. Join us all week or for a day!
For Ages: 5 & up
9:30am to 12:30pm
Mission:
Renaissance Multiple OC cities
Fine Art Spring Camps
2022 spring camp dates are available on the Mission Renaissance website
Your child will have a fun, safe and educational
Spring Break at Mission: Renaissance. For ages
5 to 12. Providing the perfect balance between
learning how to draw and paint, exploring various
craft projects and learning about The Great
Masters. Well supervised classes with highly
trained, caring instructors.
Flexible
scheduling allows you to choose from either
Full-Day (9:00 – 2:30) or Half-Day (9:00 – 11:30)
camp periods to tailor camp to fit your child’s
other Spring Break activities.
QD Learning Located in Anaheim Creativity + Communication + Collaboration
During this week-long adventure, future entrepreneurs will collaborate to create one business together and work as a team to get their start-up company up and running. Be it Bloomingdale’s or The Best Bargain Bin store, these businesses succeed by offering a wide variety of goods to meet the neighborhood needs – and our students will be creating just that, with signs, sales, displays, and various other elements that draw customers in. Proceeds from their business will be donated to the charity of their choice.
2022 camp information coming soon
Rockreation Sport Climbing Camp Costa Mesa April
Stay tuned for the upcoming seasonal Climb Camp offerings for 2022!
Reach camp programs are just that – fun, engaging, week-long climbing adventures guided by an excellent staff. Sign-up today and give them the gift of climbing!
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Break? If so, then the YMCA is for you! The
YMCA of Orange County offers Spring Break Camp
in various locations throughout Orange County.
Your child will get to make new friends, sing
songs, play games, and participate in activities
and specialty clubs, all in a structured and
nurturing environment.
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Spring camps and holidays abroad in camps and schools for children \
Spring camps abroad are recreation, new acquaintances, language courses, sports, creativity, entertainment and excursions. Programs designed specifically for spring break attract children, teenagers and students from different countries every year who are bored with staying at home.
One need only look at the strings of airlines that have entangled the planet to understand how strong our desire for travel is. The sea coasts, ski resorts, world capitals or small cozy cities that are difficult to find on the map are called on the way. Very young travelers can try their hand at going abroad without parents to a spring children’s camp abroad. Thanks to the careful organization of the tour and the stay in the camp and country, it is fun and safe!
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Spring break abroad | Earlscliffe’s Easter Courses
Folkestone, UK
Spring break abroad | PASCAL Private English School – Boarding School Taster
Nicosia, Cyprus
Spring break abroad | Xenion Boarding School – School Immersion
Paralimni, Cyprus
Spring break abroad | FLS International Juniors Online
Online education, Anywhere in the world
Spring break abroad | Center Int. Antibes Juniors Online
Online training, Anywhere in the world
Spring break abroad | Living Learning English-juniors-online
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Spring break abroad | Bucksmore Home Tuition
100+ UK and Ireland locations and online, UK, Ireland
Spring break abroad | Oxford International Juniors online
Online training, anywhere in the world
Spring break abroad | EC Young Learners Online
Online training, anywhere in the world
Spring break abroad | STUDIO Cambridge – Sir George
Cambridge, UK
Spring break abroad | Anglo Continental Vacation Course – for youth
Bournemouth, UK
Spring break abroad | Sherborne International College
Sherborne, UK
Spring break abroad | Bell St. Albans
St Albans, UK
Spring break abroad | Regent Home Tuition
London, UK
Spring break abroad | Les Elfes winter and spring camps
Verbier, Switzerland
Spring break abroad | Anglo-Continental Winter and Spring Course – for children, teenagers, youth
Bournemouth, UK
Spring break abroad | CERAN Junior Spring Break
Spa, Belgium
Spring break abroad | Center International Antibes in Antibes
Antibes, France
Spring break abroad | IELS Malta – Vacation English for teenagers 13-17 years old
Sliema, Malta
Learning a language and having fun from the heart
The mild climate and clean air of sea or mountain resorts, professional teachers, counselors and animators create all the conditions so that foreign spring holidays leave only the best impressions. The administration of foreign camps selects staff to work with children with particular care. In addition to pedagogical experience, educators and teachers are required to understand child and adolescent psychology, respectful and benevolent attitude, and love for their work.
Spring break programs abroad include not only foreign language lessons, but also excursions, creative activities, sports.
Upon arrival at the foreign spring camp, the guys take a language test, after which they start a language course, which includes 15-20 lessons per week, lasting from 40 minutes to an hour each.
If a child loves music, attends a theater or art studio, in the right camp he will have the opportunity to learn and learn new things in his area of interest. If his preferences are on the side of sports, in the camp he will find modern gyms and open areas.
At the end of the language program during the holidays, the children receive a certificate from the language school about participation in the program, rewards for participating in competitions and competitions.
Spring break in the UK – learning English and getting to know the country
English. The duration of spring break in England is usually one to two weeks. Classes are formed according to the results of testing and age. The program in most cases is aimed at learning general English, improving oral speech and pronunciation, overcoming the language barrier. The students interact a lot both in the classroom and outside the classroom.
Accommodation. As a rule, seasonal camps are located on the campuses of eminent colleges and boarding schools, which have excellent infrastructure for recreation and study. Children live on the territory of school residences, in comfortable rooms for 2-4 people with peers from other countries of the world. Meals 3-4 times a day, varied, at the request of the camp they organize a dietary table.
Optional. Bring tennis rackets, sneakers or boots, sportswear, swimwear to UK Spring Camp. The camp is also a talent workshop, open to all who love music, singing, dancing, theater and cinema, journalism, art and design. In the evening, discos, film screenings and thematic events dedicated to countries of the world, professions, games are held in the camps, the main purpose of which is to get to know and communicate with the participants.
Getting to know the country . A spring break trip to the UK gives you an inside look at how life and learning work in British boarding schools. Many programs are based on prestigious private schools, which are 100-500 years old. Children from all over the world get the opportunity to be filled with spirit and touch the ancient traditions of the educational institution, which expands their personal horizons, forms ambitions, goals and future, gives new dreams.
Spring holidays in Switzerland – blooming cities and snowy Alps
The geography of trips during the spring school holidays is not as wide as in summer or winter, but certainly not limited to just one direction. So, children are happy to go on spring break to Switzerland, away from noisy densely populated cities. A camp in Switzerland in the spring attracts with the opportunity to learn and practice several languages at once, participate in a rich program of events, visit flourishing cities, snow-capped Alps and beautiful clear lakes.
For many, a camp abroad becomes a rehearsal before entering prestigious schools and universities in Europe.
In the spring in Switzerland, in small classes, you can study languages and school subjects – French, German, English, Italian, history, geography, art, mathematics, as well as play sports and attend creative circles. Spring break in Switzerland is an opportunity to learn more about the world and make new friends. Only an hour a day on weekdays is devoted to homework – the rest of the time is devoted to new knowledge, entertainment, outdoor activities and communication.
If you want to perfectly organize a trip, from choosing a camp and filling out an application to resolving issues with a visa, air tickets, and meeting your happy child at the airport upon return – entrust this to EduTravel specialists.
Holidays for children – programs for spring, summer, autumn and winter school holidays.
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We offer holidays for children in camps located in Russia.
If your plans do not include a long separation from your son or daughter, you can purchase a ticket to weekend camp.
You don’t have to worry, the holiday program you choose will be full of bright and memorable moments.
All camps are united by a common concept based on four components: safety, development, comfort and health. Qualified teachers and counselors will provide a high level of security and service.
Charged with a good mood, the child will appreciate the attention to his needs for communication and development, because a positive attitude is the key to health for the entire school year.
Children’s rest in the summer of 2020
“Young Builder”, Novorizhskoe sh., 58 km from MKAD
7-16 years old
Autumn-Winter shifts 22/23
from 16000 rub.
Facilities: in the room, on the floor
Petrushka in the “Young Builder”, Novorizhskoe highway, 58 km from Moscow
7-10 years
Facilities: in the room, on the floor
Children’s vacation for the summer holidays 2020
Summer school holidays are the most desired time for all students. Each child is waiting for them with impatience and anticipation of an interesting vacation, fun entertainment, new acquaintances. One of the options for organizing summer holidays for children for the holidays can be a camp.
Children do not just relax in nature, gain strength and communicate with their peers, but also actively participate in a wide cultural and entertainment program. Interest circles, hikes, evenings spent by the fire will remain in the memory of the child for life.
If you decide for the first time to send your child to children’s vacation in the summer , it is best to choose a camp in MO, which is located nearby. In this case, you can visit the child on any day, and, if necessary, pick him up.
Children’s vacation for the autumn holidays 2020
The beginning of a new school year is always stressful due to a sudden change in the regime and the weather. A good way to temporarily change the situation and allow the child to relax mentally and physically is autumn children’s vacation in camp .
While parents are working, experienced counselors and animators will offer a rich and interesting program in accordance with the age characteristics of the child.
Children’s vacation in autumn is a balanced program – these are both sports and creative activities and intellectual games, as well as swimming in the pool, fresh air, proper nutrition and careful monitoring of the safety and health of the child.
Children’s holidays for the winter holidays 2020-2021
If you decide to add vivid impressions and give an unforgettable winter children’s holiday to your child, then we advise you to ask him with whom he wants to spend his winter holidays: with his family, friends or meet new peers. Thus, it will be easier for you to decide on a ticket to the winter camp – a tour with or without the New Year.
Children’s winter vacation is full of such entertainments as cheesecake rides, snowball fights, team building in the fresh frosty air, etc. Your child will forget about the bustle of the city during the winter holidays, being in harmony with nature. The winter adventure will give strength to cope with the school loads of the second half of the year and will be remembered by your child for a long time. Each child will gain new friends and pleasant memories.
Children’s rest for the New Year 2020!
New Year is the most fabulous time for children. During the winter holidays, every family has the opportunity to introduce their children to this mysterious season more closely: play various outdoor games in the snow, attend fun New Year events, and celebrate Christmas.
In order to make this New Year’s Eve unforgettable for your child , we suggest that you familiarize yourself with our options for children’s New Year’s holidays.
We offer vouchers to winter camps near Moscow or sightseeing tours to Veliky Ustyug. Throughout the holidays, children have an exciting and informative time with health benefits.
Children’s holiday for spring break 2020
The issue of preparing a child for the end of the school year also remains relevant. Best children’s holiday in spring is a change in the type of activity from mental to physical. A children’s spring camp in the Moscow region is perfect for this. The duration of shifts can vary within 3-7 days – a weekend camp or a vacation week. The main task of spring children’s holiday is to change the environment and gain new knowledge, skills and abilities, not only in an official school setting, but at ease, in the form of entertainment and play.
Children’s spring break programs in the camp “Petrushka” for children 7-12 years old and “Young Builder” for teenagers 12-15 years old provide this opportunity without overloading the child with information that is not mandatory for him. Personal development is a continuous process, including on vacation.
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Spring holidays in the best place for children!
Spring break is coming, which means it’s time to book trips for the whole family!
The most popular anti-stress toy or “eternal bubble wrap” was so loved by the children that we could not pass by and created a fun vacation program in this style!
POP-Itel holidays – it’s a lot of cool POP-Itel competitions, dizzying parties for the most advanced children and teenagers! Overcoming various game tasks for speed and logic, the guys will get a lot of positive emotions! To begin with, we will tell you why you and your children should definitely come to us.
SANATORIUM “RODNIK ALTAI” – THE BEST PLACE FOR HOLIDAYS:
Best Space for Kids Award. In 2021, the Rodnik Altai sanatorium received two awards at once in the Best Space for Children nomination at All-Russian competitions: in the Zdravnitsa-2021 forum and in the TOP-5 health resorts by customer focus competition. This once again confirms that we have comfortable conditions for family rest and treatment.
Continuous animation: fun and entertain everyone! The motto of a family vacation in our sanatorium is “Children have fun, parents have a rest!”. Unpredictable quests, exciting workshops, fun parties, themed photo zones, interesting games, contests and prizes are just some of the entertainment. Not only children, but also adults choose activities to their liking: creative workshops, live performances, board games, raffles, sports competitions and much more.
Optimal program “Children’s Health Standard” with effective wellness procedures. This children’s program is aimed at strengthening your child’s immunity to make him more resistant to SARS, and recovery after winter. The program “Children’s Health Light” will allow you to undergo light wellness procedures. The “Children’s Rest” voucher will also help you to fully relax, and the more advanced “Children’s Health Plus” program will help prevent exacerbations of chronic diseases.
Free stay up to 4 years old and everything necessary for children. We have special conditions for the youngest guests: in addition to free accommodation with parents, we provide everything for a carefree holiday: strollers, pots, cribs, high chairs and other children’s equipment.
Five meals a day on a balanced children’s menu. Our baby menu will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Don’t be surprised if your normally unfeeded babies ask for more. We often hear: “Mom, I want more!”.
WHAT’S INTERESTING HAVE WE MADE FOR YOUNG GUESTS?
So get ready! Every day you are waiting for:
Simple dimple, pop it, squish challenges;
Competition of toys – fidget-spinners in the arena;
“ATTEMPT No. 5” – quest games to find pimply gifts;
Attraction Pop-it Shooting Range, where the most dexterous will win the most exclusive pop-its;
Pop-it – twister;
Challenges: “Which is cooler – pop-it or skittles?”, “Make a hit, dance with pop-it”, “Try to burst your pop-it” and much, much more with pop-it!;
We are getting ready to participate in the coolest and trendiest shows: “Wow-Box!” or the Grope! Show, the Silver and Color show with a huge number of balloons!
In addition, every day the guys will take part in creative workshops on creating slimes, handmade soaps, fashionable plastic and wood key rings, and even painting real gingerbread cookies with delicious pop-it cream!
For active participation and attendance at any event, the guys receive super-rubles. After accumulating, they can be exchanged for branded gifts.
12:00 – Game program with fairy tale characters for the little ones 5+
12:00 – Pop-it challenges 10+
13:00-15:00 – POP IT Headquarters 5+ / super-rubles for gifts, express games or attractions.
15:00 – Workshops for teenagers 10+
15:00 – Multisession 3+
16:00 – Art classes 3+ / 7+
17:00 – Quest / karaoke / quiz / team building / multimedia show 8+
20:00 – Pop-It Party 5+
21:00 – Teen Time 12+
Guest reviews of winter holidays
For more than 20 years, the Altai Spring has been taking care of the health of vacationers. Booking.com has awarded us the highest rating among resort resorts based on all reviews in 2021.
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Offering high-quality educational experiences for toddlers.
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Teaching parents developmentally appropriate parenting practices that support positive parent/child interactions.
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Click here for training calendar. Providing training to childcare professionals in our community.
The Partnership is a nonprofit organization that provides services, advocates and collaborates with others to ensure the wellbeing of children, ages birth to five, so they can reach their health, developmental, and educational potential. We support local families and children through Smart Start, North Carolina’s award-winning early childhood initiative.
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Dolly Parton Imagination Library
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Dallas, NC – The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties (Partnership) is pleased to announce that February is Family Support Awareness Month, as proclaimed by Governor Cooper. The Partnership uses Smart Start funding to support programs serving children and families in Lincoln & Gaston Counties. Their impact on each of our communities has been remarkable.
The Lincoln County Child Advocacy Center (LCCAC) at the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse supports children who have experienced abuse and neglect along with their non-offending family members. Against the backdrop of a home-like setting, child victims experience the LCCAC as a safe space where they along with their families receive support to navigate the system and access the professionals and services they need in one place. Smart Start funds pay for a forensic interviewer and victim advocacy and counseling services for children birth to age five and their families. The LCCAC has both transformed the way our community responds to child abuse and neglect, and helped victims experience safety and healing. To find out more about the LCCAC, visit https://cac-lincolncounty.org. View a powerful video here to learn more about the impact of this program.
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Welcome to Dixon KinderCare
Welcome to Dixon KinderCare in Gastonia, North Carolina! We are located just off East Garrison Boulevard. Our center offers a home away from home, with southern hospitality values. We treat every child with love, care, support, and understanding. We extend that kindness to parents and the whole family! From the moment your family walks into our center, KinderCare welcomes you with open arms!
Our classrooms are places to thrive! In our safe and healthy classrooms, your child will be engaged in learning experiences that meet them where they are, both socially and academically. With fun daily activities, passionate teachers, and great friends, a lifetime of confidence starts here. Contact the center director to learn more about our child care options and schedule a tour!
Meet Sharon Williams-Floyd, Our Center Director
Meet Sharon Williams-Floyd! Sharon is the Center Director at Dixon KinderCare. Sharon holds a North Carolina Early Childhood Certification from Gaston College. She has been with KinderCare since 1995. When she is not working, Sharon likes to spend quality time with her family. She also likes to craft and enjoy the outdoors.
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AMERICA’S MOST ACCREDITED
We’re so proud!
Nationally only 10% of daycares are accredited – nearly 100% of our learning centers are. That’s a big difference,
and that means KinderCare kids are getting the very best. Here’s why.
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What Learning Looks Like
Our talented early-childhood teachers set kids down the path toward becoming lifelong learners in a positive, safe, and nurturing environment.
Dixon KinderCare Programs
Infant Programs (6 weeks–1 year)
Leaving your baby in someone else’s care is a big step. Everyone at our
centers—most importantly, our naturally gifted infant teachers—will work with
you to make sure the transition goes smoothly. When you step into our infant
classroom, you’ll see how much we want your infant to feel safe, loved, and
ready to explore their world.
Toddler Programs (1–2 Years)
Everything in our toddler classroom is designed for little explorers. That’s
because a lot is going on at this age. When your child is wandering all over the
place, that means they’re learning and discovering new things every day. We’ll
help them explore their interests (and find new ones!) as they play and learn.
Discovery Preschool Programs (2–3 Years)
This age is filled with so much wonder and curiosity. That’s why we offer a ton
of books and toys and bring artwork down to kids eye level. Children in
discovery preschool also begin to learn how we all work together in a
classroom. Simple math and science, pretend play, and group play help them
get used to a more structured school setting.
Preschool Programs (3–4 Years)
This age is all about expression, when kids really start to form their own ideas
about what they want to play and how they want to create. Every day in our
preschool classroom, your child will explore science experiments, create
artwork, and play pretend—all the skills needed for their big next step:
kindergarten!
Prekindergarten Programs (4–5 Years)
When you walk into one of our pre-K classrooms, you’ll see artwork and
writing displayed around the room. Labels are everywhere to help kids connect
letters with words. You’ll also see pictures on the walls that reflect the families
in our community. Your child will also deepen their knowledge in language,
math, science, Spanish, and social skills.
Before- and After-School Programs (5–12 Years)
You can count on us to provide reliable care for your school-ager while you’re
at work, with safe transportation from our center to your child’s school and
back! Whether your child wants to start a drama club, build a volcano, or
create a comic book, they will have a place to follow their dreams. Your child
will start and end the day with a whole lot of fun!
School Break Programs (preschool, prekindergarten, and school-age)
Winter break, spring break, summer break—when school’s out (but you still need to work), you
can count on KinderCare to provide a safe and supportive learning environment that’s focused
on fun. We welcome children ages 5–12 during school break times and make sure they have a
sensational, screen-free experience they won’t forget.
Participating Child Care Aware Center
KinderCare partners with Child Care Aware® of America to offer fee assistance for
Active Duty military families and flexible support to fit their needs when care at a Child
Development Center on the installation is not available.
Learning Adventures – Enrichment Program
Cooking Academy™ (3 – 12 Years)
In Cooking Academy, kids learn new recipes from cultures around the world and
develop a healthy relationship with food. They’ll whip up everything from Southwest
rainbow lettuce wraps to pumpkin muffins, building their skills in STEM, communication,
and more along the way. And yes—little chefs get to eat their culinary creations!
Music Explorers™ (2 – 4 Years)
KinderCare families are already giving a standing ovation to our newest Learning
Adventures program: Music Explorers! Kids will learn to sing, move, listen, play
instruments, and even create their own tunes. Our original curriculum blends math,
science, social studies, literacy, and mindfulness (think yoga!) for a uniquely KinderCare
way of learning the foundations of music.
Phonics Adventures® (2 – 4 Years)
Learning how to read is a whole lot of fun at KinderCare! We help kids grow to love
books and words (and get ready for kindergarten) in our Phonics Adventures program.
From discovering the basics of vowels to practicing poetry, kids learn all about letters
and sounds in small-group lessons made just for their age group. (Bonus: Kids who
attend our phonics program are more prepared than their peers for school—and we
have the data to prove it.)
Spanish
Spanish Adventures provides young learners with a foundation for later success with
the Spanish language. Music, games, children’s Spanish literature, and other tools give
children multiple opportunities to hear, practice, and see Spanish language to develop
vocabulary and conversation skills. Curriculum includes lessons on greetings, numbers,
colors, animals, family, body parts, and pets, as well as how to engage conversationally
during common scenarios at home, a restaurant, or at the zoo.
Our Teachers
We’re the only company in early childhood education to select teachers based on natural talent. Being a great educator isn’t enough though.
KinderCare teachers are also amazing listeners, nurturers, boo-boo fixers, and smile-makers. Put more simply,
we love our teachers and your child will, too.
Meet just a few of our amazing KinderCare teachers!
A KINDERCARE TEACHER WITH
An Artist’s Heart
“My classroom is full of art!” says Mary Annthipie-Bane, an award-winning early childhood educator at KinderCare. Art and creative expression, she says, help children discover who they really are.
We put our best-in-class teachers in a best-in-class workplace. We’re so proud to have been named one of Gallup’s 37 winners of the Great Workplace Award.
When you put great teachers in an engaging center, your children will experience
an amazing place to learn and grow.
Family Stories
Don’t take our word for it. Hear what our families have to say about our amazing center!
Since my son has started in KinderCare, I have seen him blossom into a very mature young man and he is talking more. This was the best option for him since he has been through a lot with some important family members being sick. I want to thank all of the staff. I picked KinderCare because it is nearby and I can quickly get there, if needed, and I can stop in to check up on him and to take him to lunch.
Tina L. – KinderCare Parent
When we relocated to North Carolina, I was very worried about where my child would attend preschool. We toured several centers and did not feel that they would be the right fit for our family. We then toured KinderCare and the director Ms. Sharon and all her teachers were amazing! We felt very comfortable and she answered all of our questions. We knew immediately that that’s where we wanted our daughter to attend. Our daughter has been attending KinderCare since she was eight months old and she will be two years old in a couple of months. The staff has become like family, and I never worry when I have to leave her. They are very informative about her day and communication between the teachers and parents are great. Also their curriculum has played an important role in her development. We are very grateful to have found our KinderCare center, they are like family.
Ciara – KinderCare Parent
Dixon KinderCare is our second family. My son, Joshua Jr., has been a part of the KinderCare family since six weeks old. He is now four years old. He has grown so much and learned a lot throughout the past four years. From the KinderCare office staff to the KinderCare teaching staff, they all play a role in my son’s learning and life. Enrolling Joshua Jr. in Dixon KinderCare was the best educational decision made for my son.
Sheterrica W. – KinderCare Parent
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Who Are KinderCare Families?
They hail from hundreds of cities across the country from countless backgrounds, and proudly represent every walk in life. What our families have in common,
though, is the want to give their children the best start in life. We are so proud to be their partner in parenting.
Hear from just a few of our amazing KinderCare families.
A Globe-Trotting Family Finds A
Home in Houston
Four young children, four different passports, two languages, two full-time jobs…oh, and a few triathlons thrown in for good measure.
Meet the globe-trotting Colettas—a family on the go.
Frequently Asked Questions
What accreditations does KinderCare have?
We are your trusted caregiver. Our centers are state-licensed and regularly inspected to make sure everything meets or exceeds standards, including child-to-teacher ratios and safe facilities. Our centers aren’t just licensed—most are accredited, too! Find out more.
Do you offer part-time schedules at Dixon KinderCare?
Everybody’s schedule is different. We’re happy to offer quality, affordable part-time and full-time childcare. Drop-in care may also be available. Reach out to your Center Director to learn more.
How does naptime work at Dixon KinderCare?
Our teachers meet every child’s needs during naptime. Our teachers know how to get babies to nap. In fact, they are pros at getting children of any age to nap. Visit our article on “10 Ways We Help Kids Get a Great Daycare Nap” to learn more.
Do you support alternative diets?
We strive to be as inclusive as possible. To that point, we provide a vegetarian option at mealtime, take care to not serve common allergens and can adapt menus based on your child’s food sensitivities. If your child has additional needs, we’ll work with you to figure out a plan.
Are meals included in tuition? Can I choose to send my child with lunch?
We provide nutritious meals and snacks developed by a registered dietician to meet the needs of rapidly growing bodies and minds. If your child has special dietary requirements and you would prefer to bring in their lunch, please make arrangements with the center director.
Does my child need to be potty-trained?
Every child begins toilet learning at a different age. Until your child shows an interest in toilet learning, we’ll provide diaper changes on an as-needed basis. When your child shows an interest, we’ll discuss how to work together to encourage toilet learning.
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1. GENERAL PROVISIONS This personal data processing policy (hereinafter referred to as the Policy) has been drawn up in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Law of 07/27/2006. No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data” (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Personal Data) and determines the procedure for processing personal data and measures to ensure the security of personal data taken by North Carolina Pharma LLC (hereinafter referred to as the Operator). 1.1. The operator sets as its most important goal and condition for the implementation of its activities the observance of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in the processing of his personal data, including the protection of the rights to privacy, personal and family secrets. 1.2. This Operator’s policy regarding the processing of personal data (hereinafter referred to as the Policy) applies to all information that the Operator can receive about visitors to the www.carolinaspb.ru website (and its subdomains).
2. BASIC CONCEPTS USED IN POLICY 2.1. Automated processing of personal data – processing of personal data using computer technology. 2.2. Blocking of personal data is a temporary suspension of the processing of personal data (unless the processing is necessary to clarify personal data). 2.3. Website – a set of graphic and information materials, as well as computer programs and databases that ensure their availability on the Internet at the network address www.carolinaspb.ru and its subdomains. 2.4. Personal data information system – a set of personal data contained in databases, and information technologies and technical means that ensure their processing. 2.5. Depersonalization of personal data – actions as a result of which it is impossible to determine, without the use of additional information, the ownership of personal data by a specific User or other subject of personal data. 2.6. Processing of personal data – any action (operation) or a set of actions (operations) performed with or without the use of automation tools with personal data, including collection, recording, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, changing), extraction, use, transfer (distribution, provision, access), depersonalization, blocking, deletion, destruction of personal data. 2.7. Operator – a state body, municipal body, legal entity or individual, independently or jointly with other persons organizing and (or) carrying out the processing of personal data, as well as determining the purposes of processing personal data, the composition of personal data to be processed, the actions (operations) performed with personal data. 2.8. Personal data – any information relating directly or indirectly to a specific or identifiable User of the Website (and its subdomains). 2.9. Personal data permitted by the subject of personal data for dissemination – personal data, access to an unlimited number of persons to which is provided by the subject of personal data by giving consent to the processing of personal data permitted by the subject of personal data for distribution in the manner prescribed by the Law on Personal Data (hereinafter referred to as personal data). data allowed for distribution). 2.10. User – any visitor to the Website. 2.11. Providing personal data – actions aimed at disclosing personal data to a certain person or a certain circle of persons. 2.12. Dissemination of personal data – any actions aimed at disclosing personal data to an indefinite circle of persons (transfer of personal data) or familiarizing with personal data of an unlimited number of persons, including the disclosure of personal data in the media, placement in information and telecommunication networks or providing access to personal data in any other way. 2.13. Subdomains are pages or a collection of pages located on third-level domains owned by the Website. 2.14. Cross-border transfer of personal data is the transfer of personal data to the territory of a foreign state to an authority of a foreign state, a foreign individual or a foreign legal entity. 2.15. Destruction of personal data – any actions as a result of which personal data is irretrievably destroyed with the impossibility of further restoration of the content of personal data in the information system of personal data and (or) material carriers of personal data are destroyed.
3. BASIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE OPERATOR 3.1. The operator has the right: – to receive reliable information and / or documents containing personal data from the subject of personal data; – in the event that the subject of personal data withdraws consent to the processing of personal data, the Operator has the right to continue processing personal data without the consent of the subject of personal data if there are grounds specified in the Law on Personal Data; – independently determine the composition and list of measures necessary and sufficient to ensure the fulfillment of the obligations provided for by the Law on Personal Data and the regulatory legal acts adopted in accordance with it, unless otherwise provided by the Law on Personal Data or other federal laws. 3.2. The operator is obliged: – to provide the subject of personal data, at his request, with information regarding the processing of his personal data; – organize the processing of personal data in the manner prescribed by the current legislation of the Russian Federation; – respond to requests and requests from personal data subjects and their legal representatives in accordance with the requirements of the Personal Data Law; – report to the authorized body for the protection of the rights of subjects of personal data, at the request of this body, the necessary information within 30 days from the date of receipt of such a request; – publish or otherwise provide unrestricted access to this Policy regarding the processing of personal data; – take legal, organizational and technical measures to protect personal data from unauthorized or accidental access to them, destruction, modification, blocking, copying, provision, distribution of personal data, as well as from other illegal actions in relation to personal data; – stop the transfer (distribution, provision, access) of personal data, stop processing and destroy personal data in the manner and cases provided for by the Personal Data Law; – perform other duties provided for by the Law on Personal Data.
4. BASIC RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PERSONAL DATA SUBJECTS 4.1. Subjects of personal data have the right: – to receive information regarding the processing of their personal data, except as otherwise provided by federal laws. The information is provided to the subject of personal data by the Operator in an accessible form, and it should not contain personal data related to other subjects of personal data, unless there are legal grounds for disclosing such personal data. The list of information and the procedure for obtaining it is established by the Law on Personal Data; – require the operator to clarify his personal data, block or destroy them if the personal data is incomplete, outdated, inaccurate, illegally obtained or not necessary for the stated purpose of processing, as well as take legal measures to protect their rights; – put forward a condition of prior consent when processing personal data in order to promote goods, works and services on the market; – to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data; – appeal to the authorized body for the protection of the rights of subjects of personal data or in court against illegal actions or inaction of the Operator when processing his personal data; – to exercise other rights provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. 4.2. Subjects of personal data are obliged: – to provide the Operator with reliable data about themselves; – inform the Operator about the clarification (update, change) of their personal data. 4.3. Persons who have provided the Operator with false information about themselves or information about another subject of personal data without the consent of the latter, are liable in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
5. THE OPERATOR MAY PROCESS THE FOLLOWING GENERAL PERSONAL DATA OF THE USER 5.1. Full Name; 5.2. Phone number; 5.3. E-mail address; 5.4. The site also collects and processes anonymous data about visitors (including cookies) using Internet statistics services (Yandex Metrika and Google Analytics and others). 5.5. The above data further in the text of the Policy are united by the general concept of Personal data. 5.6. Processing of special categories of personal data relating to race, nationality, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, intimate life is not carried out by the Operator. 5.7. Processing of personal data permitted for distribution from among the special categories of personal data specified in Part 1 of Art. 10 of the Law on Personal Data is allowed if the prohibitions and conditions provided for in Art. 10.1 of the Personal Data Law. 5.8. The User’s consent to the processing of personal data permitted for distribution is issued separately from other consents to the processing of his personal data. At the same time, the conditions provided for, in particular, Art. 10.1 of the Personal Data Law. Requirements for the content of such consent are established by the authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects. 5.8.1. Consent to the processing of personal data permitted for distribution, the User provides the Operator directly. 5.8.2. The Operator is obliged, no later than three working days from the date of receipt of the specified consent of the User, to publish information on the conditions of processing, on the existence of prohibitions and conditions for the processing by an unlimited number of persons of personal data permitted for distribution. 5.8.3. The transfer (distribution, provision, access) of personal data authorized by the subject of personal data for distribution must be terminated at any time at the request of the subject of personal data. This requirement should include the last name, first name, patronymic (if any), contact information (telephone number, e-mail address or postal address) of the subject of personal data, as well as a list of personal data, the processing of which is subject to termination. The personal data specified in this request can be processed only by the Operator to whom it is sent. 5.8.4. Consent to the processing of personal data permitted for distribution terminates from the moment the Operator receives the request specified in clause 5.8.3 of this Policy regarding the processing of personal data.
6. PRINCIPLES OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA 6.1. The processing of personal data is carried out on a legal and fair basis. 6.2. The processing of personal data is limited to the achievement of specific, predetermined and legitimate purposes. It is not allowed to process personal data that is incompatible with the purposes of collecting personal data. 6.3. It is not allowed to combine databases containing personal data, the processing of which is carried out for purposes that are incompatible with each other. 6.4. Only personal data that meet the purposes of their processing are subject to processing. 6.5. The content and scope of the processed personal data correspond to the stated purposes of processing. The redundancy of the processed personal data in relation to the stated purposes of their processing is not allowed. 6.6. When processing personal data, the accuracy of personal data, their sufficiency, and, if necessary, relevance in relation to the purposes of processing personal data, is ensured. The operator takes the necessary measures and / or ensures their adoption to remove or clarify incomplete or inaccurate data. 6.7. The storage of personal data is carried out in a form that allows determining the subject of personal data, no longer than required by the purposes of processing personal data, if the period for storing personal data is not established by federal law, an agreement to which the subject of personal data is a party, beneficiary or guarantor. The processed personal data is destroyed or depersonalized upon reaching the goals of processing or in case of loss of the need to achieve these goals, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
7. PURPOSE OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA 7.1. The purpose of processing the User’s personal data: – informing the User by sending emails; – conclusion, execution and termination of civil law contracts; – providing the User with access to services, information and / or materials contained on the Website. – clarification of order details. 7.2. The Operator also has the right to send notifications to the User about new products and services, special offers and various events. The User can always refuse to receive informational messages by sending an email to the Operator at [email protected] with the note “Refusal of notifications about new products and services and special offers”. 7.3. Impersonal data of Users collected using Internet statistics services are used to collect information about the actions of Users on the site, improve the quality of the site and its content.
8. LEGAL GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA 8.1. The legal grounds for the processing of personal data by the Operator are: – the statutory documents of the Operator; – contracts concluded between the operator and the subject of personal data; – federal laws, other regulatory legal acts in the field of personal data protection; – consent of Users to the processing of their personal data, to the processing of personal data permitted for distribution. 8.2. The Operator processes the User’s personal data only if they are filled in and / or sent by the User independently through special forms located on the Website or sent to the Operator by e-mail. By filling out the relevant forms and / or sending their personal data to the Operator, the User expresses his consent to this Policy. 8.3. The Operator processes anonymized data about the User if it is allowed in the User’s browser settings (saving cookies and using JavaScript technology is enabled). 8.4. The subject of personal data independently decides on the provision of his personal data and gives consent freely, of his own free will and in his own interest.
9. TERMS OF PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA 9.1. The processing of personal data is carried out with the consent of the subject of personal data to the processing of his personal data. 9.2. The processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the goals provided for by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the law, to carry out the functions, powers and duties assigned by the legislation of the Russian Federation to the operator. 9.3. The processing of personal data is necessary for the administration of justice, the execution of a judicial act, an act of another body or official subject to execution in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on enforcement proceedings. 9.4. The processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of an agreement to which the subject of personal data is a party or beneficiary or guarantor, as well as to conclude an agreement on the initiative of the subject of personal data or an agreement under which the subject of personal data will be the beneficiary or guarantor. 9.5. The processing of personal data is necessary to exercise the rights and legitimate interests of the operator or third parties, or to achieve socially significant goals, provided that the rights and freedoms of the subject of personal data are not violated. 9.6. The processing of personal data is carried out, the access of an unlimited number of persons to which is provided by the subject of personal data or at his request (hereinafter referred to as publicly available personal data). 9.7. Processing of personal data subject to publication or mandatory disclosure in accordance with federal law is carried out.
10. ORDER OF COLLECTION, STORAGE, TRANSFER AND OTHER TYPES OF PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA The security of personal data processed by the Operator is ensured by implementing legal, organizational and technical measures necessary to fully comply with the requirements of the current legislation in the field of personal data protection. 10.1. The Operator ensures the safety of personal data and takes all possible measures to exclude access to personal data of unauthorized persons. 10.2. The User’s personal data will never, under any circumstances, be transferred to third parties, except in cases related to the implementation of applicable law or if the subject of personal data has given consent to the Operator to transfer data to a third party to fulfill obligations under a civil law contract. 10.3. The term for the processing of personal data is determined by the achievement of the purposes for which the personal data were collected, unless a different period is provided by the contract or applicable law. The User may at any time withdraw his consent to the processing of personal data by sending the Operator a notification by e-mail to the Operator’s email address [email protected] marked “Withdrawal of consent to the processing of personal data”. 10.4. All information that is collected by third-party services, including payment systems, means of communication and other service providers, is stored and processed by these persons (Operators) in accordance with their User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The subject of personal data and / or the User is obliged to independently familiarize themselves with the specified documents in a timely manner. The Operator is not responsible for the actions of third parties, including the service providers specified in this clause. 10.5. The prohibitions established by the subject of personal data on the transfer (except for granting access), as well as on the processing or processing conditions (except for obtaining access) of personal data permitted for distribution, do not apply in cases of processing personal data in state, public and other public interests determined by law RF. 10.6. The operator, when processing personal data, ensures the confidentiality of personal data. 10.7. The operator stores personal data in a form that allows to determine the subject of personal data, no longer than required by the purposes of processing personal data, if the period for storing personal data is not established by federal law, an agreement to which the subject of personal data is a party, beneficiary or guarantor. 10.8. The condition for terminating the processing of personal data may be the achievement of the purposes of processing personal data, the expiration of the consent of the subject of personal data or the withdrawal of consent by the subject of personal data, as well as the identification of unlawful processing of personal data.
11. LIST OF ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR WITH OBTAINED PERSONAL DATA 11.1. The operator collects, records, systematizes, accumulates, stores, clarifies (updates, changes), extracts, uses, transfers (distributes, provides, accesses), depersonalizes, blocks, deletes and destroys personal data. 11.2. The operator carries out automated processing of personal data with the receipt and / or transmission of the received information via information and telecommunication networks or without it.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL DATA The operator and other persons who have gained access to personal data are obliged not to disclose to third parties and not to distribute personal data without the consent of the subject of personal data, unless otherwise provided by federal law.
13. FINAL PROVISIONS 13.1. The User can receive any clarifications on issues of interest regarding the processing of his personal data by contacting the Operator via e-mail [email protected]. 13.2. This document will reflect any changes in the policy of processing personal data by the Operator. The policy is valid indefinitely until it is replaced by a new version. 13.3. The current version of the Policy is freely available on the Internet at https://carolinaspb.ru/politika-v-otnoshenii-obrabotki-personalnyh-dannyh/
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Dorothy Cotton
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Dorothy Cotton (January 5, 1930 – June 10, 2018) was an American civil rights activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States [1] and a member of the inner circle of one of its core organizations, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As director of education for the SCLC, she was arguably the highest ranked woman in the organization.
Contents
1 early life and education
2 Civil rights activism
2.1 Citizenship Education program
3 Heritage and influence
4 Death
5 See also
6 used literature
Early life and education
Dorothy Fordan, 9 Julia, 9 Julia, 9 of the year – Dorothy Lee Foreman. [2] Her mother, Maggie Pelham Foreman, died when she was 3 years old. [2] As a result, she and her three sisters were raised by their father, Claude Forman, a worker in a tobacco factory and steel mill. [2] with only third grade education. [3] Life in their isolated southern town was a daily struggle. [4] Cotton’s father often beat Cotton and her three sisters. [2] Cotton said, “I don’t remember having anything caring at home.” [2]
While Cotton was in high school, she met Rose Grey, an English teacher who positively changed her life and inspired her to be successful and powerful. Gray, as director of the school’s annual play, frequently put her on the lead, which Foreman said made her feel “such a connection to her.” [5] Gray helped Clap find a place at Shaw University where she studied English, and also secured her two part-time jobs on campus, one in the school cafeteria and the other cleaning in the teacher’s dormitory. When Dr. Daniel, a teacher at Shaw, was offered the presidency at Virginia State University, Cotton went along and worked as his housekeeper. Cotton has described his work in the house as “half daughter, half housekeeper”. [5] While in Virginia, she met a man named Horace Sims, a student in her Shakespeare class, who introduced her to George Cotton. George Cotton was not a student at the state of Virginia. Dorothy married George at the President’s house immediately after graduation. She then continued her studies and received a master’s degree in speech therapy from Boston University at 1960 year. It was in Petersburg that Cotton joined the local church led by Wyatt T. Walker. It is here that her active work in the field of civil rights will begin.
Civil rights activism
In an interview with the Library of Congress, [5] Cotton recalls an incident when she was on the street and a white boy rode a bicycle and sang “in the heart of a Negro town.” [5] She talks about this experience and says that it made her angry and she never forgot about it, giving her “awareness of the wrongness of the system”. [5] This set her mentality up as she began her journey working with the Civil Rights Movement.
During her time at Virginia State University, she contacted the local church, led by Wyatt T. Walker, regional leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She says she was drawn to the church because of her involvement in the movement. [5] Walker asked Cotton if she would like to help organize and train children to picket. Her job was to teach them how to properly picket and march for the movement. “She helped Walker protest segregation at the library and at the dinner table, and she taught direct action tactics to students.” [6] Shortly after she intervened, Martin Luther King Jr. was invited to the church to speak. Both King and Cotton were on the program of the evening. Cotton read a piece of poetry and King showed interest and then spoke to Cotton. While in Petersburg, King asked Walker if he would move to Atlanta to help King form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Walker said he would only go if he could bring two of his closest associates with him. The two partners were Jim Wood and Dorothy Cotton. Cotton made the decision to leave, but to stay there for only three months. She ended up staying there for 23 years. In those years, she made a huge contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. [3] When Cotton first arrived at Atlanta, she was Walker’s administrative assistant. Soon after, she was hired by King to help Highland Folk School, a badly publicized school. At Highlander, Cotton met Septim Clark with whom she would work on a citizenship education program.
Cotton’s participation in the movement dominated her life. This was due to her sense of duty. In her autobiography, Cotton wrote, “Our work with SCLC was not just a job, it was a lifelong commitment.” [7] Perhaps her greatest achievement in the movement was the Civic Education Program: a program designed to help blacks register to vote.
Citizenship Education Program
I understand that people generally viewed the civil rights movement as just marches. And I know first hand that it’s not true. We had a big training program called the Citizenship Education Program. The reason for going through this citizenship training was to help African Americans who were living at a time when we had what I call the American style. apartheid.
Dorothy Cotton, interview with PBS (2013)
Cotton’s close collaboration with Septima Clark and Esau Jenkins, through both the Tennessee Highland Folk School and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, created a mass movement in southern rural areas during a time of violent and tense civil rights era of the 1960s. Esau Jenkins was one of the first participants in the formation of the Program. As an independent businessman with a “third-grade education but a Ph.D.” Jenkins traveled by private bus to the mainland from the offshore islands of South Carolina, taking local residents to and from work. [4]
During these trips, Esau would initiate conversations with his passengers about the power and importance of their personal voice. Esau recognized the urgent need for educational programs to raise awareness of political and civil rights in order to galvanize African American communities into action for change. These informal conversations were necessary to form the base of the first participants in the Civic Education Program. [4]
The civic education program is primarily focused on teaching voter registration requirements as well as community and individual empowerment. Most Southern states have enacted voter registration laws specifically designed to promote literacy in order to disqualify potential African American voters. Such requirements for registering to vote included being able to speak arbitrary parts of the constitution as well as signing one’s name in cursive. Many of those who forced these premises on blacks were themselves illiterate, making the process unreliable and subjective; many blacks were rejected. The program sought to strengthen their understanding that their right to vote is inviolable. The program also taught basic daily needs. Another hope for the program was to create a wave of education that would spread throughout the local communities, with community members themselves being teachers. [8]
The hope for the educational program was that it would spread to other communities and that these programs and schools would be established in other communities in the South and eventually throughout the United States. The brochure for the program clearly states the goal: “Their immediate program is teaching reading and writing. They help students pass literacy tests for voting.” [9] These programs also included tuition, training, and even travel to a training center. Through its commitment, the Civic Education Program will help many blacks register over the next few years. The civic education program had a profound effect on the movement, with over 6,000 men and women participating in workshops and classes. [4]
Cotton helped James Bevel organize students during the Birmingham Campaign and the Children’s Crusade and taught citizenship classes in the South during that era.
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Transportation
We offer transportation to and from the local schools in the area. If you request transportation, we will expect your child to be on the van everyday, unless you tell us otherwise. This is to guarantee the safety of your child.
Parents must notify the center at least one hour prior to school dismissal time if their child will not be riding the van in the afternoon. Ideally, a note should be written and given to QCC staff stating the dates of the days you know your child will not be riding in the van from school to the center.
Please do not assume that we will know your child is not riding the van if they did not ride in the morning or if a sibling is not at the center.
Roll is checked at the school and upon arrival at the center. You will be called to verify your child’s location if your child does not get on the van when expected.
Refusal to call and let us know your child will not be riding the van could result in a $5.00 fee for each offense.
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*ABC classrooms are open from 8AM to 3PM, Monday through Friday. If your child needs care before or after these times, you may enroll him or her in QCC’s before and/or aftercare program. Please see the “School Age Programs” page for more details. Ask your center’s director for pricing information.
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Please note that from 11:30AM and 2:00PM children are preparing for naptime and resting. Dropping your child off during this time is strongly discouraged. This is not only disrupts other children that are trying to rest, but it may also upset your own child if they have to lie down for a nap as soon as they arrive.
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We will be closed on the following holidays. Should any of these dates fall on the weekend, we will observe the holiday on Friday or Monday, whichever day is the closest to the holiday. Tuition is not waived or altered for closings.
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There will be other holidays, such as Black Friday, Christmas Eve, and Spring Break for which parents must sign up ahead of time in order for their child to attend. This allows us to plan staff scheduling and meals. Depending on the number of kids that sign up, Director’s will staff for those children only and may possibly close early. Each center will have this information posted so make sure you check with your facility about the closing time on these days.
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We struggle to measure quality child care — and even more to fund it
When Sasha Shunk first opened a child care center in her Maine home nearly 20 years ago, she knew she would have to stand out among the nearly 3,000 other home-based child care providers operating in the state at the time.
This story also appeared in Mind/Shift
“I always knew there were other child care providers a road away or the street down from me,” said Shunk, who cares for 12 children at $325 a week, each, and has about 40 more children on a waitlist. “I looked for training, I sought out ways to differentiate myself. ”
Over the years, she has earned a master’s degree in early childhood education. She’s earned accreditation from the National Association for Family Child Care, an organization in which she is now involved as a state representative. She revamped her program to offer an extensive outdoor classroom. And her center has reached the highest level of quality in Maine’s quality rating and improvement system, or QRIS, a voluntary program that is meant to encourage child care providers to meet high standards and, not incidentally, provide parents a way to find programs that are exceeding the state’s basic licensing requirements.
Sasha Shunk works with some of the children in her home-based child care program before the coronavirus pandemic. Families in her state have fewer options for providers than they did when she entered the child care profession nearly 20 years ago. Credit: Courtesy Sasha Shunk
But the family child care landscape has changed in Maine over the years. There are fewer than 800 care providers in the state now, Shunk said, and with the intense need for child care, those few don’t have any problem attracting clients. Shunk said the dwindling competition has made it harder for parents to find care, and has removed an incentive for providers to pursue quality.
Shunk says more providers must be brought into the industry and given the resources and incentives to improve. That takes time, but is a worthwhile policy goal, she said.
“When you’re entry-level, you are prioritizing the health and safety of the children, but there are different components that you can build upon,” Shunk said. “Just because a program is a level one doesn’t mean you shouldn’t send your child there,” she said, referring to the first step on her state’s child care ranking system. But hopefully, entry-level providers can develop plans to continue their growth, she said.
The need for increased child care access and quality have never been more important, and the child care industry has never been more fragile. The Biden administration’s signature domestic bill, Build Back Better, was the latest attempt by the federal government to increase both the number of child care providers and to ensure those providers offer safe and nurturing environments. But the bill was benched indefinitely in late December, when Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, raised concerns about the overall cost of the legislation.
Now, child care advocates hope the fractures exposed by the pandemic will focus public attention on creating some kind of government support for improving a child care system that is currently on the ropes.
“What we have is breaking us,” said Mary Beth Testa, a policy consultant with the National Association for Family Child Care. “Leaving things as they are is not the answer.”
Related: The racist and sexist roots of child care in America explain why the system is in shambles
Testa’s organization had been particularly enthusiastic about provisions in the bill that would have greatly expanded the number of children eligible for child care subsidies, and that would have required states to base those subsidies on the cost of providing high-quality care. Currently, most states link subsidies to the market rate of child care in a given community, but the market rate can be much lower than the actual cost of a high-quality program.
Sasha Shunk runs a home-based child care center from her home in Portland, Maine. Over the years she has increased the amount of time that children spend outdoors, and now has an extensive “outdoor classroom.” Credit: Courtesy Sasha Shunk
An increase in funding is necessary because quality improvement efforts have long been grossly underfunded, said Susan Hibbard, the executive director of the BUILD Initiative, a national organization that helps states create systems to measure child care quality. Without sufficient funds, some programs have not been able to survive. For example, in 2017 Mississippi discontinued its QRIS program, citing financial reasons. State QRIS can often end up funneling limited resources to child care programs that are already doing well, Hibbard said, rather than investing in programs that need support to improve.
“You do want to give the three-star centers enough money to be able to maintain their quality,” Hibbard said, referring to centers that meet state measures of high quality. “But you also need to have something for all the smaller programs. That’s more important, and that needs to be the first thought.”
Some states are still energized around the issue of how to appropriately measure and motivate high-quality child care, even without the backing of a bill like Build Back Better, said Terri Sabol, an assistant professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University. “We see states that even without federal funding seem to want to invest in this,” said Sabol, who studies the factors that lead to healthy child development. “Yes, it would be awesome if there were this federal system that supported it, but absent that there’s great appetite for figuring out how to measure quality.”
Related: After mass closures, too little support, post-pandemic child care options will be scarce
And yet, quality has proven incredibly challenging to measure in a sector that includes everything from a single provider caring for a few children in her home to for-profit entities with dozens of employees. It’s also difficult to nudge providers who are already operating on razor-thin margins to make extensive — and sometimes expensive — changes in their operations. One incentive used in some states is to give a larger child care subsidy to higher-rated centers. But not all providers take public dollars.
“It was very hard for centers to be responsive to any pressures to improve without any resources to put into it,” said Daphna Bassok, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia, and a researcher in child care quality measurements.
“There’s a massive amount of instability in child care right now,” Bassok said. The focus from providers is “on a very baseline level of quality — how do I get enough teachers in this classroom every day?”
A child care classroom in Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi ended its quality rating and improvement system in 2017, citing costs. Early childhood advocates say that more money is needed to give providers an incentive to make quality improvements. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report
State and federal government have tried many ways to incentivize quality. What child care advocates liked about Build Back Better is that it included generous federal incentives to increase the number of providers, encourage providers to make quality improvements, and pay for center renovations and repairs.
The bill also would have required that child care workers be paid enough to lift them above the federal poverty line. Child care workers earn less than $14 an hour, on average.
But Build Back Better did not require states to start from scratch when it came to measuring child care quality. States were expected to build on the framework that most of them already have, the QRIS. Nearly every state has a quality system, such as “Great Start to Quality” in Michigan, “Capital Quality” in the District of Columbia, Texas’ eponymous “Texas Rising Star” system, and the “Quality for ME” program in Maine, in which Shunk participates.
Many QRIS frameworks measure quality by combining scores on several different measures, such as teacher-child interactions, staff training, teacher-student ratios and family involvement. The framework then boils all those measures down into a simple four- or five-point scale. A center that meets minimum standards would earn a 1. A 4 or 5 rating indicates a top provider.
Related: A little-known program could be a model for how to spend billions in federal money on childcare
But research has found that while there might be notable differences between a minimally qualified provider and one of the best, it was hard to see meaningful distinctions between centers in the middle — those that might receive a 2 or 3 on a 5-point scale. A 2017 study of Oregon’s QRIS — which has since been revamped — reported that even though providers were ranked on a 5-star scale, there was no difference in observed quality “between programs rated 1 vs 2, or between programs rated 3 vs 4 or 5, or between programs rated 5 vs those rated 3 or 4.”
A bigger problem arose as researchers started to look even more closely at child outcomes. The provider ratings based on these composite scores weren’t predicting how well a child was prepared for school.
Children work on an art project at Sasha Shunk’s daycare in Portland, Maine. Shunk is licensed to care for 12 children and has about 40 more on a waitlist. Credit: Courtesy Sasha Shunk
In 2013, Sabol was the lead author on one of the first research papers to raise concerns about rating systems that attempted to boil several measures down to one score. A single measure — teacher-child interactions — was more predictive of good child outcomes than the composite scores.
More studies followed, with similar results. A 2019 report, prepared at the request of the U.S. Department of Education, looked at nine states that had conducted their own research on how they were measuring child care quality. That report also found that children who attended higher-rated programs did not have better developmental outcomes than those who attended lower-rated ones.
Measuring quality is still essential, Sabol said. But, she added, “those findings really highlighted the need for a more slimmed-down approach that really focuses on the key elements of quality that matter for the development of young children” — how providers teach, talk with and play with the children in their care.
States are responding to the research, in some cases by revising their child care rating systems to focus even more closely on the interactions between adults and children. Louisiana, for example, invested in a mandatory rating system that requires observers to rate teacher-child interactions in every early childhood classroom. Bassok’s research shows that, over time, those interactions have improved.
Investing in teacher training, however, is difficult in a field where educators may stay just a year or so before moving on. To help address this problem, Bassok is working on a program in Virginia that gives early childhood teachers $1,500 to $2,000 to stay with their employer for a year. The stipend has helped cut teacher turnover.
Sabol said the next generation of ratings systems should try to include even more nuanced measures of the elements that are known to affect young children. For example, ratings focus on an overall score for a center, but individual classrooms at the center could differ considerably. Even within a given classroom, children’s experiences could vary.
“Our work is showing there is just as much variation in kids’ classroom experiences between classrooms as there is between centers,” Sabol said. “We really need to be able to characterize classrooms accurately and not assume kids are having the same experience.”
If a massive federal investment in early childhood education does not make it out of Congress, expanding high-quality child care still has to be a priority, Shunk said.
“Clearly, [Build Back Better] is not going to pass the way we had originally hoped it was going to pass, but I am hopeful,” she said. “I can understand the cost being a concern, but that’s still some short-term thinking. We really have to look long-term to make this a sustainable early childhood system so that parents can be working and children are in quality environments from a young age.”
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How to choose the right kindergarten
Recommendations for parents on raising children
How to choose the right kindergarten
Antonina Feneva
aspects to pay attention to. The mother of the future kindergartener has to pay attention to the nutrition of children in a preschool institution, and to the attitude of educators towards children in the group, in a word, to many aspects of the life of a beloved child who goes on his first big voyage. At the same time, you must not forget anything, because transferring a child from one preschool to another is not always an easy and painless process, so many parents hope to find “their own”, the most reliable kindergarten that will suit their child and help the baby find his second home.
Seven important tips for choosing the right kindergarten, which will help you focus on the most important aspects
1. Choosing a kindergarten: private or public
they are attracted by the conditions of (although more expensive, but in some aspects more reliable) private preschool institutions. First you need to figure out if the family can afford to pay for the services of a private kindergarten. If possible, but the second step could be to visit public and private kindergartens to actually identify the differences: strengths and weaknesses.
2. Decide on the goals of attending kindergarten
The next thing to pay attention to is the parents’ own goals regarding the specifics of the kindergarten. Ask yourself the question: “What is the most important thing for me in the educational process?”, Because your feeling of satisfaction with the work of the preschool educational institution staff will depend on this. For example, kindergarten staff pays maximum attention to the development of the child’s creative and physical abilities, while not focusing on quality child care. For parents who do not care at all what developmental methodology the preschool teachers work on, it will not be very pleasant to know that children while playing on the playground suffer from a lack of attention from educators, which leads to injuries and falls.
We determine the parental preferences:
High-quality supervision and care for the safety of the child in the kindergarten
Following the most effective methods for developing children’s abilities and character
Teaching children numeracy, reading, a foreign language and other useful life skills, such as the basics of healthy eating
Kindergarten is a territory of children’s communication, so the more interesting the children attending preschool, the better.
We make a choice in favor of one of the above directions and pay attention to it at the first visit to the kindergarten.
3. The distance to the kindergarten also plays a role.
Pay attention to the remoteness of the kindergarten from the child’s home. Think about how parents can facilitate the process of bringing the baby to preschool. If the kindergarten is located close to the place of work of the parents, then this can be another plus in favor of choosing a convenient kindergarten.
4. Collect all the necessary information in numbers
When choosing a good kindergarten from several options, you can make a table with important numbers. In this form, the collected information is better structured and helps to make the right choice.
The following information can be entered in the comparison table:
Kindergarten opening and closing times;
Number of children in the group;
Number of caregivers and nannies in the group;
Meal data (time for breakfast, lunch, dinner) ;
Data on payment and additional contributions;
Travel time to kindergarten;
Number of educational courses in the kindergarten programme;
The amount of payment for additional educational courses provided by employees of preschool educational institutions.
5. What do children eat in kindergarten? Take it seriously. For example, you need to find out whether food is prepared right on the premises of the institution or whether it is delivered. If the food is imported, then it may not be as fresh and healthy as compared to what is prepared in the kindergarten itself.
6. Reconnaissance in force
After choosing a few kindergartens you like and collecting all the necessary information from friends and acquaintances, try to find time and visit all the “suitable” children’s institutions in order to get to know the teaching staff, to feel the psychological atmosphere in which you will spend a large part of your preschooler’s day. At the same time, be a bit of a “scout” and keep an eye on all the “little things”:
Watching what happens to children on a walk
We pay attention to the style of communication between teachers and pupils
Do adults play with children or do children play by themselves
How adults resolve conflicts
What do teachers do when it’s cold outside: sit indoors all day or go on short walks
How is the quiet hour
What attention is paid to comfort in the premises of the kindergarten
Do you feel natural sympathy for the future teacher?
Are children reloaded with activities or given time for play and entertainment?
What smells in the dining room and from the kitchen? Delicious or unpleasant?
Do you feel peace, peace and tranquility in your soul?
Be sure to take your baby on a “tour” and listen to his feelings: if the child immediately felt that it would be boring in the “exemplary” institution and he would not be really dear and needed here, then feel free to go look for another Kindergarten.
7. The adaptation period is an important time in the life of a preschool child
Find out the peculiarities of the adaptation period, when you will go to kindergarten with your child. Make sure the teachers understand the importance of this activity and are committed to providing you with all the help you need to help your child get used to the new environment.
The reliability of a kindergarten depends on many factors: the professionalism of teachers and cooks, nannies and even a janitor; from the quality of toys and high-quality repair of premises. But it is quite difficult to make a choice right away, so full confidence in the correctness of the choice will come only after one or two weeks of visiting the kindergarten group. All efforts to find “their” kindergarten will be more than justified by the child’s quick adaptation to the team and life outside the home. This will manifest itself in the fact that the baby’s behavior will not undergo drastic changes, unexpected whims will not appear, and the parents will understand that the child is all right. The pleasure of visiting your favorite kindergarten is a rather pleasant reward for responsible parents who decide to choose the right kindergarten for their favorite miracle child.
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Kinder City Kindergarten Services | Kindergarten in Gelendzhik
Our private Kinder City Kindergarten provides services under the Origins Program edited by L. A. Paramonova. The current program is an innovative educational document for preschool institutions. It maintains the best traditions of national education, at the same time being a modern innovative product. The creators of the program laid down several principles in the document. One of which is the most important is the preservation of the uniqueness and self-value of preschool childhood, as an important stage in the overall development of a person. A key feature of preschool childhood is familiarization with the values of culture, the socialization of the child in society. All this happens through the leading type of children’s activity, the game. The program was developed in accordance with federal state requirements, taking into account the latest achievements of science and practice of domestic / s foreign preschool education.
Basic kindergarten services:
Full day.
Kinder City Private Kindergarten invites children to full day groups. The group operates from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 19:00. Here the child will be offered 5 meals a day and all the educational programs that take place in our kindergarten (educational games and activities according to the program, communication with peers, walks, sleep, exercises, hygiene procedures, exercise therapy).
Mini kindergarten (not full day).
If you do not want your child to attend a full-time kindergarten, then our Kinder City kindergarten offers a short stay group, which is open Mon-Fri until 12.30. (with lunch) or until 15.00. (with sleep). Here the baby will do the same as the children in the kindergarten groups (educational games and activities according to the program, communication with peers, walks). The only difference is that he will attend only those classes that are scheduled during the day.
Hourly stay.
Hourly stay is a convenient offer for parents who need to leave their child under supervision for a short time. Also, children who are just starting to get used to the kindergarten (adaptation group) are taken to the hourly stay group.
Weekend group.
Kinder City Private Kindergarten offers childcare on weekends, is also open 24/7. In the comfortable conditions of the playrooms, qualified th educator. The service involves individual work with a small number of children. Game activities, developmental activities, good nutrition, walks, daytime sleep. Your children are waiting for high-quality care and good attitude of the employees of our kindergarten.
Early childhood development.
Your child is your continuation. And the sooner you start investing in him certain knowledge and skills, the more success he will achieve in adulthood. And this is our sacred function, our parental mission – to do everything so that our offspring are better than we are. Smarter and more promising. This is the meaning of evolution, especially since many effective methods are available to you at the Kinder City Early Development Center! (link to development center)
Productive activity in kindergarten is a kind of cultural practice where the successful formation and realization of the abilities of pupils takes place, and which can be organized in the form of a joint activity of an adult with children. Productive activities include drawing, modeling, designing, embroidery, assembling mosaics and appliqué. These activities differ from the game in that they are associated with the creation of some final product. Such actions develop figurative forms of thinking, as well as purposefulness Th, the ability to plan and achieve results.
Speech development
Speech development in kindergarten is carried out not only in the classroom, but also in the joint activities of children with the educator and with peers, so it is important for the educator to include games for speech development in planning work. It can be all kinds of riddles, tongue twisters, games, etc.
Getting to know the outside world and social reality
In working with children of middle preschool age, the task of expanding children’s knowledge of the immediate environment, a gradual transition from highlighting pronounced qualities and properties (color, shape, size, etc.) to establishing more complex connections and relationships, essential characteristics , underlying the first generic concepts (toys, shoes, clothes, tools, etc. ). It is necessary to teach children to consider objects, highlighting the features of their subject content.
Social and emotional development .
One of the tasks of all specialists and educators in kindergarten is the moral development and education of preschool children, instilling in them the basic moral qualities and foundations that will later help them communicate with other people and adequately relate to their behavior and actions.
Musical education: theater, music classes.
In the kindergarten we are engaged in musical activities. We are working on the development of musical abilities, instilling aesthetic taste. The kindergarten and the family are the two main teams responsible for the development and upbringing of the child. Musical art is of great importance in mental, moral, aesthetic and physical education.
Physical education: physical education classes.
The basis for the correct development of the child is constant care, prevention and physical education of preschool children. Mastering natural movements, such as walking and running, crawling and overcoming obstacles, contributes to the rapid intellectual and functional development of children in kindergarten, stimulates growth processes and improves health. Proper physical education of children is one of the key tasks of preschool institutions.
Preparing for school: learning to read and write, learning to read, developing elementary mathematical concepts.
School preparation courses implement the main directions of development of a child of preschool age: teaching literacy, teaching reading, development of elementary mathematical concepts. The course program includes directly educational activities in the main areas: mathematics and logic, writing and reading, speech development and the world around, rhetoric.
Additional paid kindergarten services:
Educational activities for toddlers.
Preparation for school.
English.
Choreography.
Decorative good art.
Children’s massage.
LFC.
Extended day group.
Children’s yoga.
Swimming. (summer)
Child psychologist.
Children’s speech therapist.
Correctional teacher for working with special children (cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome)
Holding holidays (birthdays).
Kindergarten in Oktyabrsky village, private kindergarten “NYUSHA”
Regime moments
1.5-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
5-6 years
6-7 years old
Reception of children, examination, independent activities
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4316 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood, GA
(770) 534-6611
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(770) 623-0062
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Located 12 miles from Buford
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(770) 777-0032
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488 North Main Street, Suite 105, Alpharetta, GA
(678) 242-0000
Upscale couture consignment shop featuring gently owned women’s clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, and jewelry in Alpharetta – Designer brands at great prices.
Located 17 miles from Buford
Closet Exchange
3005 Old Alabama Road #40, Suite 410, Johns Creek, GA
(770) 645-0657
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Located 17 miles from Buford
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4915 Lawrenceville Highway, Georgia, Lilburn, GA
(770) 923-2968
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Located 18 miles from Buford
Serendipity Antiques & Interiors
6500 Dawson Blvd., Georgia, Norcross, GA
(678) 298-7800
Consignments and Estate Liquidation. We buy houses, entire estates and offer estate sale and real estate services to our clients. Serendipity offers a variety of merchandise including home decor, interiors, antiques, vintage, mid-century modern, consignments, and artwork.
Located 19 miles from Buford
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2510-C Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA
(770) 901-5001
Quality home furnishings. Antiques, furniture, home accessories and gifts. Fabulous new bargains arriving daily!
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2508 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA
(770) 394-1600
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1078 Alpharetta Street, Georgia, Roswell, GA
(770) 640-7615
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Located 21 miles from Buford
Consignment Furniture Depot
5461 Peachtree Road, Georgia, Chamblee, GA
(770) 452-1545
Over 12,500 square feet of showroom space! Consignment furniture and accessories, original art and fine rugs. We offer designer treasures at sensible prices.
Located 23 miles from Buford
Biggar Antiques
2135 American Industrial Way, Georgia, Chamblee, GA
(770) 451-2541
Large inventory of Original Country Store, 1950s Kicthenware, fishing, hunting, sports, furniture, signs, architectural, ephemera. Retail refinishing, prop rentals, resturaunt decoration.
Located 23 miles from Buford
Simple Finds Interiors & Antiques
3614 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Georgia, Chamblee, GA
(678) 691-4241
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Located 23 miles from Buford
Great Gatsby’s Antiques and Auctions
5180 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Georgia, Atlanta, GA
(770) 457-1903
For over 20 years, Great Gatsby’s has been offering rare antiques, investment quality artwork, architectural elements, garden accents and fine collectibles to buyers and collectors around the world.
Located 24 miles from Buford
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By forcing children to commit suicide, the administrators of death groups compensate for their inferiority
An expanded meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia took place. It was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A separate topic was teenage suicide. With the development of the Internet, children sometimes face insurmountable challenges. The topic is very sensitive.
Author: Dmitry Kiselev
An extended meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia took place. It was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. A separate topic was teenage suicide. With the development of the Internet, children sometimes face insurmountable challenges. The topic is very sensitive.
“Another threat has appeared in the information sphere, which I would like to speak about separately – the spread of websites promoting suicide. Criminals target teenage and youth audiences, children with a fragile psyche or those in a difficult life situation. In this I support the initiative of the deputies of the State Duma to supplement the legislation with a norm that expands the list of actions in which criminal liability for incitement to suicide sets in. This will make it possible to prosecute the owners, creators and administrators of such sites, to stop their destructive, I want to emphasize once again, criminal activity” – said Vladimir Putin.
In fact, we are talking about remote killing technology. What is the scale of the problem?
Author: Pavel Zarubin
In several countries of the post-Soviet space, the topic of teenage suicide is one of the main ones.
In Russia, messages began to spread on the WhatsApp messenger that the Ministry of Internal Affairs allegedly warned schools about an allegedly planned mass teenage suicide. Everything has been refuted. Organizers are looking for. But law enforcement agencies confirm that some of the Russian teenagers who committed suicide in the past two years did so, among other things, because of suicide propaganda on the Internet.
“She was my best, most beautiful princess in the world, I still can’t believe what happened, for me she is always alive,” says Elena Davydova, the mother of the deceased Angelina.
Elena Davydova keeps all those dolls that she and her daughter Angelina made together. Talented and creative child. Unusual slang in the 7th grade, mother considered small oddities in behavior to be quite normal phenomena for adolescence.
On December 25, 2015, she was informed that her daughter had thrown herself out of a window. Over the past year and a half, Elena Davydova has been conducting her own investigations, meeting other parents whose children have died. Sergei Pestov’s daughter Diana committed suicide. It turned out that they all belonged to certain groups in social networks, in which ideas about the worthlessness of life were imposed.
“When a child forms himself as a person, he is instilled with depressive, destructive things, when he is crushed as a person and made out of him, excuse me, a bag of bones. That is, there is a completely reformatted consciousness,” Sergey Pestov believes.
It all starts, however, in reverse: some Internet friends offer help. Almost every teenager has a stage when it seems to him that his parents do not understand, his classmates despise him, he has acne on his face, his body is ugly and fat, there are terrible exams ahead, everyone demands something and wants something from you.
“An orphan with living parents. That is, dad is in business, mom is also busy somewhere, and the child is actually abandoned, he is left to himself. Everyone buys him, he is well dressed, he has modern phones, and so on, but he does not gets the main thing. And the child feels it perfectly, he does not receive care, love, “explained Boris Polozhy, professor, head of the department of the V. P. Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology.
“What does a parent usually do? He begins to scold, shame, thereby lowering self-esteem even more, increasing the feeling of loneliness, thereby alienating this teenager from himself and his family. Where should he go? Where his name is. And his name is some uncles who say: “You are lonely, I understand you, your parents do not understand you, but I will help you,” explains Maria Kiseleva, psychologist, psychotherapist, candidate of psychological sciences.0003
The so-called curators, puppeteers, who imagined themselves to be the arbiters of destinies, gave their answers to teenage questions, step by step raising the stakes. At first, the child was instructed to draw something on his hand and put the photo on the Internet. The teenager did it, because it seems to be both a game and an opportunity to assert oneself. Then there are the cuts. The last step was calls for suicide as supposedly the only way to solve problems.
“Administrators and curators are also selected for a reason. These people are very often flawed, who in this way try to raise their authority at least for themselves,” said Vadim Gilod, head of the crisis department of the Yeramishantsev City Clinical Hospital.
One young man, who is now under investigation, clearly belongs to this type of person. On the Web, in his community, he seems to be omnipotent and omnipotent, in reality he cannot connect two words.
“We can preliminarily say that his motivation lies in the events of his childhood, when he was offended by his peers. From this a hostile attitude towards children arose, which, taking into account the peculiarities of his psyche, led to such actions,” said Svetlana Petrenko, Acting Head of the Department interaction with the media of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
But did he act on his own or was there someone else behind him? Psychologists are sure that only well-prepared people can trample on the child’s psyche so subtly. Detention of this young man clearly required a special will, because suicidal groups are such a new phenomenon that there was simply no law to combat them. But parliamentarians are planning a quick and tough response – a bill under which the organizer of such communities faces 12 years in prison.
“There is no doubt that those persons who offer a child tests confirming that he is ready to commit suicide, setting tasks for him, are like an explosive device clockwork, where the child goes step by step and inevitably those who are at the other end wires understand that death will follow. Therefore, these are the people who act absolutely intentionally, “said Irina Yarovaya, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma.
The appearance of the document is welcomed in the Internet community, because without the criminal liability of provocateurs and perpetrators of suicide, the fight against such groups is largely enthusiasm.
Office of the largest Russian social network VKontakte. New special measures have been developed here to prevent the spread of such groups. In just two months – 600 thousand blocked accounts. Such a huge number, of course, is due to the increased hype – new communities are massively trying to create someone just like that, someone for advertising purposes, someone out of a desire to become famous. But every VKontakte user can now complain to the moderators if he believes that any of the pages have signs of suicide propaganda. And it’s almost impossible to create such a page now – instant blocking.
VKontakte created a powerful neural network – a fast-running computer program that tracks attempts to regenerate such groups and pages when they try to change the name, but leave the essence of the former.
“We signaled to our moderators that, most likely, in the new modified posts we are talking about calls for suicide or any other problems,” said Evgeny Krasnikov, head of the VKontakte press service.
After blocking, the user will have to answer the question, why is he writing this at all? And if it turns out that a person is writing about suicide seriously, VKontakte redirects him to a special psychological center.
The charity foundation’s strong point is that conversations with psychologists also take the form of correspondence via the Internet, because many teenagers are afraid to call and talk about their problems. In February alone, the Your Territory Online Center received 8,000 requests.
All major Internet companies have adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards deadly content. Together with Roskomnadzor – total blocking. According to the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov, 10,000 communities and websites that encourage teenagers to commit suicide have been closed. But blocking leads to only temporary success, dangerous groups can migrate to even more closed digital environments, for example, instant messengers. To solve the problem, an integrated approach is clearly needed – it is important to act proactively, to work in the family, in society.
A terrible story when Pskov teenagers shot police officers, committed suicide and broadcast everything live on the Periscope Internet application. Yes, the technologies are new, but the problem is as old as the world: bad relations with parents, the desire to prove their case, their importance, to attract attention by any means.
“There are no difficult children in the world. They appear as a result of the influence of adults. It is necessary to work with teachers, with school psychologists to identify such children, to develop a non-individual program for them, an individual approach of the teacher in the classroom. The child ceases to be a bully. there is no need to kick him out of the class, because if he became a jester in the class, they met him somewhere behind the school and said, yes, brother, you are normal, they are fools there, let’s teach you this and that, run across here , show how cool you are, ride on the roof of the train and feel how cool it is,” said Vadim Gilod.
Or another challenge to society – to have time to slip in front of the car. Didn’t make it – he died.
Creators of online groups that promote such extreme entertainment will also be subject to the new criminal law. But no law will keep track of a teenager if he is not really watched in the family.
“A teenager is deprived of even simple hugs and kisses, because he is no longer a little boy or girl, and it is somehow embarrassing for an adult to be in this contact with them. And teenagers really need this,” says Maria Kiseleva.
“Now I work with children in a children’s center and spend endless holidays, although this is not easy for me. But I love them very much so that they never think about suicide,” Elena Davydova, the mother of the deceased girl, admitted.
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Many of the parents shrug their shoulders when faced with adolescents in transition. How lazy! How much aggression! How much rudeness! And they don’t want to study at all! Everything is true, but any of these behaviors has its own explanation. Teenagers are not always to blame for being “like that…”. They still cannot analyze many of their reactions and actions, they do not understand what is happening to them. And the most reliable helpers in passing this difficult age should be those whom children rashly write down as enemies number one, that is, we parents. We are talking about how to survive a time of crisis and maintain friendship with your own children with psychologist Olga Isaeva, a senior lecturer in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Moscow Medical and Dental University.
And let them hit the cymbals!
— Olga, I don’t want to grumble about the fact that water used to be wetter, sugar sweeter, and children more obedient, that you and I weren’t like today’s teenagers, but…
— You will be surprised, but grumbling is justified. After all, not only we are changing, the time itself, the cultural environment is changing, and adolescence, or transitional age, as psychologists believe, is a cultural phenomenon. Some time ago it was not. For example, under Ivan the Terrible…
– So how? Difficult teenagers were flogged with rods, and therefore they preferred not to show character?
– Not really. The meaning of adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood. In a traditional society where there is a hierarchy, where life is clearly regulated, there is a ritual that takes a person from the world of childhood to the world of adults, so there are no problems with teenagers. But in the conditions of our civilization, everything is much more complicated. Try to answer the question, what does it mean to you to be an adult?
– I don’t know. Probably be able to hold back. But in general it is difficult to articulate.
– This is how millions of parents find it difficult to answer. And what to ask from children? The teenager looks at himself in the mirror, at his long arms and legs, at his almost narrow mustache, and sees “not a boy, but a husband.” But everyone else looks at the same thing, but for some reason they see a child and address accordingly: “Put on a scarf, it’s cold!” He snaps in response, because he does not understand what needs to be done so that others recognize his adulthood.
The simplest answer is that an adult is one who can do things that children cannot, namely: drink, smoke, swear and stay out late. And if you allow yourself all this, then, supposedly, everyone will understand that you have grown.
I must say right away: those parents who from childhood bring up adulthood and a sense of responsibility in their child have the least problems. But some children, of course, do not grow up from a good life – for example, when there is no father in the family and the eldest son plays his role. Teenage foolishness in such cases is usually a rare occurrence, because a child is counted on as a big one from childhood. So why does he have to prove anything to anyone?
— And in ten years, he will present his mother with a bill: you deprived me of my childhood!
– Almost every child will have to take a sip of worries. And of course, the example of an incomplete family is an example of an extreme situation. Here, as they say, life itself solves the problem of transitional age. But after all, in any family there are duties that a child is able to fulfill. Already in three or four years, you can wash your plate. And children are usually willing to help – through this they feel like adults. Parents, of course, take risks: there is more fuss, and there is a danger to the dishes, and it is much easier to do everything yourself. But this is exactly how children are discouraged from helping. When a child does something, and a parent corrects him, the result for both is joy. Therefore, it’s better not to give him an expensive plate – let him break the one that he doesn’t feel sorry for, if only from early childhood he had at least some part of his responsibility.
If the child is already fifteen, and for the first time we think about why he is inactive in everyday life and try to involve him in housework, then we should not be surprised that he “sends” us. He is not accustomed to duties and is no longer at the age when he is willingly included in the life of the family. And it’s impossible to explain to a fifteen-year-old teenager why it is now that he gets help around the house. You can tell him that he is already an adult, and in response you will hear a reproach that a month ago he was considered small and allowed to do nothing, but now for some reason he has grown dramatically.
The only thing left for parents to do here is to use a trick. For example, refer to fatigue and ask for help with the dishes. Do not blame the child for being lazy, just ask, because you really get tired after work… Most likely, the reaction will be positive.
Photo by Pavel Gontar
“Put on a scarf immediately!”
– You mentioned the scarf that parents ask you to wear when it’s cold outside. How to make sure that the scarf really ends up on the neck, and not in the pocket – out of the spirit of contradiction?
— The spirit of contradiction is as natural for adolescents as it is for any person experiencing an age crisis. The principle is very simple: the stronger the action, the more powerful the reaction. But we admit that the child does not meet with hostility any of our requests, but rather the one that is expressed in a directive tone, from a position of power. A teenager will simply try to neutralize this power if he does not recognize its authority. So it turns out that you, taking care of the child, demand: “Put on a scarf immediately!” – and he answered: “Yes, you go … I’m already an adult, you will point me out here!”
Solve the problem in the same way as with dishes. Ask, explain your excitement and anxiety: “Well, please, it’s so cold there … Honestly, I will be calmer.” Your chances of being heard will immediately increase.
We sit down to do our homework…
— Another situation: we sit down to do our homework. Tomorrow is a test, the child’s head is empty, the desire to prepare is zero. Two is guaranteed. But he doesn’t care…
— The beginning is already good: we sit down to do our homework. Ask yourself the question: who needs it more, you or him? If you – then you got exactly what you were striving for, that is, you are studying instead of him, which means that the lessons are yours, and not his problem, until graduation. In psychology, this is called learned helplessness syndrome. If you sat down to do homework together from the first grade, then there is nothing to expect that the teenager will do it himself. Why? It’s you who are afraid to get an A, it’s you who want to “get him into an institute.” In addition, children cannot think and calculate in a long-term perspective to understand that a bad certificate is a real problem. But not talking to a friend in ICQ is really a disaster for them…
You may have noticed that even before school, children play role-playing games: shop, hairdresser, teacher… They want to become adults as soon as possible. Support this beginning in them! And when the child goes to the first grade, explain to him that he is already an adult and he has a job that needs to be done well. Usually children, albeit instinctively, gladly accept this new responsibility. The task of parents is simply not to spoil the matter.
— Well, what if the child has matured and cannot cope with difficult lessons? After all, it is with this that parental participation in algebra, physics, compositions begins . .. Otherwise, he will simply quit studying.
— That’s exactly what participation is, and nothing more. It is necessary to explain to the child that the deuce is his problem. Let him first try to understand what exactly his difficulties are, keeping in mind that he can always turn to you in case of difficulties. Well, you should be ready to help him deal with this particular problem so that he can work again on his own.
— And if, in response to an offer to help, I hear: “Leave me alone! Mind your own business!”
— So be it. And you go about your business: go to work, earn money for your family. You are doing your duty. Remind him, only in a very friendly tone, that he also has responsibilities, but, unlike you, he does not fulfill them. Then the question arises: why? Let him figure out what the difficulty is and come up to you with a specific question, without shifting homework onto your shoulders. As long as his bad grades are yours and not his problem, don’t expect anything to change in him.
In adolescence, the topic of studying is complicated by the fact that good grades cease to work as a self-sufficient incentive. Children are no longer afraid to be doubles. On the contrary, it is shameful to be excellent students. They are interested in walking, meeting, the school becomes a place of parties. And here parents need to make efforts to discipline the child. The starting point can be his interests. Someone likes history or geography, someone “swallows” books… Throw “fuel” into this cauldron.
— And if the child is not interested in anything? And he has only one desire – not to be pulled?
— If a teenager is not interested in anything, then the problem is in the family. This means that there is no priority of knowledge in the house, and parents work so much that they have no strength left for intellectual life. They don’t read anything themselves for a long time, except for newspapers, they don’t go anywhere … And why then should a child strain at school if all this knowledge was not useful to parents?
The value of knowledge must be cultivated in the family. Go to museums together, take photographs, travel (not necessarily far, you can also go to a neighboring city, if only together), communicate. If these interests are awakened, then it will be easier for the child to learn. Knowledge gained outside of school gives a kind of trump card: for example, in geography, he will know something that no one knows, and he will shine with it in the lesson. And it is prestigious for him, and the teacher is pleased.
— Yes, but if the child is only interested in TV and computer games? And it is useless to ban them. There are friends who also have computers, he will just go to visit them …
– Any prohibition causes only additional interest in a teenager, therefore it is more correct to give an alternative. Instead of a stupid cartoon, watch a cool movie together. Yes, you will waste your time. But we have to fight for the children.
Computer is a separate topic. Of course, you must and have every right to limit the time your child spends at the monitor. (If there is only one computer in the family, say, for example, that you need to work on it). But be aware that as a rule, it is not at all easy for children to leave the virtual world. And sometimes, in order to get a teenager out of there, the parent needs to go down there himself. Play together, preferring more peaceful game options, gradually switch to other non-computer-related joint activities. If the game has become a drug for a child, call psychologists for help! This topic – addiction to the game, or gambling addiction – is now being taken very seriously.
However, it is often convenient for the parents themselves that the child is sitting at the computer and does not touch anyone. But this state of life in the virtual world is akin to homelessness. It just looks quite socially acceptable – the child doesn’t seem to be climbing in basements, not lying under the fence, but sitting at home and doing something. But this is a dangerous calm. In the virtual world, he has ten lives, and he is a hero, but here he has problems at school, quarrels with his parents. .. Why does he need to return to reality?
Sound the alarm if you notice that a child is becoming a fanatic. Look for an alternative activity for him that would be no less exciting. Maybe wrestling classes, hiking…
– Speaking of the virtual world. Many children draw with a pen in a notebook. And sometimes these drawings are terrifying, because there are iron monsters, gargoyles and other aggressive creatures incompatible with life. How to react to it? Is it all about computer games?
– Drawings are the embodiment of the child’s inner images. This means that all this is in his head, and most likely formed by the same TV and games. Horrors do not arise in the mind for no reason. I know a case when a teenager pulled his photograph out of a frame on the wall and put in its place a drawing with such an iron monster. Perhaps this is how he sees his real portrait. Can you imagine what he has inside?.. Such episodes should be a very serious signal for parents: act, knock on the child, do not leave him to the mercy of a virtual fate with ten lives! He will lose his only one, and you will lose with him.
Photo by Yulia Kuzenkova
There is such a term – laziness
– Many children go to art or music schools, but not all of them graduate. It would seem that the person has abilities, and there was some kind of interest … But the matter was abandoned halfway, the child was tired. Is it worth it to keep going?
— Everything needs motivation. If a child, for example, draws, then there must be exhibitions and competitions in which he participates. He must understand what result he is working for, and the competitive spirit here is the best engine. Just drawing or playing the violin, without a specific goal – this interest will not last long. If there are no exhibitions of children’s drawings and music festivals in your city, find them on the Internet! Introduce the child to artists, musicians who have their own blogs (again, first find them yourself, see what kind of people), let them communicate there. For teenagers, after all, it is not so much the classes that are important, but the social circle, the hangout that develops in the process of work. If your child goes to a music school, but his friends do not, and it is in their company that he realizes himself as a person, then he is unlikely to need this school. Rather, he will have the same question: why do I need it?
– Let’s say I start a group on a social network, I suggest that he post his works and drawings of art classmates there. The result is the same – first it makes body movements, then it deflates. How to be?
— What you describe is what psychologists call teenage laziness (yes, that’s the term!), which has its own physiological causes. In connection with the rapid growth in the body, there is a shortage of energy, which means that it must be saved. True, if a genuine interest wakes up in some business, this energy will overflow. But this means that in another case it will decrease. There is another important reason – adolescents have poorly developed volitional regulation. From the point of view of the will, this is generally a failed age, it is very difficult to force yourself to do something. They have a constant feeling of apathy, loss of strength. Parents need to wait out this period, endure it, while periodically “kicking” the teenager, returning to the issue of his personal responsibility. The main thing is that he still completes school assignments himself, and you would only provide constructive assistance and create conditions for the development of his interests. Give your child the opportunity to express themselves in life.
To drink or not to drink
— There is another threat: at the age of thirteen or fourteen, many people already try alcohol.
— You cannot insure your child against this. But it is in your power not to create a stir around the topic. The principle is still the same: if adults in a family can drink a little, but there is a strict taboo for a teenager (“You are still small, you cannot!”), Then alcohol becomes a tempting fruit. And the child will definitely get drunk, and you will be the last to know about it. Therefore, the task of the parent is to develop a calm attitude towards alcohol in the child. If you are sitting at a festive table with a glass of wine and a teenager asks you to try, do not say: “This is only for adults”, do not arouse interest. Explain that the wine does not taste so good. Offer juice. If the child insists, give a sip. Wine really seems tasteless to children, and if it is not banned, it is unlikely to arouse additional interest. If you do not drink at all and there is a certain philosophy behind this, it is very important to share your thoughts with your child.
— Wouldn’t it be better to stick to protective tactics so that the child does not know anything about alcoholic beverages at all?
— This tactic is common in our Orthodox families, Orthodox schools. It seems that it is better to hide the child from the temptations of the world, and then he will grow up to be a pious person. But temptations cannot be removed from the world, and a teenager will not be ready to meet them. There are so many examples when, after leaving the walls of an Orthodox lyceum, students stand around the corner and smoke like steam locomotives. This is how children learn to be hypocrites.
It is important not so much to protect the child from temptations as to be there when he starts to get to know them. Talk to him about your concerns in a friendly way. If someone you know drinks heavily, do not hide that this is a real illness, let the teenager be clear about the causal relationship between alcohol and alcoholism.
When I worked at the drug center, some of my colleagues brought children to work and showed what drug addicts are, what withdrawal is, what it looks like and how it is treated, they let the children talk to the sick … They talked about the buzz, but they themselves were in that moment is so not high! One visit to the child was quite enough to form a lasting impression and attitude.
Authorities
— Many of your tips, it seems to me, can be put into practice, provided that parents maintain authority in the eyes of the child. But while he is in his transitional age, will he listen, are his parents an authority?
— Parents can and should be an authority for their children. But, unfortunately, this is not always possible. The fact is that in adolescence, a child makes an important discovery for him – it turns out that he has his own inner world, and this world is extremely interesting. And if parents don’t care about this (and often this is exactly what happens: we strive to dress, shoe, feed, etc., and talk, for example, heart to heart – well, if there is time), then they have extremely little chance of maintaining their authority, and the teenager has nothing to do with it. Children often do not forgive such inattention to themselves, and precisely because they acutely begin to understand that the inner is more important than the outer. They see themselves from the inside, their essence, thoughts, character traits … They want to share this. And not with anyone. Parents have one thing on their minds: “Have you done your homework? Why aren’t the boots removed? Did you take out the trash? Well done!”
To maintain parental authority, you need to maintain a trusting relationship with a teenager and live an interesting life yourself.
– A relationship of trust? At a transitional age?
— If you have not had confidential communication for thirteen to fifteen years, and one fine evening you decide to ask what the child writes in the diary, then the reaction will be sharp and rude. But you still need to make contact, and there is a win-win trick that manipulators love to use: people will open up to you if you start opening up to them. You have a life behind you, you were also at a transitional age, somehow you were weird: you tried your first cigarette, wrote on the fence or cursed obscenely… Everything was there, and one should not assume that our children are not clear who they are. Remember what you felt, what you were worried about, and share with your child. Of course, you should not tell the details of how you got drunk, but your experience of living in crisis situations is indispensable for him and much more interesting than stories from books. A child often does not see a parent as a person, because we hide him intensely, leaving on the surface only what can be called a life support machine. And when mom or dad begins to gradually open up, when it turns out that they also had youth, disappointments and loves, then the child becomes clear that his parents are normal people, you can deal with them.
For example, Bishop Anthony of Surozh began all his stories with the words: “You know, there was such a case with me…”. He never said directly what to do and what not to do. He talked about his personal experience, about his experience of God. I think we should take an example from him.
Are you interested in life?
– You say that parents should be interesting people and then there will be respect for them. What is meant?
— Often, when we become parents, we stop living our own lives. In the first years after birth, the child takes so much attention that the mother does not have the strength for any books other than children’s books, and the father does not have time to be interested in anything other than work and providing for the family. Children grow up, as do their requests, and we, adults, get used to a purely technical function – “to feed, clothe, provide . ..”. And nothing more than what we should be doing as parents. So we partly cease to be ourselves. But when a parent turns into a round-the-clock educator and loses his personality, he ceases to be interesting to the child. Especially a teenager. After all, the first question he asks in response to our claims is: “Well, what about you? You demand that I read books, but do you read them yourself? Are you interested in anything?” And this is serious.
– But how can a parent who comes home from work with a squeezed lemon, until dinner, cleaning, while checking the lessons, take time for hobbies?
– And this is a matter of priorities. Among my acquaintances there are several professorial families. You come to their house: there are many, many books that do not fit in cupboards and lie everywhere – on shelves, chairs, window sills… What order is there. In these families, there is often no lunch, almost never dinner, and in the refrigerator is what the teenage son managed to buy on the way from school. After all, in the end, the child himself begins to do what he lacks. He knows: there is no food at home, mom will come after the lecture at ten in the evening, she also needs to be fed, because she can’t cook anything for herself, and she doesn’t have the strength. Therefore, he himself will buy food, cook, help around the house, and he and his mother, can you imagine, will have time to talk in the evening.
A woman often sees her mother’s purpose in providing a life, but after that, not only does everything else disappear, often this life is not needed to such an extent. And resentment begins that the husband refused to have dinner (he ate at work), although she tried, she did not spare her strength. As soon as you decide for yourself: what is more important for you – everyday life or something more, then there will be time for personal interests.
— I think the self-examination should begin with the question: Does my own life bring me joy?
– A very useful question. If your answer is “yes”, then in general everything is fine with you. If no terrible events have happened, and you are angry and discouraged, then it’s time to change something. Often the cause of despondency is driven out, tragic fatigue. If so, it’s time to stop. We won’t earn all the money, and what we have, we won’t be able to take to the next world, and there may not be tomorrow! Remember, as Bulgakov says: a person is mortal, and what is even worse, suddenly mortal. Even if you are sure that you are trying not for yourself, but for the children, stop and think. Is the money you make worth the time you didn’t spend with it?
If it’s a matter of being irritated with life, that it “is arranged that way”, then remember that this is your life, and no one but yourself can change anything in it. Look for an outlet, remember what interests you had in your youth… And it is also important to understand that it is those parents who perceive life as a joy, or rather, will become a real authority for children. For one simple reason – you really want to grow behind such people.
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Children are leaving life / News of the Society of Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory / Newslab.Ru
10/24/2012
The Investigative Committee of Russia started talking about a bad trend. According to the law enforcement agency, the number of child suicides has been steadily growing in recent years. Experts, speaking about the causes of an unhealthy trend, name the main problem – the lack of a system and responsible people. According to the law, everyone must prevent suicides – both the police, and officials from education, and parents. And that means no one.
The numbers issued by the Investigative Committee are shocking. In 2010, 798 cases of juvenile suicide were registered in Russia, in 2011 – 896. In the first half of 2012 – already 532 cases. Judging by the growth rate, we can draw an unpleasant conclusion: by the end of the year, the number of child suicides will exceed one thousand.
It follows from the statistics – children have their own way of leaving life . This is hanging. Only then comes a fall from a height, poisoning with drugs, piercing and cutting objects. Dealing with the consequences is stupid and inefficient. We need to look for reasons. According to the experts of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, the suicides of most minors could have been prevented if at least someone had paid attention to the children.
“The analysis showed that a significant part of children who committed suicide already needed not only the help of a social pedagogue or psychotherapist, but also intervention in their lives by police agencies for the prevention of juvenile crime,” said Vladimir Markin, official representative of the Investigative Committee.
Albina Komovich, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the region, spoke about the sad regional statistics with examples on October 11 at a session of the Legislative Assembly of the region. According to her, in the region in 2011 there were 33 cases of suicide of minors . The main age of juvenile suicides is 15-16 years. It is curious that in 80% of cases these are children from prosperous families, where there are both parents and a good income.
— Let me give you one example: a mother did not allow her child to help her with repairs. He did something wrong, and she sent him to the next room. Two hours later, he looks – he is hanging on a belt … – Komovich said at the session. – Parents get divorced, the child either lives with his mother, then lives with his father. As a result, the girl writes a note and commits suicide,” Komovich told MPs. Moreover, she named the lack of attention to children from parents as one of the main reasons for such cases.
In a comment to the online newspaper Newslab.ru, the commissioner drew attention to the need to work with parents. “The most important thing is that the child must feel that he will find protection and help from his parents” .
— Parenthood is for life. And it’s very hard. But our parents are not ready to be parents. Many are not ready. Fed, watered, dressed beautifully and that’s it. And what is in the soul of a child is trifles. Just think, the son quarreled with the girl… – says Komovich. – The parent should always be nearby, talking with the child. There must be an internal connection.
Krasnoyarsk psychologist Vadim Kozhevnikov also talks about these reasons. In his opinion, the reason for the increase in child suicides is a consequence of unfavorable trends that are observed in society. Moreover, not only in our Russian. This is an increase in the level of general depression due to the economic recession and all crisis conditions.
– All this affects a person. Including on a child who receives less warmth and care. Finally, the child simply becomes isolated from the parents. Any tension in society leads to the fact that, no matter how scary it may sound, children are the last ones. They receive less love, affection, care. Suicide is depression . And if a child dies, then this is a consequence of the depression of an adult who is next to him or who affects his condition, the psychologist is sure.
Kozhevnikov believes that the upward trend in the number of child suicides is natural. Despite the fact that it runs counter to the improvement of the well-being of society. Including financial. – Well-being is growing, while spirituality and morality are deteriorating. This leads to the fact that people begin to degenerate. Suicide is the degeneration of people.
Komovich believes that it is necessary to correct the pedagogical incompetence of parents. And he recalls the “universal education” that were still in the Soviet Union.
— There are no problems that cannot be solved. With the help of adults, you can solve everything, fix everything and find a way out of any situation. Except for death,” she sums up. It only turns out that it is adults who most often push children to a terrible step by their unintentional actions.
Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy Announces Expansion Plans For Dallas-Fort Worth
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
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Cadence Academy Preschool, located in Irving, Texas, has a genuine dedication to promoting physical, intellectual, and emotional growth in the children under their care. They have been teaching early childhood education for more than 20 years, and they have created an unmatched reputation for expertise. Their staff of teachers are well-trained and dedicated to fostering a lifelong love of learning in each of their students. Cadence Academy Preschool has a curriculum that consists of science, math, art, music, physical fitness, cooking, and language arts.
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Plano, TX 75024
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Canyon Creek Day School is a private kindergarten and preschool located in Plano, Texas that was established in 1968. They provide the finest early childhood education in their area, and they strive to create an atmosphere where children feel more inclined to learn. Canyon Creek Day School teaches many different subjects such as arts and crafts, music, science, and outdoor play. The courses they provide work towards helping to develop a child’s motor skills and social interactions.
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Rockwall, TX 75032
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Galaxy Ranch Private School was established in 1965 by husband and wife Alicia and Brad Larsen, and is located in Rockwell, Texas. They pride themselves on giving their students a positive start to their journey in education. Galaxy Ranch Private School caters their services to toddlers and children up to four years old. Subjects that they teach include sign language, basic math, reading, Spanish, and music classes. There are also extra-curricular programs provided such as swimming classes, summer camp, dance, swim club, and computers.
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Irving, TX 75063
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Kids ‘R’ Kids Preschool, Childcare, and Daycare was established in 1998 in Irving, Texas to provide a safe, loving, and warm environment in which young children are encouraged to learn and grow. They are committed to building a solid foundation to ensure their students reach their full potential. Kids ‘R’ Kids Preschool, Childcare, and Daycare teaches many programs and activities, including child-directed learning, language, physical activities, music lessons, and other various daily enrichment activities. Their programs also help to enhance a child’s hand-eye coordination, name recognition, problem solving, typing skills, and social skills.
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Dallas, TX 75220
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Meadowbrook School, located in Dallas, Texas, has more than 40 years of experience, and strives to promote confidence and individuality within the lives of each student. They believe in creating a solid foundation for their students to use as a launchpad for their continued education. Meadowbrook School has a genuine dedication to providing highly individualized learning experiences, and to teaching their students to really respect and appreciate one another.
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Dallas, TX 75230
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Northaven Co-operative Preschool was established in 1969 in Dallas, Texas, and has a genuine dedication to early childhood education. They pride themselves on their accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, as well as their commitment to their students. Their classes have been designed for children from ages two to five. The curriculum at Northaven Co-operative Preschool was created to foster the development of students both intellectually and physically.
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Dallas, TX 75229
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Preston Royal Preschool specializes in creating a nurturing and warm environment in which children are given the opportunity, support, and encouragement to learn and grow. They are located in Dallas, Texas, and they believe in creating a learning community that helps their students develop social skills, physical wellness, and intellectual and emotional growth. Preston Royal Preschool’s staff and teachers have an average of 12 years of experience, and are enthusiastic about being involved in the growth and education of the next generation.
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Frisco, TX 75033
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SandCastle School is a Cadence Education School™ located in Frisco, Texas that has over 20 years of experience. Since their founding, they have created an unparalleled curriculum that allows their students to thrive, and that creates a lifelong love of education. SandCastle School’s curriculum includes many subjects that build a strong learning foundation such as computers, technology, Spanish, French, math, and science. They have a mission to enrich the lives of children, and to do everything within their power to aid in their development.
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Frisco, TX 75034
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St Phillip’s Episcopal Preschool, located in Frisco, Texas, utilizes many different resources to provide their students with a well-rounded, comprehensive educational experience. Their teachers strive to help students realize their full potential, both academically and socially. St. Phillip’s Episcopal Preschool teaches subjects like writing skills, math, problem solving, language, letter recognition, and phonics. They also host an after-school care program that has arts and crafts, group games, free play, computer time, and snacks.
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Dallas, TX 75218
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The Children’s Center was established in Dallas, Texas with the philosophy of aiding the development of their students intellectual, physical, social, and emotional skills. They have created a multi-sensory curriculum that works to instill a lifelong love of education. Since their founding in 1952, they have had many directors that maintain a superior level of excellence, friendliness, and supportiveness that is unmatched by other preschools. They are equipped to teach children from two and a half years old, to six years old.
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Carrollton, TX 75006
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The Crafton School, located in Carrollton, Texas, was designed to provide a creative, safe, a structured atmosphere that fosters the development of intellectual, emotional, and physical skills. The State of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has officially licensed them as a permanent preschool facility. The Crafton School offers many activities and subjects such as outside play, weather, numbers, the alphabet, theme-based group activities, and story time.
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Frisco, TX 75033
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The Musical Arts Schoolhouse is a multi-dimensional facility that provides preschool services, kindergarten, dance, music, arts, and theater classes in Frisco, Texas. Lead teacher Ms. Vicki has been teaching since 1989, and is a graduate from the Southwest Baptist University with a major in Early Childhood Education. The Musical Arts Schoolhouse has their license in childcare, and they have a staff of teachers that have graduated from colleges such as the Frisco School of Music, Colegio San Francisco, UT Arlington, and the Texas State University.
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Plano, TX 75024
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TLC Schools, located in Plano, Texas, provides their students some of the best early childhood education and childcare services available. They strive to create a safe, secure, and inviting atmosphere where children feel, and that fosters development and growth. TLC Schools has more than 30 years of experience, and maintaining their success rate is one their top priorities. They teach many subjects to their preschool students, including dramatic play time, science, social studies, art, foreign languages, language development, number concepts, and simple counting.
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Q: How much do preschool teachers make?
A: As of 2021, the average hourly wage for preschool teachers is $12.60. Preschool teachers with higher levels of education typically earn more than the national average. In 2018, top preschool teaching positions paid a median annual income of about $30,000.
Q: How long does it take to become a preschool teacher?
A: The time needed to be eligible for a teaching job at a preschool depends on the educational requirements. An associate degree takes two years and a bachelor’s degree is typically a four-year commitment. But in states that only require early childhood education certification with a high school diploma, preschool teachers may complete the ECE course in as little as six weeks.
Q: Do you need a degree to be a preschool teacher?
A: Some states require a college degree for preschool teaching positions, while others accept a high school diploma and early child education certification. To work for the Head Start program, aspiring teachers must earn at least an associate’s degree, and many positions in the federally funded program require a bachelor’s degree in an education field.
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Pre-K Assistant Teacher (Texas School Ready- TSR program)
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Pre-K Teacher Job in Arlington, TX
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Teacher Job in Arlington, TX
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Purpose:
To perform all tasks according to Kids ‘R’ Kids policies and procedures and child care regulatory agencies and to provide a warm, nurturing, safe and loving environment, which supports the Mission Statement of Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools of Quality Learning.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Be familiar with and stay current on state child care regulations, local and federal regulatory agencies, Kids ‘R’ Kids policies and procedures
Comply with federally mandated universal precautions and infection control guidelines and procedures
Know the procedures for fire and weather related emergencies
Know procedures for the care of an injured or ill child
Be aware of children with allergies
Know child/staff ratio for your group of children
Greet each child and parent as they enter the classroom
Establish and maintain good communication with parents
Begin a Daily Report for each child as they arrive
Keep Infant Information Sheets up to date (see your Director for center policy)
Follow daily schedule for meal and snack time for toddlers
Follow daily schedule for outside play time
Be knowledgeable of playground safety
Be attentive and responsive to infant’s/toddler’s needs
Work with each child to accomplish developmental milestones. Make lesson plans accordingly
Observe, record, and report infant/toddler development
Keep decorations in your classroom up to date
Display children’s work in your classroom
Follow the
Steps for diapering
each time you change a child’s diaper or assist with toilet training. (ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES)
Follow the recommendations on the
Cleaning Chart
to properly sanitize and disinfect your classroom and equipment. USE SOAP AND WATER ON PANELS OF CRIBS, NOT CHEMICAL CLEANSERS
Send Boo-Boo and Oh-No reports to the front desk prior to the parent’s arrival
Children should be engaged in an activity while awaiting their parent’s arrival
Have children’s personal items and Daily Report ready at the end of each day
Greet each parent as they arrive to pick up their child
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Meet the minimum requirements set by the state child care regulatory agency for the position of Infant/Toddler care provider
Demonstrate the following qualities: self-motivation, self-direction, and patience, ability to make good judgments, creativity, reliability, and dependability
Provide all medical records, abuse clearance, criminal records check, fingerprint clearance, high school diploma, training certificates, and any other forms or information required by the child care regulatory agency or this school
Physical constraints required include the ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid, to see and read newsprint with or without corrective lenses, to speak and be understood under normal circumstances. Have the ability to lift a 15-30 pound child frequently throughout the day for reassurance, cuddling and diaper changing; lift supplies weighing up to 50 pounds frequently throughout the day; have use of arms, hands, legs, and feet with or without corrective devices to accomplish the job. Have the ability to move quickly from child to child as needs arise
Demonstrate the ability to handle crisis situations, especially where children are involved and to respond immediately to any emergency situation, including evacuation of the building
Be willing to participate in continuing education as required by the child care regulatory agency
Maintain certification in CPR and First Aid Training
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To perform all tasks according to Kids ‘R’ Kids policies and procedures and child care regulatory agencies and to provide a warm, nurturing, safe and loving environment, which supports the Mission Statement of Kids ‘R’ Kids Schools of Quality Learning. (ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES) Crib/mat sheets and blankets should be changed once daily or more often if needed Follow the Kids ‘R’ Kids Discipline Policy.
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Kids ‘r’ Kids-South Arlington
Master Teacher Job in Arlington, TX
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If you enjoy being around young children in a supportive environment and have energy, the will to play and engage with kids, and the patience and willingness to learn how to help them grow, we’d love to have you!
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Job DescriptionWe are looking for an energetic, experienced administrator to join our school family. The ideal candidate will be familiar with minimum standards, reliable, have great customer service skills and a team player.
We are looking for someone who is:-Coachable and able to coach- Confident-Excellent with verbal and written communication-Good listening and follow up skills-Able to work with others, avoids gossip-Solution and detail orientated-Strong classroom management and organizational skills-Multitasking and stress management skills are essential for this position
Responsibilities:* Work in the classroom when ratios require* Conduct tours and answer phone calls in a professional manner* Collaborates with other members of the mangement team to provide ongoing feedback for teaching staff* Creates a culture of engagement by empowering teachers to find solutions for themselves* Maintains confidentiality* Use of Procare software (will train)* This role may require to work in shifts, flexibility is a plus* Deal with situations in a timely and effective manner* Coordinate front desk activities, distributing correspondences and redirecting phone calls
Qualifications:* Minimum of one year working in an administrative position, preferably in a licensed Early Childhood Program* Must meet state licensing training requirements* Must be able to work 10:30am to 6:30 pm
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Kids R Kids West Frisco
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A friendly, enthusiastic staff can be the greatest asset of a successful Kids R Kids School of Quality Learning. Kids R Kids Schools of Quality Learning strive to be a vital part of the community.
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Josh Dallas’ wife, Ginnifer Goodwin Bio-Wiki, Age, Children, Net Worth, Family
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Josh Dallas biography and wiki
Josh Dallas (b. Josh Paul Dallas December 18, 1978) is an American actor born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America). Dallas is well known for his role as David Nolan in the fantasy drama Once Upon a Time. He is also well known for his role as Fandral in Thor.
He currently plays Ben Stone on the NBC drama series Manifest.
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Josh Dallas How old is Josh Dallas?
Josh Dallas is 41 years old as of 2020 and was born December 18, 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky. , United States. He celebrates his birthday on December 18, every year and his birth sign is Sagittarius.
Josh Dallas Hight
Josh stands at height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and Weighs approximately 176 pounds (80 kg) . He also looks very tall in the photos.
Josh Dallas Education
He attended New Albany Senior High School. He later attended the Mountview Academy of Performing Arts where he received a Sarah Exley Scholarship.
Josh Dallas family, siblings
Dallas was born to both parents and was an only child in Louisville, Kentucky. Details about his father Robert Michael Dallas and mother Diana Raymond are quite rare and unavailable. However, as soon as more information about Josh’s father, mother, siblings becomes available, we will immediately inform all members of his family.
Josh Dallas Wife Ginnifer Goodwin, who is Josh Dallas married to?
Josh Dallas Wife Ginnifer Goodwin is an American actress best known for her role in the HBO drama series Big Love. Dallas married Ginnifer Goodwin in Los Angeles, California in a blissfully colorful wedding ceremony. Dallas and his wife Ginnifer Goodwin They have two children, sons Oliver Finley and Hugo Wilson.
Josh started seeing Ginnifer Goodwin in the fall of 2011. The love bird immediately started a business and got engaged in October 2013.
Moreover, Josh was previously married to Lara Pulver. Dallas’ ex-wife Lara Pulver is an English actress known for her roles in the spy drama series Ghosts and Sherlock. Dallas met his first wife Lara Pulver while working at the Johanna Hotel, Windsor in 2003. Josh married Lara Pulver in December 2007, in a blissful private wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. However, the couple divorced in 2012 after rumors that Dallas was putting in his Once Upon a Time co-star Ginnifer Goodwin.
Ex-couple has no children from five years of marriage.
Josh Dallas Wife Net Worth, Ginnifer Goodwin Net Worth
Ginnifer Goodwin net worth is estimated at $8 million as of 2020. . This includes her assets, money and income. Her main source of income is his career as an actress. Thanks to various sources of income, Ginnifer Goodwin has been able to accumulate a good fortune, but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Josh Dallas Wife Children, Ginnifer Goodwin Children
Josh and his beautiful wife Ginnifer Goodwin are blessed with two children from their beautiful intimate marriage. The couple welcomed their first child, Oliver Finlay, on May 29, 2014. Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin’s second child Hugo Wilson was born on June 1, 2016.
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Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin, Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin is the wife of Josh Dallas. Ginnifer Goodwin and Dallas’ on-screen romance as Snow White and Prince Charming in Once Upon a Time was sweet enough, but their real-life relationship is even more endearing. Although the show is over, it holds a special place in their hearts as that is how they met.
Does Ginnifer Goodwin wear a wig?
Ginnifer Goodwin in a wig on the set of Something Borrowed in New York.
Josh Dallas Kids, Josh Dallas Kids
Josh and his beautiful wife Ginnifer Goodwin are blessed with two children from their beautiful intimate marriage. The couple welcomed their first child, Oliver Finlay, on May 29, 2014. Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin’s second child Hugo Wilson was born on June 1, 2016.
Josh Dallas Net Worth
Josh Dallas has an estimated net worth of $3 million in 2020. . This includes his assets, money and income. His main source of income is his acting career. Through various sources of income, Dallas has been able to amass a good fortune, but prefers to lead a frugal lifestyle.
Josh Dallas Measurements and Facts
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Josh Dallas Bio & Wiki
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Full names: Joshua Paul Dallas
Popular as : Josh Dallas
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Nationality : American
Race/Ethnicity : Mixed (White)
Religion : Unknown
Sexual orientation: Straight
Josh Dallas’ birthday
Age / how old? : 41 years old (2020)
Zodiac sign : Sagittarius
Date of birth : December 18, 1978
Place of birth : Luisville, Kentukki
Birthday : December 18,
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body measurements : Out of stock
Height / How tall? : 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)
mass : 176 pounds (80 kg)
Eye Color : Blue
Flowers : Brown
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Josh Dallas Family and relationships
Father (dad) : Robert Michael Dallas
Mother : Diana Raymond
Siblings : Unknown
Marital Status : Married
Wife/Spouse : Married to Ginnifer Goodwin.
Former wife / ex -spouse: Lara Pulver (December 2007 – 2012)
Dating / Girlfriend : Unusable
Children : Sons (Oliver Finley and Hugo Wilson) Daughter (I)
Josh Dallas Net Worth & Salary
Pure cost : 3 million dollars
Salary : Considered
Source of income : on the consideration
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Josh Dallas Thor | Fandral
On June 8, 2012, Dallas announced that he was missing the role of Fandral. to Thor . That’s because he was a fan of ABC’s Once Upon a Time at the time. Thus, he gave up his role as Thor’s closest friend, which was taken over by Zachary Levi.
Josh Dallas Once Upon a Time
Dallas began filming ABC’s Once Upon a Time as Prince Charming in 2011 after leaving Thorin. During his appearance in an episode of The Black Fairy, Josh portrayed David Nolan as a form of Gideon in disguise.
Josh Dallas Zootopia
In addition to acting, Josh also does voice acting in some films. He voices Crazy Pig in the 2016 3D computer-animated comedy film. Zootopia .
Josh Dallas House
Dallas and wife Ginnifer Goodwin bought a 5,758 square foot, 6 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom mansion in Encino, California. The couple’s home is valued at $3.45 million.
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Josh and Ginnifer’s house photo
Movies and series by Josh Dallas
Josh has appeared in several films and TV shows since he entered the film industry in 2006. Dallas starred in the following films and television shows:
A long time ago (2011 – 2018)
Manifesto (since 2018)
Tor (2011)
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The Descent Part 2 (2009))
80 minutes (2008)
Red Tails (2012)
Ghost Machine (2009)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011)
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009) 3 Gawai
Five (2011)
PAPARE (2016)
Boxer (2009)
Manifesto – Secret Flight 828
Trigger Point
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Josh Dallas Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Josh Dallas?
Josh is a famous actor who gained wide recognition after starring in Once Upon a Time.
How old is Josh Dallas?
As of 2019, Josh is 41 years old. On December 18, 2020, he will turn 42 years old.
How tall is Dallas?
Dallas is 1.85 meters high.
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Is Josh Dallas married?
Yes, Josh married Ginnifer Goodwin in 2014 and together they have two children. The couple resides in Encino, California with their children.
How much is Josh Dallas worth?
Dallas is worth approximately $3 million. This amount was received for his leading roles in the entertainment industry.
Are Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas still married?
Ginnifer and Josh started dating in 2011 and got engaged in 2011. Dallas married Ginnifer Goodwin on April 12, 2014 and has been married ever since.
Why was Josh Dallas recast as Thor?
Josh didn’t appear on Thor because he was committed to ABC’s Once Upon a Time so he couldn’t work on both because both acts were time consuming.
Who is Ginnifer Goodwin married to?
Ginnifer Goodwin is married to Josh Dallas.
Did Ginnifer Goodwin have a baby?
Goodwin had a baby in May 2014 and June 2016.
Where does Dallas live?
Dallas currently resides with his family in Encino, California, USA, photos of the Dallas home are shown above.
Is Josh alive or dead?
Josh is alive and well.
Where is Dallas now?
Dallas is still active in the creative entertainment industry and is an actor in an American supernatural series. Manifesto which was released in 2018 in the US and later in other countries. Watch the trailer below.
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Linda Gray, biography and wiki
Linda Gray (b. Linda Ann Gray September 12, 1940) is an American director, producer, actress, and former model who was born and raised in California, United States of America. Gray is best known for his role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the CBS series Dallas. Her role as Ellen Ewing earned her several award nominations. Gray began her acting career in the 1960s. She is also popular for her work on Oscars and Star of Jaipur.
Read about Linda Gray Bio-Wiki-Age-Husband-Children-Dallas-Height-Net Worth-Family and more.
Linda Gray How old is Linda Gray?
Moving on to her age, Linda Gray is 80 years old as of 2020 and was born on September 12, 1940. in Santa Monica, California, United States. She celebrates her birthday on September 12, every year and her birth sign is Virgo.
Linda Gray Height
Linda stands at Height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 m) and Weighs approximately 126 pounds (57 kg) . She also appears quite tall in his photographs. As a model, Linda had a great physique, beautiful legs and feet, and Linda Gray’s legs were used for the famous graduation poster. She has light brown eyes and blonde hair. However, measurements of her body are not currently available.
Linda Gray’s Family
Linda Gray Parents
Linda was born to both parents in a medium-sized family in Santa Monica, California. Her father Leslie Gray was a watchmaker and details about her mother Marjorie Gray are rather scarce and inaccessible. Gray was raised with her younger sister Betty in Culver City, California. However, her sister Betty passed away in 1989 from breast cancer.
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In addition, she was painfully shy in her youth, but often acted in local plays. She is also the aunt of actress Lindsay Wagner, who is also the niece of Linda’s ex-husband Ed Thrasher. She is also the mother-in-law of producer Lance Sloan.
Linda Gray Husband
Linda Gray married? No, Linda is currently single, however Gray was previously married to Ed Thrasher. Ed Thrasher married Linda on April 28, 1962 in a private wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. Linda and her then-husband Ed Thrasher are blessed with two children from their marriage, daughter Keli Sloan and son Jeff Thrasher.
However, Gray finalized her divorce from Ed Thrasher on November 14, 1983 years old. Linda Gray’s ex-husband Ed Thrasher art director and photographer, known for his comic arts from the 1960s to 1970s. After her divorce from Ed Thrasher, Linda lives in Los Angeles, California.
Also Linda Kelly Sloan’s daughter is an actress who appeared in Dallas in 1978. She also has two grandsons, Ryder and Jack Sloan.
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Linda Gray Children
Linda and her ex-husband Ed Thrasher have two children from their 21-year marriage, daughter Kelly Sloane and son Jeff Thrasher. Both Linda’s daughter, Kelly Sloan, and her son, Jeff Thrasher, followed their mother’s path in film and entertainment.
Linda Gray Net Worth
Linda Gray has an estimated net worth of $12 million as of 2020. . This includes her assets, money and income. Her main source of income is her career as a director, producer, actor and actress. Thanks to various sources of income, Gray has been able to amass a good fortune, but prefers to live a modest lifestyle.
She is also a former model.
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Linda Gray Measurements and Facts
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Source of income : Director, producer, film, stage, actress.
Linda Gray House and Cars
Location : Los Angeles, CA
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Linda Gray Career
Dim became famous through the work of Sue Ellen Ewing, J.R’s. indulgent alcoholic spouse in a CBS dramatization of Dallas (1978–89, 1991). At first he was a regular for the first five-scene arrangement, but later in 1978 Gray turned into a regular arrangement and remained on the show until 1989 years old
Her character was generally welcomed by television experts. Biography Channel stated: “Who could ever overlook Dallas with vodka-drinking Sue Ellen Ewing stuffed with braces shortly before Dynasty stunning Southfork Ranch with perpetually mournful articulation as she bore the brunt of J. R. Ewing’s vicious acts? The Boulevard magazine stated, “It may be 2009 and seventeen years since the prime-time dramatization of ‘Dallas’ went off the air, but the memories of the Ewing family are still waiting. ”
Defilement and betrayal, lies, gluttony, trouble and embarrassment were all just part of another day at Southfork Ranch. The focus was on one of our all-time favorite Ewings, the person we really wanted to get through every week as she drank and napped through one challenge after another. This was obviously the tormented and (sometimes) despicable Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing, former Texan prom belle and trophy wife of rebellious womanizer J.R. Ewing, played flawlessly by entertainer Grey.”
Gray received two Golden Globe Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her Dallas show. She has also received various universal awards, including the German Bambi Award, the Italian Il Gato Award, and in 1982, the Hollywood Radio and Television Society named her Woman of the Year.
Linda Gray of Dallas
After Dallas, Gray starred in the 1991 parody film Oscar with Sylvester Stallone and then appeared in the British playwright Lovejoy (featuring her co-star, and she loves the enthusiasm from her last season in Dallas, Ian McShane). In addition, she has acted in several made-for-television movies, including 19 movies’91 The Artists (with Bob Newhart), Bonanza: The Return (1993), Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter (1993), and Chance Encounter (1994).
In 1994, she appeared on the Fox primetime drama Melrose Place, starring Hillary Michaels, mother of Amanda Woodward (Heather Locklear). She continued at Melrose Place, shutting down Models Inc. where her character Hillary ran the show organization, however the show was canceled after one season. Dim appeared in Dallas, where the television series Dallas: The Return of J.R. Returns was assembled (1996) and Dallas: The Ewing War (1998), but did not appear in films or television in later years.
In 2001, Gray portrayed Mrs. Robinson in a West End theater production of Charles Webb’s The Graduate. This earned her a round trip as her legs (not Anne Bancroft) were the ones in the popular scene in The Graduate where Mrs. Robinson’s legs are respected by Dustin Hoffman. She also quickly took on Broadway work when she replaced Kathleen Turner in September 2002.
Dim acted as coordinator of the presentation of the play “Murder in the First”, and other acting stage work includes “Terms of Endearment”, “Vagina Monologues”, “Agnes of God” and “Love Letters”.
Films of Linda Gray
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All that glitters
Linda Gray FAQ
Who is Linda Gray?
Linda Gray is an accomplished director, producer, and film, theater and television actress best known for her role as Sue Ellen Ewing on the CBS series Dallas.
How old is Linda Grey?
Linda is 80 years old as of 2020. She is an American born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica, California.
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Why did Linda Gray leave Dallas?
Mid-1980s Linda Gray was briefly fired from this show after asking for a pay raise and asking to be allowed to direct episodes such as Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.
How tall is Linda Grey?
Gray stands at a height of 1.72 m.
Who is Linda Gray married to?
Gray was previously married to Ed Thrasher. Ed Thrasher married Linda on April 28, 1962 in a private wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. Linda and her then-husband Ed Thrasher are blessed with two children from their marriage, daughter Keli Sloan and son Jeff Thrasher.
How much is Linda Grey?
Linda Gray’s net worth for her leading roles in film and entertainment is approximately $120 million.
Where does Al Gray live?
She is a resident of Los Angeles, California, USA. Moreover, as soon as we know her exact place of residence, we will immediately upload photos of her house.
Is Al Gray dead or alive?
Gray is still alive and well.
What is Linda Gray doing now?
She is still a director, producer, film, theater and television actress and former model.
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“Dallas” sundress for children with pockets
Bright sundress fitted silhouette with a round neckline, without a sleeve and an elasticated waistband. Can create a family look with the women’s Irving sundress (sold separately).
Fabric – cooler (100% cotton). Kulirka (kulirka) – a thin knitted fabric made of cotton fiber. Due to their thinness, cooler products are comfortable to wear at home, as well as in warm or hot weather. From the outside, the weaving of the fabric looks like a pattern of longitudinal braids. Properties: cotton-based cooler is pleasant to the touch, hypoallergenic, eco-friendly, smooth and thin, stretches easily and does not wrinkle. It absorbs moisture well and allows the skin to “breathe”. The density of the canvas is about 120-140 gr.m. May shrink slightly after washing. Easy care.
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Children’s clothing
Neckline:
round
Design:
Russia
Length (for dresses and trousers):
Mini
Consumer category:
girls
Equipment:
with pockets
Material:
Cooker
Main color:
Blue
Approximate period of use:
1 year
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Russian Federation
Children’s size:
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
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sleeveless
Season:
Summer
Silhouette:
Fitted
Conformity:
GOST
Compound:
100% cotton
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Urban style
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pattern
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Description: Kids R Special, Inc. is a Regular Child Care Center in Fairmont WV, with a maximum capacity of 133 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 Years 3 Months – 12 Years 11 Months. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Program and Licensing Details
Capacity:
133
Age Range:
0 Years 3 Months – 12 Years 11 Months
Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
No
District Office:
West Virginia Dept of Health & Human Resources – Division of Early Care and Education
District Office Phone:
(304) 558-1885 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
Licensor:
ROBERTA CARPENTER
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Corrective Action Plan Start
Corrective Action Plan End
Outcome Code
Issue Completed Date
2020-01-13
Pending
Non Compliance Code:
10.3.c. Groups of children are assigned a qualified staff member
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
15.5.c.1. Has a personally labeled toothbrush with bristles in good condition,
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
15.4.h.2.A. The child’s first and last name;
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Pending
Non Compliance Code:
20. 2.a. Premises, furnishings, equipment and supplies are in good repair
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
19.7.b. Center documents at least 2 fire drills a month
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
19.4.a. Center has written, daily roster that includes names of each child used during field trips
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
16.11.e.3. Have the parent clearly label each bottle of breast milk
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
16.11. e.2. Have the parent clearly label each bottle with the child’s name,
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
13.4.i.8. A center shall change soiled bedding
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Not Achieved
2020-01-13
Non Compliance Code:
10.3.c. Groups of children are assigned a qualified staff member
2019-11-21
2020-01-13
Achieved
2020-01-30
Non Compliance Code:
4.4.b.5. Positive Fire Safety Inspection by State Fire Marshal
2018-09-19
2018-12-17
Achieved
2018-12-18
Non Compliance Code:
7.4.c. Names, physical addresses, and telephone numbers of emergency contact
2018-09-19
2018-12-17
Achieved
2018-12-18
Non Compliance Code:
15. 5.c.3. Uses toothpaste that is dispensed in a sanitary manner
2018-09-19
2018-12-17
Achieved
2018-12-18
Non Compliance Code:
19.7.b. Center documents at least 2 fire drills a month
2018-09-19
2018-12-17
Achieved
2018-12-18
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All Kids Are Special Childcare
All Kids Are Special Childcare – Care.com New Kensington, PA Child Care Center
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Welcome to the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (Family Center)! The Family Center is the statewide parent-directed center within Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).
The Family Center offers emotional support, information, and connections to community-based resources to families of children and youth with special health care needs. This includes all children who have or are at an increased risk for: physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions. Children do not need to be enrolled in CSHCS to receive services from the Family Center.
The Family Center also provides parental perspectives and input on health care matters while focusing on families’ access to coordinated systems of care. The Family Center works from a family-centered care approach and promotes family/professional partnerships at all levels of care. This ensures that families participate in the decision-making process and are satisfied with the services they receive.
How to reach us:
Call the Family Center Direct Line at 517-241-7630
Call the CSHCS Family Phone Line at 1-800-359-3722
The Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs staff understands this is a difficult time for families across the State of Michigan. We recognize that families who have children and youth with special needs have many additional concerns related to the Coronavirus. There are many resources out there for families. Please click the link below to access information and resources to assist you during this time.
www.michigan.gov/coronavirus
Michigan Family Connections Newsletter, Spring 2022
Michigan Family Connections Newsletter, Winter 2022
Michigan Family Connections Newsletters 2014 – 2022
Conference Scholarship Application Packet
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Family Leadership Network (FLN) – Our Family Leadership Network (FLN) works with MI Family to Family Health Information Center and the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. The FLN helps us stay connected with resources and families across Michigan. Up to two FLN members come from each of the 10 Michigan Prosperity Regions. Learn more about the FLN and see current openings here: Family Leadership Network – Michigan Family to Family (f2fmichigan. org)
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Weekend Adventures
At Jill’s House Weekend Adventures (JHWA), our desire is to provide an excellent camp experience for kids with intellectual disabilities, ages 6-17. In order to accomplish this goal, we need to ensure that we can safely provide the level of care needed for every camper.
New Campers
Jill’s House has a thorough intake process to collect all the necessary information for your child. Part of this process requires our parents to visit their health care provider and our team before your child arrives for their first visit.
Health Condition Details
In order to ensure the safest weekend possible environment for all our campers, staff, and volunteers in addition to providing peace of mind for the families of our campers (so they can truly enjoy their respite!), JHWA cannot adequately support campers with the following health and behavioral conditions. This is not an exhaustive list, each child will be thoroughly evaluated through the intake process to determine eligibility.
G-tube/J-tube/NG tube for liquid diet feeding or medications
Any form of urinary catheter
Any form of Ostomies for bowel elimination
Any type of port requiring access or care
Individuals requiring transfers with a Hoyer lift
Children with a history of tonic clonic seizures must be seizure free for one year.
(Campers with a a seizure disorder accepted on a case by case basis, depending on seizure type, frequency, and necessary treatment.)
Behavioral
Physical aggression toward others while at camp.
Property destruction or theft
Verbal misconduct toward staff members, visitors, or other individuals.
Sexualized behaviors, sexual language, or expression of inappropriate physical affection
Exposure of private body parts.
Threats to harm self, peers or staff
Attempting to injure self or creating a dangerous situation for others
Food & Allergies
JHWA can accommodate all gluten free and dairy free dietary restrictions. If families prefer to send food from home, JHWA is able to accommodate that as well. We cannot guarantee campers with anaphylactic allergies will not experience a trigger while at camp.
For example, despite attempts to restrict our campers from bringing peanuts, we cannot guarantee that other individuals on the camp premises will not bring peanuts.
Overview of our Intake Process
Intake Application
Process Details
The intake team is made up of various Intake Mangers, who will assess your child’s eligibility for any program provided through Jill’s House.
Inquiry Form
Step 1
To begin the intake process, please fill out our inquiry form.
Step 2
Following this form, an Intake Manager will schedule an initial call to gather some general information about your child. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions that you may have about our program.
Step 3
After the initial call, you will receive the first round of paperwork via email. This first round of paperwork includes: information about your child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), specific care needs, and health history.
Step 4
The intake team will then review this paperwork to determine eligibility. If your child is eligible, you will receive the second of paperwork via email. The second round of paperwork includes: consent forms, legal documents, and medical paperwork.
Step 5
One of our Local Program Managers will schedule a meet and greet at a public location convenient for both parties. At this meeting, the child’s individualized support plan (ISP) can be discussed, and the second round of paperwork can be handed in or emailed.
Step 6
Once your child’s ISP and paperwork are approved, your Local Program Manager will be able to assist you in scheduling your child’s first visit.
At Jill’s House Weekend Adventures (JHWA), our desire is to provide an excellent camp experience for kids with intellectual disabilities, ages 6-17. In order to accomplish this goal, we need to ensure that we can safely provide the level of care needed for every camper.
New Campers
Jill’s House has a thorough intake process to collect all the necessary information for your child. Part of this process requires our parents to visit their health care provider and our team before your child arrives for their first visit.
Health Condition Details
In order to ensure the safest weekend possible environment for all our campers, staff, and volunteers in addition to providing peace of mind for the families of our campers (so they can truly enjoy their respite!), JHWA cannot adequately support campers with the following health and behavioral conditions. This is not an exhaustive list, each child will be thoroughly evaluated through the intake process to determine eligibility.
G-tube/J-tube/NG tube for liquid diet feeding or medications
Any form of urinary catheter
Any form of Ostomies for bowel elimination
Any type of port requiring access or care
Individuals requiring transfers with a Hoyer lift
Children with a history of tonic clonic seizures must be seizure free for one year.
(Campers with a a seizure disorder accepted on a case by case basis, depending on seizure type, frequency, and necessary treatment.)
Behavioral
Physically aggressive behavior toward staff members, visitors, and other individuals receiving services.
Destroying or stealing property
Verbal abuse toward staff members, visitors, or other individuals.
Sexual behaviors, sexual talk, or expression of inappropriate physical affection.
Exposure of private body parts.
Threats to harm self, peers or staff
Attempting to injure self or create a dangerous situation for others
Food & Allergies
JHWA can accommodate all gluten free and dairy free dietary restrictions. If families prefer to send food from home, JHWA is able to accommodate that as well. We cannot guarantee campers with anaphylactic allergies will not experience a trigger while at camp.
For example, despite attempts to restrict our campers from bringing peanuts, we cannot guarantee that other individuals on the camp premises will not bring peanuts.
Intake Application
Process Details
The intake team is made up of various Intake Mangers, who will assess your child’s eligibility for any program provided through Jill’s House.
Inquiry Form
Step 1
To begin the intake process, please fill out our inquiry form.
Step 2
Following this form, an Intake Manager will schedule an initial call to gather some general information about your child. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions that you may have about our program.
Step 3
After the initial call, you will receive the first round of paperwork via email. This first round of paperwork includes: information about your child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP), specific care needs, and health history.
Step 4
The intake team will then review this paperwork to determine eligibility. If your child is eligible, you will receive the second of paperwork via email. The second round of paperwork includes: consent forms, legal documents, and medical paperwork.
Step 5
One of our Local Program Managers will schedule a meet and greet at a public location convenient for both parties. At this meeting, the child’s individualized support plan (ISP) can be discussed, and the second round of paperwork can be handed in or emailed.
Step 6
Once your child’s ISP and paperwork are approved, your Local Program Manager will be able to assist you in scheduling your child’s first visit.
Child Care and Nutrition > Specialized Programs > Child Development > Resources > Child Care for Your Child with Special Needs
This webpage has been copied from http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/caqspecialneeds.asp at CDE. As we are implementing the child care transition to CDSS,
there may be additional modifications made to these webpages.
It is the right of every child to have high-quality, safe, and nurturing child care. It is your responsibility to choose the best care for your child and help providers know that they CAN meet the special needs of your child—and that you’ll help them do it.
All children have special needs. However, some children, because of physical, emotional, or learning needs, may require extra support in the child care setting. It is very important to choose child care that meets your basic requirements first—then address your child’s unique needs with the provider.
Things to consider
If a child care provider has never cared for a child with special needs, he may be fearful or uncomfortable until he gets to know your child. You are the most knowledgeable person about your child’s needs, so it is important for you to share with the provider information and ideas that you have found work best.
Children often act differently in the child care setting than at home, so don’t be surprised if your suggestions don’t always work out.
Caring for a child with special needs is a partnership among the family, child care providers, and any specialists involved.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires child care programs to make “reasonable” efforts to accommodate a child with a disability.
There are other resources that can help you. Family resource centers provide parent-to-parent support and training. Regional centers link families of children ages birth to three years who have or are at risk of developmental disabilities to early intervention programs in each county. You can call 1-800-515-BABY to get the number of your local family resource center or regional center.
Children ages birth to three who qualify for early intervention services receive an individualized family service plan (IFSP). The IFSP identifies the special services and who will provide them. Once your child turns three, if he is eligible for special services, such as speech therapy, they are provided by the school district through an individualized education program (IEP). These plans describe the goals for your child and the services to help meet them.
Finding child care
Some child care resource and referral agencies match families with caregivers who specialize in working with children with special needs. Call the child care provider and ask about policies, fees, schedules, and activities to determine if this setting is a good fit for your child before discussing the disability. AFTER you feel comfortable with a provider, let her know about your child’s special needs in a way that is nonthreatening and supportive. This lets the child care provider know that you are concerned with her skill and ability to help your child and you will provide her with the necessary resources, training, and support to care to care for your child’s special needs.
If you feel that a child care program is discriminating against your child because of her disability, you can get legal advice from the Child Care Law Center at 415-394-7144.
Choosing special needs care
When choosing child care for a child with special needs:
Interview caregivers as you would for any child.
Ask for references and check them out.
Visit without your child first. Make sure you are comfortable with the type of care provided.
Then bring your child to the child care setting and observe how she reacts or adjusts to the staff, the materials, and the other children.
When you are ready, start your child’s care for an hour or so, gradually increasing the time until he gets used to the provider and the provider is secure in meeting his needs.
Children with special needs require different levels of support and care. The willingness and openness of the provider to work with specialists in coordination and partnership with the family is crucial in providing high-quality child care for your child.
In your search for quality child care, the following checklists may be helpful:
Caregiver considerations
Has special training, skills, or experience with children with special needs.
Works as a team member with family and specialists.
Communicates regularly about the child’s development and any concerns as they arise.
Maintains confidentiality and with your permission answers questions regarding the child’s special needs.
Has a system to record medication, special feedings, or other procedures.
Environmental considerations
Facility is accessible and safe for the child, accommodates adaptive equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, walkers).
Toys and play materials are within the child’s reach.
There are enough adults present to meet children’s individual needs.
The overall group size is not too large to be overwhelming for the child.
The environment does not create too much or too little stimulation for the child.
Parent responsibilities
Provide caregiver adequate training for special procedures (e.g., nebulizer, g-tube feeding, finger-prick testing).
Photocopy written information about the child’s special needs for the provider.
Invite the child care provider to the IEP or IFSP meetings.
Request consultation with the child care program be written into the IEP or IFSP.
Plan a method of communication among the family, the child care provider, and any specialists the child sees.
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NYS Early Childhood Family Guide
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Request for Child Care
To help ease the burden on families in their search for child care, OCFS, in partnership with the Early Care and Learning Council, Inc., has created a common Request for Child Care form. Parents can complete this form one time and submit it to any child care provider they may be interested in using to care for their child(ren).
Help Paying for Child Care
The Office of Children and Family Services is committed to providing assistance with child care costs to eligible families through the Child Care Subsidy Program. Child care subsidies can help parents/caretakers pay for some or all of the cost of child care services.
Read general information about child care subsidies and find out if you are eligible for assistance.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
CACFP provides aid to child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes for the provision of nutritious foods that contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children, and the health and wellness of older adults and chronically impaired disabled persons. For more information go to the United States Department of Agriculture website at www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program or the New York State Department of Health website at www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/cacfp/aboutcacfp. htm.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Temporary help for needy men, women, and children. If you are unable to work, can’t find a job, or your job does not pay enough, temporary assistance may be able to help you pay for your expenses. Families that need information about Temporary Assistance (TA) should visit their local department of social services or go the New York State Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (NYSOTDA) website at otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/
myBenefits – New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
OTDA’s myBenefits.ny.gov is a prescreening tool that provides a quick, easy way for New York State residents to find benefits they might be eligible to receive. Searching this page may take about ten minutes. The information is confidential.
Head Start and Early Head Start Programs
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs. Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 and their families. Early Head Start serves pregnant women and their families and children birth to age 3 and their families. Families looking for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs should visit the New York State Education Department website at eservices.nysed.gov/countymap/index.html and search for programs by county.
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
HEAP is a federally funded program that assists eligible households in meeting their home energy needs. Families can apply on line at otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP – formerly known as Food Stamps)
SNAP issues monthly benefits redeemable at authorized retail food stores. Families can apply for SNAP on line at otda.ny.gov/programs/applications/
Infant Formula Assistance
Resources if you or someone you know can’t find infant formula for your baby: Infant Formula Shortage Assistance.
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
WIC helps families pay for formula and other nutritious foods. Families can check their eligibility for this program on line at otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/
New York State of Health Market Place
You and your family have many new, low cost, quality health insurance options available through the Individual Marketplace. You can quickly compare health plan options and apply for assistance that could lower the cost of your health coverage. You may also qualify for health care coverage from Medicaid or Child Health Plus through the Marketplace. You can check your eligibility on line at otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies/
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Early Intervention Program
In New York State, the lead agency for the Early Intervention Program (EIP) is the Department of Health (NYSDOH). Primary referral sources, including health care providers, social service providers, child care providers, providers of EIP services, and a range of professionals involved in caring for young children, are required to refer children at risk for or suspected of having a disability to the EIP, unless the parent objects to a referral. For children at risk, the EIP coordinates screening and tracking to ensure that children are referred for EIP services if they experience developmental delay or disability.
Families interested in obtaining more information about EIP should visit the NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention website at www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/ or contact the Bureau of Early Intervention at (518) 473-7016 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Preschool Special Education Program and Services
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) administers, through local school districts, preschool special education programs and services for preschool students with disabilities, ages 3 to 5 years of age. The Board of Education (BOE) or trustees of each school district are required to identify all students with disabilities who reside in the school district and establish a register of children who are entitled to attend public schools in the district or to attend a preschool program during the next school year. In addition, various people can refer a child to the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE), such as the parent, doctor, judicial officer, designated person in a public agency, or someone from an Early Childhood Direction Center, an approved preschool program or the Early Intervention Program (EIP). Parents seeking additional information about preschool special education program and services should visit the New York State Education Department at www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/quality/parents.htm.
Bureau of Housing and Support Services (BHSS)
The Bureau of Housing and Support Services administers an array of programs to address the problems of homelessness in the State. These programs provide a continuum of services for homeless, at risk and low-income households. BHSS programs are designed to prevent homelessness, provide shelter for the homeless, construct supportive housing for the homeless and offer essential services to stabilize housing situations and increase levels of self-sufficiency. To accomplish this, BHSS administers the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP), as well as a range of support services programs for homeless and at risk families and individuals, including the Solutions to End Homelessness Program (STEHP), New York State Supportive Housing Program (NYSSHP), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA), Emergency Needs for the Homeless Program (ENHP), and the Operational Support for AIDS Housing Program (OSAH).
For more information about the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance – Bureau of Housing and Support Services, please visit their website at: otda.ny.gov/programs/housing/
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How to prepare a special child for kindergarten
Parents can help themselves and their child not be afraid of going to kindergarten if they take care of everything in advance
Attending kindergarten is the first stage of the child’s socialization. In order for it to go smoothly and be as useful as possible for the child, parents and the baby need preparation. Galina Yuryevna Odinokova, candidate of pedagogical sciences, talks about how to cope with possible problems associated with being in kindergarten.
Entering a kindergarten is an extremely difficult period for both adults and the child himself. Getting into an unfamiliar environment, the baby is hard going through separation from his mother. Changes in the usual rhythm and way of life, strangers, new environment, the need to comply with the rules and requirements common to all can negatively affect his emotional state and lead to stress. Any child is acutely experiencing a period of breaking the habitual situation, and it is hard for parents to see the despair of their baby.
Special children have their own difficulties
Difficulties in adapting (from the Latin word adaptatio – adaptation) to new conditions are present in all children entering educational organizations, but in special children, getting used to new conditions may have peculiarities. They are associated both with their developmental disorders and with the inconsistency of the organization of the environment with their capabilities and needs.
The unpreparedness of a special child to attend a kindergarten, traditional views on the first stay of a child (“cry and calm down”), difficulties in interacting with other children who are also adapting – all this creates additional difficulties and can detain a special child in the zone of discomfort for a long time.
In this case, there may be a temporary loss of skills and abilities (he knew how to eat himself – now he refuses, he said a few words – now he is silent), the child begins to get sick often. As a result, parents may wonder: “Does my child need a kindergarten?”
Contact with peers helps in development
Of course, a child who has problems with health and development definitely needs communication with other children. And today, and tomorrow, and in the future, he will have to live among people. Family members should be guided by the fact that the child’s communication is not limited only to the immediate environment.
The ability to communicate does not develop overnight. A favorable period for establishing contact with peers is precisely an early age, and this period should not be missed.
In addition, peers themselves represent an extremely developing environment for a special child: they involve the child in their contacts, games and encourage the child to be active. A special child in an environment of typically developing peers, if he is comfortable in it and is drawn to it, develops better, he “pulls himself up” to other children.
The number of children with special educational needs in kindergartens is increasing every year – in 2019 there were 546,768 of them. More than 40 thousand groups of combined and compensatory orientation functioned for them (10.3% more than in 2018).
What parents should pay attention to
Recommendations for preparing a special child for kindergarten are aimed at children in their third and fourth years of life and are of a general nature. For children with different categories of impairments (with visual impairments, musculoskeletal disorders, etc.), their own specific recommendations will be added.
1. Approximately six months before the planned visit to the kindergarten, you need to choose the preschool institution itself and get to know it. Find out about the requirements for entering kindergarten and about the daily routine. Plan that in the first month of the child’s visit to kindergarten, the mother should be next to the baby.
2. It is necessary to work specifically on the child’s independence skills. It is important that your child knows how to eat and drink by himself, before eating, wash his hands, and also know how to use the potty (toilet). These are the basic requirements of the institution for the skills of a child with disabilities. The lack of such skills and abilities will complicate the work of the educator, who needs to ensure compliance with the daily routine and pay equal attention to all children, who can be 25–30 people in a group.
3. Approximately 1–2 months before visiting kindergarten, the child should be gradually transferred to the daily routine of the institution. For example, parents often complain that a child falls asleep late at night and wakes up late in the morning. Pediatricians rightly remark: “A child’s daily routine begins from the time the child woke up.” From the moment of waking up in the morning, everything is built: food, walks, morning and evening sleep. If a child falls asleep late, he should be gradually awakened earlier so that he usually gets up at 7:00 or 7:30 before visiting kindergarten.
4. It is important to take care that the child does not shun or be afraid of other children. For this, it would be good for a mother with a child to meet with other pairs of mothers and children on the street, to go to visit where there are small children. Often, mothers of special children say that they do not visit playgrounds, they are afraid of unnecessary questions from others. Uncomfortable questions can be answered briefly, for example: “Yes, we don’t walk/talk yet, but we are seen by good specialists. Soon the baby will walk / talk”, “The baby was born prematurely, so he does not walk yet.”
It is not necessary to name the diagnosis and introduce other parents to the developmental features of the child. It is better for mothers in conversations with other parents to support common “childish” topics: about food, about sleep, games and toys.
Walking on playgrounds allows you to watch children together, learn to play on a slide, ladder, swing, face the situation “This is mine”, “Let me play”, in which you need to negotiate with other children (at first, this is done by the mother instead of the child, and later – mother with the child, only after that the child will be able to cope with the conflict situation on his own).
5. It is necessary to acquaint the child with such an experience when the mother leaves, and he remains with a close adult (grandmother, father). It is important here that the person replacing the mother should put aside their affairs and take care of the child: play, read books, talk with him.
At first, mother leaves for a short time – to talk on the phone in another room, then returns. Mom always warns the child about leaving, when she returns, she says that she has returned.
Gradually the time of mother’s absence grows. Later this time can be increased. For example, say that the mother will go to the store, and the baby will stay with the grandmother. It is important that the child has and strengthens the confidence that the mother is gone, but she will definitely return.
6. It is important to interest the child and motivate him to attend kindergarten. 1-2 months before coming to the garden, the mother and the child can walk around the institution during the morning walk of the children from the garden (usually from 10 am to 12 pm). Together you can watch how the children play, while the mother calls everything: “The boy is digging sand. They are playing with the girl. The kids are running. They are having fun. The girl is crying. The teacher consoles her. Everything is fine. What a beautiful house. The children ran into the house and hid.”
Mom speaks positively about children (good, friendly), their emotions (interesting, funny, joyful), educator (kind, sympathetic). The attitude of the mother and her comments form a positive attitude towards the kindergarten in the child.
If parents take care to prepare the child for attending kindergarten, then the adaptation period will be milder both for the parents themselves and for the children.
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Group “Special child” – Kindergarten №8 “Romashka” Gulkevichi
Every child is special, that’s for sure. And yet there are children who are referred to as “special” not in order to emphasize the uniqueness of their abilities, but in order to indicate the special needs that distinguish them – these are children with disabilities (HIA).
At present, there is an urgent need for understanding their problems, respect and recognition of their rights to preschool education, desire and willingness to include them in the children’s community.
Educators of the SPECIAL CHILD group
Bondarenko Svetlana Aleksandrovna – educator
Education: higher, graduated from the federal state budgetary educational institution of higher professional education “Adyghe State University”.
Qualification category: first.
Pedagogical experience 28 years.
Work experience in this institution 28 years.
Gayanova Olga Yurievna – teacher.
Education: higher. Graduated from Armavir Pedagogical University, 2010. Specialty: “Organizer-methodologist of preschool education and teacher-defectologist for working with children of preschool age with developmental disabilities.”
Education: higher, graduated from Armavir State Pedagogical University. The qualification “Teacher-defectologist for working with children of preschool age with developmental disabilities and a special psychologist” was awarded.
Education: Higher. Graduated from St. Petersburg Russian State Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen. Specialty: Teacher of preschool pedagogy and psychology. Teacher of preschool education, specialty “Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology” Pedagogical experience 24 years. Work experience in position 4 years.
The “Special Child” group is attended by 7 people, aged 3 to 8 years, who are accompanied by affectionate and caring teachers. This is an island of warmth and homeliness, kindness and comfort. The main task of the educators of this group is to create emotional well-being for children with disabilities, the children’s lifestyle is sparing, protective. The desire of teachers to make the stay of children in kindergarten interesting and relaxed, unforgettable and varied led to the decision to focus on activities in a playful way, games and fun due to the educational process with an increase in the time spent by children in the fresh air. An action plan has been drawn up for each day, which has its own name, individual work is planned for each child, since each child is in the teacher’s field of vision, the age characteristics of the child, the gender-role education of children, the diagnosis of each baby, and the type of temperament are taken into account. To achieve maximum pedagogical impact, any games, fun games are held only if there is a positive emotional attitude on the part of both the child and the adult. The teacher builds his work in such a way that there is praise, tactile contact between an adult and a child, encouragement in the form of a gift or word.
Advice for parents with disabled children.
Positive thinking exercise for parents
Say this text to yourself every morning. Encourage yourself to take action. Don’t forget to say words of encouragement to yourself. Think of courage and happiness, strength and peace. I wish you success.
Just today I will have a calm day, and I will be happy. Happiness is the inner state of every person. Happiness does not depend on external circumstances. My happiness lies within me. Each person is as happy as he wants to be happy.
Just today I will join the life that surrounds me and will not try to adapt it to my desires. I will accept my child, my family, my work and the circumstances of my life as they are, and try to fully comply with them.
Just today I will take care of my health. I will exercise, take care of my body, avoid unhealthy habits and thoughts.
Just today I will pay attention to my general development. I’ll do something useful. I will not be lazy and will make my mind work.
Just today I will continue my moral self-improvement. I will be useful and necessary to my child, family, myself.
Just today I will be friendly to everyone. I will look much better, be kind and generous with praise. I will not find fault with people and try to correct them.
It is today that I will live with the problems of today only. I will not seek to solve the problem of my child’s health right away.
It is today that I will outline the program of my affairs that I want to carry out. This program will save me from haste and indecision, even if I cannot accurately execute it.
Just today I will spend half an hour in peace and solitude, completely relaxing.
Today I will not be afraid of life and my own happiness. I will love and trust that those I love love and trust me.
Master class for parents of children from the “Special Child” group “Play with fingers”
Monthly Safe Kuban in the group Special child
Open event with children with disabilities in the group
Special child: how we were looking for a kindergarten
Kateryna Gorodnycha
For BBC Ukraine
Author of the photo, Kateryna Gorodnycha
take pity?” These and a dozen more flawed formulations were spinning in my head when it was time for the first time to think about kindergarten for my silent one.
A simple but expensive solution soon emerged. The son went to a private kindergarten, where they ground food with a blender, he did not know how to chew and choked. They fed only white food, as he turned away from others even before sniffing. They drank only water, because no drink seemed suitable to him.
There were only 4-6 children, so the caregivers, like me, learned to determine at a glance what he needed.
But it couldn’t go on like this for long. Besides, now I know about private gardens, where they know how to work methodically with special children. And with our educators, we went at random. The child had to be integrated into less refined conditions.
At that time there was no electronic queue in municipal gardens. I went to the offices of the heads of state kindergartens. Telling that I have an unusual child, I kind of apologized for it.
Now I get annoyed when I remember this behavior. Neither of them even wanted to hear about the features. They gave me a list of what the child must be able to do at the age of three in order to get a place in the garden. And they looked at my attempts to convey my list to them as an attempt to steal time from them.
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, I have allocated leggings, I was allocated for myself. It was only later that I did not understand why I had not thought of them in the first place. However, why should I know about it? This knowledge is not basic, and no one was going to tell me for sure.
They weren’t going to listen to me either. But not because the children in them also owe something to someone, but only because they get there in the direction of the Kyiv City Psychological, Medical and Pedagogical Commission. I received it. Don’t ask how. Has got, it is possible to tell in a departing train. All processes with the commission had to be started in February. I found out about its existence in May.
In September, we finally got to the speech therapy kindergarten. There are 10 children in the group. With them is a teacher, a nanny and a speech therapist. It was our first unique hit at the right time in the right place. There is a catastrophic lack of staff in kindergartens, teachers change like frames in a video clip, while the son ended up in a group with a teacher who cared.
I brought the same child who doesn’t chew, doesn’t talk, and doesn’t leave the house without a pot, because he just doesn’t know how to do it any other way, even on the street. I was secretly allowed to bring a pot.
Already on September 1 he stayed in the garden from 8 am. I took him home from the duty group at 7 pm. He was all right. He liked having children around. The adults took care of him. Dream? Yes. But I understand that this is luck.
Children in the group had different levels of language problems. Only one boy had additional hyperactivity and aggression. In order to neutralize his outbursts, the teacher and the nanny were enough. At the same time, I personally saw that no one yelled at him.
My toddler had one of the most severe language problems of the ten children. Every evening after kindergarten, we went to additional classes with a speech therapist and a correctional teacher. Then every morning. Breakfast was left for him in the garden, because we traditionally did not have time for it.
During the two months of the garden, he stopped eating everything that was edible and white at home, because he began to eat in the garden. Hunger is not an aunt. He began to chew. Herd instincts at their best. Do what others do and you will survive.
The pot was returned to me a month later. The toilet is man’s best friend.
The author of the photo, Kateryna Gorodnycha
In a separate line, just for fun, it is worth remembering the children’s parties in the speech therapy garden. You should have heard these verses! But we, parents, were not allowed to laugh in the hall, because we were all in the same boat.
Every child had to recite something. Even if he mumbled. Anyway, in the program of any holiday there was a poem performed by each pupil.
I will never forget my parents’ cheerful hysteria in the hall, when the actors began to sob one by one. Moreover, this misfortune “mowed down” only “mushrooms”. The “bunnies” and “bear cubs” worked out, bravo chewed their texts with their jaws, and the “mushrooms” then, probably, were “spoiled” by the woodman, because in the end there was not a single one left on the stage – everyone moved to their parents’ knees.
Three years have passed in the garden. The time has come for the commission, which was supposed to decide the fate of the children – to school, special school or leave in the garden.
We were warned right away: everyone who is six years old will go to school one way or another. Even if ten psychologists write a conclusion about the unpreparedness of the child for school. But in general, this is not true. I felt for myself how parents are frankly manipulated, taking advantage of the fact that they do not know the rights of their child.
I firmly decided to leave my son in the garden for another year. I felt that now, at six, only a language special school shines for him, and before seven there is a chance to shake his brain to a level that will allow him to go to a regular school. The dynamics of development gave hope for this.
We went to the senior group for the second time. But in a different garden. Following our teacher, who went to work there.
Even then we felt the common truth: it is not the institution that matters – the person is important.
Special Kindergarten
Children with disorders of the musculoskeletal system, cerebral palsy, autism and Down syndrome have been going to Zvezdochka, which is located in the fourth district of Kachkanar, for five years now. Today, Zvyozdochka has several exercise machines and specialized rooms at its disposal, where special classes are held for children. Kindergarten teachers assure that disabled children are not abandoned today and thank Evraz
The director of the kindergarten, Elena Ryabova, proudly leads us through the corridors.
— Now, at ten in the morning, not all the children have come to the kindergarten yet. We have children here with a free schedule, so parents wait for the children to wake up, and then bring them to us. Someone comes at nine in the morning, and someone at 11. We have children with disabilities. There are autistic and downy children among them. They are attended by a defectologist, a speech therapist, a psychologist, a music director and a physical education instructor who has undergone special training for classes with special children. Such classes are called “Adaptive Physical Education”. We have such a unique kindergarten in the city.
She says that children with disabilities work in two groups. Each has eight people. – Each group has one or two healthy children. Their parents expressed their desire for their children to attend an extraordinary group. GOST allows this.
— We also have a counseling center in the kindergarten, where parents of special needs children can turn if they need help with upbringing.
Deputy director Svetlana Borodulina is responsible for the kindergarten and knows everything about the needs of children.
“Our kindergarten has a sensory room and a Montessori room for the kids,” she explains. – For children with impaired musculoskeletal functions, there is a separate room. It is decorated with crafts created by educators. The figurines of jellyfish hanging from the ceiling are their work.
On the floor of the room there are green paths with a special coating with bulges that allow children to enhance the tactile sensations when walking. Closer to the center is a structure with a ramp, steps and handrails. Here, children are taught to climb the hill with their feet.
– Who can, climbs the stairs. Others can climb the ramp on this playground, sit on it, because for these children, the most important thing is tactile sensations. When walking on this hill, children develop joints.
A device similar to gymnasts’ parallel bars is also installed there.
— This piece of equipment expands and adjusts to the child’s height. We can move it anywhere. On the uneven bars there are special fasteners for hands, with the help of which they can move without falling. Since many of our children do not walk, the availability of such equipment is very important for us. There are special chairs for them.
A lot of special equipment for the children was purchased with Evraz money. One of the latest acquisitions is a special bike.
– The child’s hands are fixed on the handlebars of the bicycle, where special devices are located. So it can’t fall off during the trip. In summer, children go for a walk.
Svetlana Borodulina shows another device purchased thanks to Evraz. It looks like a colored ski walking machine.
– This is for leg and back training – only for those who can move their legs.
There is a music simulator in the kindergarten, specially assembled by order of the preschool institution. It was also purchased with Evraz funds. A simulator with a harp, a turntable, a drum and much more – musical instruments were selected with the expectation that children learn not only music, but also develop hand motor skills. According to teachers, classes on these instruments are very useful for children with motor dysfunctions.
Most of the money was spent on equipping the sensory room.
– This is our sand therapy, – clarifies Svetlana Borodulina. – Sand is scattered on the table, the backlight makes it possible to create beautiful drawings. A special atmosphere is created here so that the child feels like being in nature and relaxes: the sounds of nature sound, birds sing, artificial fish swim in flasks with water. Sometimes we turn off the lights in this room, turn on the light bulbs with lighting effects. All this is good for children.
Small blue light bulbs on the wall create the effect of a starry sky. With the help of special lighting, children can feel the special rain.
– And here we have a light panel. It displays four geometric shapes, they glow in different colors. The figures consist of small light bulbs that can be touched, feeling how the figure stands out on a flat canvas. We can give the children a task – to find a triangle. They define it by color and shape.
Everything in the sensory room is aimed at normalizing the child’s emotional state. If he is worried about something, here he is helped to relax.
— Five years ago, we received a child who practically did not move. He went to the cerebral palsy group. This year he transferred to a group of more mobile guys. Doctors respond only in a positive way – they thank us for helping them treat children.
Many pupils do not lag behind their peers in development. There are cases in history when special children became geniuses.
On the second floor there is a gym with treadmills and exercise equipment. The training is led by Yulia Poskrebysheva, who has undergone special training in Yekaterinburg.
“Here we have the Stepper, which is mainly aimed at working the muscles of the legs,” she points out. – Next to him is the Twister, he is needed to strengthen the back. There is a rowing machine, necessary for the muscles of the back and arms. It is regulated by gravity, there are 12 load modes. On treadmills, you can walk, you can run. Some of our children just stand next to the simulator and step on it slowly with one foot. And the last simulator “Running on the Waves”, we use it for cardio training and imitation of skiing movements.
All simulators were also purchased at the expense of Evraz’s charitable funds.
Montessori room furnished with wooden items. Three walls are occupied by hanging boards with training stands. On one of them there are doors closed with different types of valves, which are used everywhere in our everyday life. Children learn to open them on their own. On another stand, there is a shelf with holes of various shapes, where children need to put objects of the corresponding shape. There are several stands and all of them are aimed at developing logic and motor skills in children.
Now children with autism are coming to the kindergarten. They also require special equipment. To get it, the kindergarten traditionally took part in the competition of social projects “Evraz: the city of friends – the city of ideas!”.
“We need special weighted blankets, blankets and vests,” says Elena Ryabova. – The extra weight adds warmth and gentle pressure to the body that mimics a hug. According to doctors’ research, such products can improve sleep, children’s mood, reduce anxiety, anxiety, and help in the treatment of sensory disorders.
Article from the CoC No. 48 dated November 28, 2018
Combined kindergartens / Organizations / Un Certain Regard
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Kindergartens of the combined type
Kindergarten working hours: Monday – Friday from 7.00 am. until 19.00, days off – Saturday, Sunday, holidays. There are 11 groups for preschool children from 2 to 7 years old in the GOU: general developmental, I junior group (from 2 to 3 years old) – 2 groups, II junior group (from 3 to 4 years old) – 2 groups, middle group (from 4 to 5 years old) – 1 group, senior group (from 5 to 6 years old) – 2 groups, preparatory group for school (from 6 to 7 years old ) – 1 group, compensating orientation (for visually impaired children, children with amblyopia and strabismus), II junior group (from 3 to 4 years old) – 1 group, senior group (from 5 to 6 years old) – 1 group, a preparatory group for school (from 6 to 7 years old) – 1 group, Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten, edited by M.A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. .Komarova. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: the development of elementary mathematical concepts, logic, speech development, literacy, familiarization with the outside world, ecology, design, modeling, appliqué, drawing, etiquette, music, physical education, classes with a teacher-psychologist, swimming. Address: Veernaya st., 34, building 3
Kindergarten No. 816 is open 5 days a week except for public holidays and weekends. The duration of the child’s stay in kindergarten is from 7.00 to 19.00. The kindergarten has all the necessary conditions for a comfortable stay, development and education of children: spacious playrooms and bedrooms, a music and sports hall, an office with play equipment for the intellectual development of children, a folk life museum, a chamber hall, a children’s creative workshop. The conditions of education and upbringing in the kindergarten meet hygienic requirements and are favorable for the health of children. The friendliness of the teachers, the impeccable work of the attendants are a characteristic feature of the kindergarten. During the day, children will find many varied and exciting activities: sports games, competitions, relay races, participation in fairy-tale and theatrical performances, playing musical instruments, acquaintance with folk art and traditions. Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten, edited by M.A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical representations, fine arts, design and manual labor, physical education, musical education, gaming activities. Address: Tashkentskaya st., 3, building 2
Pre-school state educational institution. Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten edited by M.A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova, “Nature is our home”, programs of special (correctional) educational institutions of the IV type (for visual impairment). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: Dmitrovskoe highway, 88
Groups for visually impaired children are open in the garden. The working hours of the preschool institution are 12 hours (from 7.00 to 19.00), the working week is 5 days. The preschool institution has 10 groups (5 general education and 5 correctional for children with visual impairment), of which: 2 groups of early age (from 2 to 3 years), 8 groups for preschool children (from 3 to 7 years). Parents can also seek help from the Pervotsvetik advisory center, where they can receive professional help from a psychologist and speech therapist on the development and upbringing of a child, even if the child does not attend kindergarten. Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten, edited by M. A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group, part-time group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: the development of elementary mathematical concepts, logic, speech development, literacy, familiarization with the outside world, ecology, design, modeling, appliqué, drawing, etiquette, music, physical education, classes with a teacher-psychologist, swimming. Address: Bratislavskaya st., 17, room 2b
The institution has been carrying out educational activities for preschool children since 1963. The main tasks for us are: the comprehensive development of the child, the strengthening and preservation of health, the development of creative abilities and individual qualities of the personality of pupils. There are 6 groups in the kindergarten, 3 of them are groups for children with visual impairment (amblyopia, strabismus). The preschool institution is equipped with the necessary ophthalmological equipment and computer programs for children of correctional groups. Work with children is carried out by qualified specialists with pedagogical education. The educational process is built on the basis of close cooperation between specialists, teachers, child and parents. Teaching methods: Origins (L.A. Paramonova, T.I. Aliyeva, A.N. Davidchuk), Childhood program authors: V.I. Loginova, T.I. Babaeva, N.A. Notkina and others. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: Udaltsova st., 75
There are 11 groups with 12-hour stay of children in the kindergarten, of which: 8 groups are specialized for children with visual impairments, 2 groups are of a general developmental type, 1 is an inclusive group. The preschool accepts children aged 2 to 7 years. Teaching Methods: Origins (L.A.Paramonova, T.I.Aliyeva, A.N.Davidchuk). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: the development of elementary mathematical concepts, logic, speech development, literacy, familiarization with the outside world, ecology, design, modeling, appliqué, drawing, etiquette, music, physical education, classes with a teacher-psychologist, swimming. Address: Altufevskoe highway, 60-G
The pre-school institution has been operating since March 1984. Currently, there are 9 groups: 6 groups for preschool children (from 2 to 7 years old), 3 groups for visually impaired children (from 4 to 7 years old). Teaching Methods: Origins (L.A.Paramonova, T.I.Aliyeva, A.N.Davidchuk). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: st. Yablochkova, 41, building 4
There are 11 groups in the kindergarten: 1 group of early age (from 1.5 to 3 years), 4 groups of general developmental type (from 3 to 7 years), 6 specialized groups for children with visual impairment, including 1 group for total blind children (from 3 to 7 years). Teaching Methods: Origins (L.A.Paramonova, T.I.Aliyeva, A.N.Davidchuk). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group, part-time group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical representations, fine arts, design and manual labor, physical education, musical education, gaming activities. Address: st. 2nd Roschinskaya, 13-A
Pre-school state educational institution. Teaching Methods: Origins (L.A.Paramonova, T.I.Aliyeva, A. N.Davidchuk). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: st. Sokolnichesky Val, 24-A
The kindergarten provides education, training and care for children aged 2 to 7 years. There are 9 groups: 1 group of early age, 2 groups for visually impaired children, 6 groups of preschool age. Teaching Methods: Origins (L.A.Paramonova, T.I.Aliyeva, A.N.Davidchuk). The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: the development of elementary mathematical concepts, logic, speech development, literacy, familiarization with the outside world, ecology, design, modeling, appliqué, drawing, etiquette, music, physical education, classes with a teacher-psychologist, swimming. Address: Severnaya 9Line 15, building 3
The institution provides education, training, development and care for children from 2 to 7 years old. There are 9 groups, of which: 1 – 1st junior (2-3 years old), 3 – specialized groups for children with visual impairment, 5 – preschool. The institution employs specialists: a teacher-psychologist, a speech therapist teacher, a typhlopedagogue, a defectologist teacher, an ophthalmologist, an orthoptist nurse, a nurse, a music worker, and a physical education teacher. The necessary conditions have been created in the kindergarten for the treatment and restoration of vision and speech correction in children. Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten, edited by M.A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: Argunovskaya st., 12, building 3
There are 12 preschool groups at the age of 1.5 to 7 years in the GOU: 5 groups of general education, 5 groups for children with visual impairment (amblyopia and strabismus), 2 groups of short stay. The recruitment of groups is carried out on the basis of age according to the ticket of the district recruitment commission. In order to enroll in correctional groups, in addition to a permit, it is necessary to conclude a psychological, medical and pedagogical commission held on the basis of the Center for Children’s Education and Training for children with visual impairments “Davydkovo”. Teaching methods: The program of education and training in kindergarten, edited by M. A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group, part-time group. There is free education. There is a swimming pool. There is security. The kindergarten works on the following profiles of activity: for children with visual impairment, combined type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: the development of elementary mathematical concepts, logic, speech development, literacy, familiarization with the outside world, ecology, design, modeling, appliqué, drawing, etiquette, music, physical education, classes with a teacher-psychologist, swimming. Address: Kutuzovsky prospekt, 5/3
State educational institution of the city of Moscow. Special (correctional) elementary school – kindergarten III-IV types, 9 groups (compensating ophthalmological groups: early age group – 2, junior, middle – 2, senior – 2, preparatory – 2), 1 group of short stay Teaching methods: Program education and training in kindergarten, edited by M.A. Vasilyeva, V.V. Gerbova, T.S. Komarova, Education and training program in kindergarten, edited by M.A. Vasilyeva. In kindergarten No. 18799 groups work: 3 junior groups (children from 3 to 4 years old), 2 middle groups (children from 4 to 5 years old), 2 older groups (children from 5 to 6 years old), 2 preparatory groups for school (children from 6 to 7 years). The kindergarten is equipped with: a sports ground, a sports hall, a music hall, a swimming pool, a room for fairy tales, a hall for physiotherapy exercises, an office for a psychologist, an office for a speech therapist. The following special groups work in the kindergarten: nursery group, part-time group. There is free education. There is security. The kindergarten operates in the following areas of activity: correctional, for children with visual impairment, combined type, compensatory type. The following additional classes are held in kindergarten: physical education, the child and the world around him, the natural environment, speech development, the formation of elementary mathematical concepts, labor education, fiction, visual activity, musical education. Address: Bestuzhevyh street, 27b
Kindergarten is located in 2 buildings. The first building (a typical 2-storey panel building) is located on Lebedeva, 115, built in 1988. 13 groups function here, 6 of them are for children with visual impairments. 280 pupils attend this building of the kindergarten. The second building is located on Altaiskaya, 78/1. Previously, this building was the premises of a military medical hospital. In 2012, a comprehensive overhaul and reprofiling into a preschool educational institution began. During the repair, the building was reconstructed, windows, doors, heating, sewage, water supply systems were replaced, external and internal finishing works were carried out, the surrounding area was landscaped, and small architectural forms were installed. The renovated building received 150 preschool children (6 groups with 12-hour stay of children, aged from 3 to 7 years).
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Teaching at school: how to prepare a blind child for the first grade / “Un Certain Regard”
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Tiflocommentary: color photograph. Wooden school desks stand in a row.
Entering the first grade is an exciting process for both blind children and their parents. Is the child mentally ready for school? What skills should he have by the time he enters the first grade? What do you need to buy and how to organize a workplace for a future first grader? We answer these and other questions together with the parents of blind schoolchildren and the tiflopedagogue, head teacher of the primary classes of the boarding school No. K. K. Grota Anna Nikolaevna Levada.
When it’s time to go to first grade
The age at which a blind child is recommended to go to first grade is no different from the age recommended for a child without visual impairment: he can start school at the period from six and a half to eight and a half years .
“In practice, blind children go to the first grade at the age of seven or eight. It is important that the child be physically ready for school: be active, move well, not be afraid to move in space, navigate in the classroom, in the school building, so that he can run, jump, so that he has an active life position, so that he has everything interesting, it’s not scary that he was not accustomed to sit in one place, ”said Anna Nikolaevna Levada.
Description: color photograph. A dark-haired boy of about seven, wearing blue-rimmed glasses and a gray jacket, is standing in a room with white walls. He stretches out his hand in front of him, clenching two colored felt-tip pens in his fist.
Olga, the mother of the blind boy Roma, said that the specialists of the central psychological, medical and pedagogical commission, which determine what type of institution a child with a disability can study in, did not recommend her to send her son to school at the age of seven.
“He was psychologically unprepared for this, but at the age of eight he was already given a referral to the first grade,” she said.
Olga drew attention to the fact that a blind child must be physically ready to endure not only the stress at school, but also the journey to school.
“In addition to vision, Roma has other health problems, the hour-long journey from home to kindergarten was stressful for him, as a result of which he began to have epileptic seizures. It is best to contact specialists who will help determine his physical readiness for such loads, ”she added.
Olga recommends that parents accustom their child to the daily routine, which will begin in the first grade: wake up early and go to bed earlier.
Kindergarten or home?
“It cannot be said that children who were at home are less prepared for the first grade than children who went to a specialized kindergarten. The degree of preparation of a blind child for school depends on how they were engaged with him, ”said Anna Nikolaevna Levada.
If the child was at home, but the parents worked with him, read books to him, led an active social life, then he will go to school without problems. According to the teacher, there are many rehabilitation centers where children with visual impairments can study with specialists and get ready for school.
Visually impaired Yulia has two blind children: her eldest son Vsevolod is graduating from a specialized school for blind children, and the younger Arseniy is in first grade.
“I myself am visually impaired and for me the environment of a specialized school is familiar and understandable. The youngest child went to the kindergarten at the school for four years, and then entered the first grade. There were no problems. Arseniy studied in kindergarten with teachers, and at home I taught him myself, taught him to touch everything, feel, explore space and not be afraid of anything, ”said Yulia.
Nikolai’s daughter, a blind first-grader Daria, went to a kindergarten for visually impaired children before entering a specialized school, but, according to him, she was not given the necessary classes there.
“My wife had to look for information on the forums for mothers of blind children and on various websites about what classes can be done with blind children. We were in an information vacuum – there is very little information about this on the Internet, there are no clear recommendations from tiflopedagogues, there are no collections of tiflo drugs that are really necessary for preschool children with visual impairment, ”said Nikolai.
Writing and reading
“In our team, we believe that it is not necessary for a blind child to be able to read and write in Braille by the first grade. Sometimes it’s even better for him not to be able to do this, because some teachers have their own approach to teaching writing and reading skills in Braille, and it’s better for them to teach a child from the very beginning than to retrain him, ”said Anna Nikolaevna Levada.
According to the teacher, often parents in the pursuit of the intellectual development of a preschooler forget about elementary things: for example, that he needs to be able to go to the toilet on his own, eat, clean up the dishes, dress and undress, prepare for the lesson, put on place of the toy.
Olga, while preparing Roma for school, made him reading aids with different geometric shapes: the boy had to run his finger along the line with lined up geometric shapes and tactilely identify them. In order to instill in the child a love of reading, she made books with tactile pictures for him.
“Roma, like many blind children, did not develop the ability to touch objects. And we were afraid that he would not be able to learn to read Braille, but at school they coped with this, Braille easily entered his life, ”added Olga.
She believes that a blind child can already be introduced to the six-dots, the cage, and shown to him a device and a lead for writing in Braille already at preschool age.
“In kindergarten, we were told that a child would learn to read and write in Braille in the first grade. If I were preparing my son for school again, I would start introducing him to Braille from a very early age. Sighted babies look at pictures and letters in books and letters naturally enter their lives, and just as naturally Braille letters can enter the life of a blind child. A blind kid should understand that there are books on the pages of which you can run your finger and read the letters. This is my opinion not as a specialist, but as a parent,” Olga said.
According to Yulia, when her son Arseniy started first grade, he could not read and write in Braille. “Of course, we let him touch the embossed letters, thanks to sound tablets he knew what they were called, but he only learned to read and write at school,” she said.
Required skills
Typhlocommentary: color photograph. A boy in a gray sweater sits at a white table, assembles a designer from small black parts.
Anna Nikolaevna notes that it is important for a blind child to have self-care skills by the first grade. In practice, according to her, children come to school who do not know how to dress and eat on their own. Teachers teach them this, but such work requires them to spend time and effort, which is more rational to use for learning.
“It is important to sculpt with a child, to collect building blocks, because it develops his fine motor skills and is a preparation for school. It is necessary to teach him to navigate in his own body, in large and small spaces, for example, on the table,” Anna Nikolaevna said.
According to the teacher, it is good to introduce a blind preschooler to books printed in Braille and tactile pictures: open and close them, find the desired page using a bookmark.
Talking about the preparation for school of his blind daughter Darya, Nikolai focuses on the importance of her social adaptation and the ability to navigate independently in space. On walks, he tried to unite children in games without visual impairment around Daria, so that they would learn to interact and communicate with each other.
“We travel a lot and try to give our blind child information about what surrounds her, so she has learned to navigate well in space and has no problems moving around the school,” Nikolai said.
The process of adaptation to school
The process of adaptation of blind children to school, according to Anna Nikolaevna, takes place individually.
“Both among sighted and blind children, there are those who adapt to school more easily, and there are those who find it more difficult to do so. The fact that the child remains in the boarding school does not particularly affect the adaptation process, but, probably, those children whom their parents take home are more positively disposed towards school, understand what the child is going through at school, and can discuss it with him. Of course, without an important reason, parents try not to leave first-graders in a boarding school, and we support them in this endeavor,” she said.
Workplace
Like any schoolchild, a blind first grader, according to Anna Nikolaevna, it is necessary to organize a comfortable workplace at home. It’s good if it looks like a child’s workplace at school.
“We have a school desk with sides so that the objects placed on it do not fall to the floor. Parents can ask the teacher how the textbook, instrument, stylus are located on the classroom desk of their child, and keep the same arrangement of objects on his desktop at home, ”said the teacher.
Anna Nikolaevna also advises parents to set up a small shelving or shelf next to the workplace in order to place books printed in Braille vertically, and thereby maintain the quality of the embossed type.
Choosing a desktop for Roma, Olga also took into account her convenience.
“I understood that I would help my son do his homework by sitting next to him, so I chose a table that would be comfortable for me to sit too. The convenience of parents is also important. We also marked books and notebooks with embossed stickers so that Roma could distinguish them tactilely,” she said.
And when organizing his daughter’s workplace, Nikolay took into account the factor of good lighting. “Dasha has a very small margin of vision, so having good lighting is important to her,” he said.
Advice for parents
“For parents of blind children who are about to enter first grade, I would advise you to try to enjoy the last weeks before school. In the last days of preschool life, you should try to get a lot of positive emotions, which you can then rely on. Everything that a child could master, he has already mastered, there is no point in learning something else in an accelerated mode. You can take your child to a specialized store and together choose notebooks for school, a Braille writing device, beautiful tactile stickers. Let him have only good impressions from the process of preparing for school and no stress, ”said Olga.
“The main thing is to choose a good school and positively set the child up for the learning process. Of course, it would be good if preparatory classes were organized at the school and teachers would study with the future first-grader, to whom he would later enroll for training. They could give the child those skills that will be useful to him in the first grade, ”Nikolai added.
A Yulia, Arseniy’s mother, believes that the main task of the parents of a blind preschooler is to teach him to do everything on his own: “A blind child should be able to do everything on his own, you need to give him tasks, tell him how to complete them, but not do them for him. Many mothers of blind children think that they are unhealthy, so everything must be done for them, but this is wrong.
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Our before and after school program, holiday breaks and summer camps are designed to help kids dig a little deeper and find those ambitions, traits and talents that will help them define their personal greatness.
From fun character-building and STEAM-based activities to social interactions with real staying power, our G.Y.M curriculum® is ideal for “Growing Young Minds” – providing your child with the tools necessary to make their dreams a reality.
Shared experiences lead to lasting friendships
They go together like peanut butter and jelly
Social development is an important part of the role we play in your child’s life. Whether before and after school or during one of our camps, our program gives kids a chance to interact in a fun, stress-free and collaborative environment. Memory making occurs here daily as kids share experiences, and laughter is sure to erupt during action-packed activities.
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Digging a little deeper to find those ambitions, traits and talents
Kids try new things as they gain confidence
Forming friendships and tackling challenges together are only part of the equation to becoming more confident. Opportunity and encouragement play major roles, too. That’s why our engaged teachers inspire kids to explore unchartered territories like sports, art, drama, science, technology, cooking and more.
Finding a passion and unearthing an unknown talent go a long way in building a kid’s sense of self-worth – assuring them they are truly enough, and their potential greatness knows no bounds!
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Curiosity launches innovation!
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Our program serves as an impactful segue between the demands of school and the comforts of home, and our extended hours alleviate some of your stress, too! It’s about more than snacks and blowing off steam on the playground, we’re expanding their minds to new possibilities and encouraging them to act on new-found passions.
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Certified Teachers in: Infant/Child and Adult CPR, and First Aid
Glass Walls: Unlike typical day care centers or childcare providers, our classrooms feature tempered glass walls for maximum visibility and safety. This promotes an open, bright atmosphere, as well as a clean environment
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Electronic Security: Coded entry so only authorized visitors may enter the facility
Hiring Process: All staff undergo extensive state-mandated background checks
Front Desk: Our front desk is always staffed so that a watchful eye is supervising the facility, ensuring authorized entries only
Security Cameras: Every classroom in our facility has security cameras that are monitored at the front desk. The owners and staff can easily observe classroom activities throughout each day. Families can login to a secure, password-protected website to check in on their child periodically
Fueling growing bodies AND minds
Meals & Snacks
For our before and after school program, your child will be provided with a snack time which follows all Kids ‘R’ Kids guidelines for safe, sanitary and healthy foods.
Children eat all meals and snacks together, using family-style seating in our kid-friendly café
Meals and snacks are prepared in our commercial-grade kitchen, which is kept separated from the classrooms
All allergies are documented and kept in the front office with administrators
Our school is a nut-free zone
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The Salvation Army Supplements and Supports Kids’ Educational Opportunities Through:
Homework Assistance and Counseling
The Salvation Army’s high-quality after-school programs serve children and youth of all ages. We provide one-on-one assistance with homework and school assignments, as well as the teaching and advancement of literacy and study skills.
Many of our facilities also include computer labs to help children with their homework. The Cedar Rapids Salvation Army recently opened a new computer lab, complete with ten computers, at its C Avenue headquarters. The lab provides academic support to kids who otherwise have no access to computers.
Sports, Clubs, and Extracurricular Activities
Healthy minds and healthy bodies are both crucial elements of youth development. Our no-fee and low-cost after-school programs offer children from low-income neighborhoods a chance to play sports, learn athletic skills, and cultivate healthy, safe relationships with friends through better social skills.
At the Seattle White Center facility, we organize youth sports leagues for basketball and futsal. Futsal is a simple soccer game, played on the gym floor with a low-bounce ball and smaller goals. Besides having a blast, the kids learn essential teamwork skills that will follow them for the rest of their lives.
Dance, Art, and Music Programs
Our youth community programs enable children to experience music and art education in positive no-cost or low-cost environments. Our wide array of classes focuses on everything from choir, band, and dancing to drawing, writing, and acting.
The Gresham Corps Youth Center in Oregon recognized the need for music programs after many schools in the area could no longer afford them, so it began an after-school music program. From choirs to instrument training, activities and lessons instill an early love for and appreciation of the fine arts.
Parental Involvement Coaching
Each Salvation Army community center is dedicated to equipping parents with the skills needed to support and sustain their children’s educational needs.
One very special example is the “Fatherhood in Action” program at The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division in Chicago. There they help men learn successful co-parenting skills and provide job training and placement assistance to help them be better dads to their kids.
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In providing its after-school and summer camp programs and services to families, The Salvation Army is committed to accommodating all those in need without unlawful discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, disability, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic in accordance with our capacity to help.
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Before & After School Distance Learning Lab
Kids Klub’s School-Age Program is more than just a place for your child to hang out while waiting to be taken to school—or picked up after a long day at school. What sets us apart is: our dynamic, well-rounded programming; our loving staff that gets to know each child for who they are; and a top-notch homework room where your child will actually learn, complete their work correctly, and acquire valuable study skills.
Our School-Age Program looks to strengthen your child’s zest for learning and living, while providing the comfort and safety of a home away from home. By providing structure and routine, combined with the excitement of fun activities and engaging people, we actively facilitate your child’s academic, physical, social and emotional growth.
Whether your child is “buying” a prize with stars that he/she earned during Homework Time; constructing a model of his/her dream home in Architecture Class during Hobby Hour; collaborating with other children by creating a skit for the Holiday Show; or singing with his/her favorite bus driver on the way to or from school…your child will create special memories and bonds each and every day at Kids Klub.
Industry leading low teacher to child ratios. Click here for ratios of each center: PASADENA, SAN GABRIEL/ROSEMEAD, and SOUTH PASADENA
Transportation to your child’s school by thoroughly-trained drivers in safe, well-maintained vehicles
Healthy, nutritional, mostly organic and homemade, child-friendly breakfast and snacks
An assortment of fun, educational, engaging activities
All teachers are background checked, fingerprinted, CPR & First Aid Certified, thoroughly-trained and college educated in child development or a related field
Industry leading low teacher to child ratios. Click here for ratios of each center: PASADENA, SAN GABRIEL/ROSEMEAD, and SOUTH PASADENA
Transportation from your child’s school by thoroughly-trained drivers in safe, well-maintained vehicles
Healthy, nutritional, mostly organic and homemade, child-friendly snacks
A quiet homework room with teacher assistance
An assortment of fun, educational, engaging activities
All teachers are background checked, fingerprinted, CPR & First Aid Certified, thoroughly-trained and college educated in child development or a related field
As you can see from this sample schedule, our program is diverse, highly-structured, while it simultaneously values your school-age child’s ability to have and make choices.
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Homework Time
The fundamental purpose of our homework room is to routinize study skills and make children self-sufficient when it comes to homework. While children will often require assistance at some point during their homework, Kids Klub’s homework program looks to eliminate the occurrence of children raising their hand and declaring, “I don’t know how to do this.” On a day to day basis, getting children to complete their homework neatly, thoughtfully and daresay, even develop a passion for homework, is ultimately what Kids Klub strives to do.
We provide a quiet, calm, library-like environment for children to complete their homework. In order to achieve a unilaterally quiet homework room, we institute 10 core homework rules and incentivize the children’s adherence to the rules with our “star program.” That is, every day that children follow the homework room rules, they earn a star. At the end of every month, we open a spectacular prize room and children can buy items by using their stars as currency. We even have really big prizes that children can save stars over several months to purchase.
It is important to clarify that children DO NOT earn stars for doing their homework. We do not believing in rewarding them for doing something that they should be doing anyway. Children earn stars by following the homework room rules—some of which are designed to create a quiet environment and some of which are designed to reinforce and routinize study skills.
The length of time that children spend in the homework room varies from individual to individual. Children can remain in the homework room as late as 6:00pm. Furthermore, children cannot leave the homework room until they have completed their homework/studying for that day and this work has been reviewed. Unless otherwise noted by the parent on a homework questionnaire, all children must attend the homework room Monday-Thursday for at least 30 minutes doing something academic—even if they do not have homework. Worksheets are available and there is a writing topic on the board as well. Different work is assigned to different children based on their individual needs. 3rd graders and up usually have something to study or mandatory reading and these things take precedent.
When transitioning to homework time, staff members perform a group talk-through about the procedures of entering the homework room and what to do when inside of it. Once in the homework room, staff members touch base with all the children in their homework group and review their agendas individually with them. If they do not have an agenda or it is not updated or incomplete, staff members will have them fix it or make one. Then, staff members will perform a group talk-through pertaining to specific procedures and techniques that will benefit the majority of children in completing their homework.
Round Robin
At Kids Klub, we recognize that while some children naturally gravitate towards glittery crafts and scrapbooking, other children are more interested in doing a science experiment or playing basketball. It is no secret that children appreciate having choices and having choices is vital to their autonomous development and improves their decision-making skills. Thus, ROUND ROBIN! We ensure that there are between 3 and 4 separate, structured, dynamic activities. Round Robin sounds exactly like it’s name – it is designed to guide our kids to be the most well-ROUNDed version of themselves through choices that vary from flag football championships, storytelling, slime creations, scavenger hunts, and more!
Hobby Hour
Hobby Hour is an indelible Kids Klub tradition complete with its own chant, “IT’S HOBBY HOUR! IT’S HOBBY HOUR! IT’S HOBBY HOUR!” It is a time where kids AND staff can find new passions in a safe and inspiring setting. Each month, children get to choose from a variety of hobbies—which are each conceived of—and led by—a specific staff member. After choosing a hobby, children will take part in that hobby once a week for 4 weeks. This deeper dive into a particular hobby often results in larger projects and surprisingly developed skills. Since our hobbies rotate each month, our children are exposed to endless passions and pastimes. Some examples of past Hobby Hours include:
Transportation services are provided for children in its before and after school program from a large list of local elementary schools. Transportation is included in the before and after school rates. Depending on the location, our fleet may include: full to midsize school buses, youth buses, passenger sprinter vans, and minivans. All of these vehicles are fully air-conditioned with seat belts, booster/car seats (as needed) and sound systems. All of our drivers have the proper license and certificates in order to drive the vans and/or buses. Our school bus and youth bus drivers go through a rigorous training program of over 20 hours—in addition to written and behind-the-wheel tests by the Department of Motor Vehicles and/or State Highway Patrol. Drivers ensure that safety procedures are undertaken. They create a safe and fun environment for the passengers. All vans are equipped with car seats.
Every vehicle is equipped with a cellular phone in case of an emergency. All vehicles are inspected on a daily basis by their drivers; on a rotating basis by a certified mechanic; and annually by a State Appointed Motor Carrier Specialist.
Drop-Off Days
There are many days throughout the year when your child has the day off from school due to holidays, in-service days, pupil-free days, etc. Many times, as parents, you still have work on these days and childcare is much needed. Kids Klub remains committed to meeting the various scheduling demands of school-age children and their families. We provide full day care and exciting activities, for children enrolled in our before or after school program. Our evening & weekend school-age hourly rate applies up until the time that the child is regularly scheduled to attend. For information on evening weekend rates, please click on your center below.
Before & After School Food Program
We believe that proper nutrition is one of the most important aspects of a child’s development. We believe our food program should not only provide children with the nourishment their young bodies need to thrive, but also teach them healthy habits that they can carry with them their entire lives. Kids Klub has put a great deal of effort into creating a food program that meets its own internally high standards. We constantly look for innovative ways to incorporate and source healthy ingredients consistently. The result is a menu that is high-quality, nutritionally-balanced, and above all, something that children actually enjoy. We are extremely proud of the food program that we are able to offer at a reasonable price. (Reminder: all breakfast and snacks are included with your tuition.) Here are the guidelines* within which we operate.
Kids Klub Daily Food Program Guidelines:
No High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFC)
No Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
No Trans Fats and Hydrogenated Oils
Elimination of Genetically Modified (GMO) foods
We use organic foods wherever possible. All the chicken, beef and eggs we serve are 100% organic. We will never serve fruits and vegetables on EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list if they are not available organically. While we always strive to serve all organic fruits and vegetables when available, we will substitute conventionally grown fruits and vegetables if the conventional fruit or vegetable is on EWG’s “Clean 15” list. We serve organic maple syrup, ketchup, tomato sauce, granola, animal crackers, and more!
We use only 100% Hormone and Antibiotic free milk
100% fresh fruit (No canned fruit at all)
Only water and milk are served (No fruit juice or sodas)
Use of only fresh or flash-frozen vegetables (other than organic beans in non-BPA lined cans)
Use of 100% Whole Grains in all breads, tortillas, crackers, and pizza dough (No white bread products)
High Protein/High Fiber Pasta made of special flour blend from lentils, chick peas, oats, spelt, barley, egg whites, ground flaxseeds and wheat fiber (17g of protein in a 3. 5oz serving) or 100% organic high protein pasta
Use of 100% Brown or Wild Rice (no white rice)
Nitrate free foods including turkey bacon
Homemade salad dressing, guacamole, and hummus
Limiting the use of added sugar and salt
*[Please note: We are unable to meet all these guidelines on certain camp field trips where food is provided by outside vendors.]
Last, but certainly not least, our chefs are all professionally trained with food safety certificates. They have huge hearts for children—and they get great satisfaction knowing the important role they play in your child’s development.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD YOUR CENTER’S MENU BELOW TO FIND OUT WHAT DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS BEING SERVE AT KIDS KLUB THIS MONTH!
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A variety of full-time and part-time programs are available to accommodate most schedules. Extracurricular classes are available in the evening for your convenience. Moreover, if you need to stay late at work or want a well-deserved parent’s night out, our Evening & Weekend program is there for your child to continue to enjoy all the safety, comfort, education and fun that Kids Klub has to offer.
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Kids’ Club After School Program
Welcome to Kids Club!
Inquiring Families…you will find the registration link for this 2022-23 school year on the top of the Enrollment Page. Unfortunately, at this time we are full, but please fill out the form on our “Enrollment” tab to be added to our short waiting list.
Kids Club After School Program is a before and after school program, located at Steven’s Elementary School. Although we are located at Stevens Elementary School, Kids Club is an independent non-profit childcare center that serves the community. We provide childcare in a safe and enriching environment for children ages 5-12. We are a kid-oriented program dedicated to nurturing the social, emotional, and educational growth of children. At Kids Club, we aim to provide an anti-biased approach to our daily programming. Our enrollment is limited and based on a “first-come-first-serve” basis.
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Kids Club Hours
Kids Club BEFORE School Program Hours Monday through Friday starting at 7:00 AM
*Stevens Bell Rings 7:55am
*Lowell Elementary School Bell Rings 8:55am
(Staff leave for the walk to Lowell at 8:20am)
Kids Club AFTER School Program Hours Monday through Friday starting at 2:25 PM-5:30PM
*Stevens Bell Rings 2:25pm
*Lowell Elementary School Bell Rings 3:25pm (Staff pick up Lowell kids from school & walk them to Kids Club)
Our afternoon program closes at 5:30pm.
WEDNESDAYS are EARLY RELEASE!!
Stevens Elementary School Bell Rings 1:10pm
Lowell Elementary School Bell Rings 2:10pm
Late Pick Up Kids’ Club closes at 5:30PM. Our Late Pick Up Fee is $20.00 for the first 15 minutes, with an additional $1.00/per minute afterwards.
No Call Fee A fee of $25.00 is charged if parents/guardians do not notify Kids’ Club staff that their child will be absent from the afternoon program.
Early Release Days Kids’ Club will provide care to those normally enrolled for PM care on Wednesday early release days. This is included in the cost of care.
Full Day Camps Kids’ Club offers full day camps when teachers have Professional Development Days and during school breaks (excluding national holidays, when we are closed). You MUST REGISTER SEPARATELY FOR FULL DAYS, even if your child regularly attends that day. Registration forms will be out 2-3 weeks prior to the camp day(s). Sign up early and reserve your spot! FYI -If a field trip must be prepaid, you will not be reimbursed if we close due to weather.
*Currently Kids Club follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Washington Department of Health, and Washington State Department of children, youth, and families (DCYF) COVID Protocols and guidelines. These guidelines are ever changing for childcares and we will continue to inform our families with any new updates!
Health & Safety Protocols:
Please keep your child home if they have any of the following symptoms:
• A cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• A fever of 100.4°F or higher or a sense of having a fever
• A sore throat
• Chills
• New loss of taste or smell
• Muscle or body aches or Nausea/vomiting/diarrhea
• Congestion/running nose – not related to seasonal allergies
• Unusual fatigue
Keep Me Home If…
Staff are still wearing masks indoors, but may take them off while outside
We have air purifiers and keep our doors open for air circulation throughout the day
If someone in your household tests positive for COVID, your child will not be able to come until the person’s isolation period is complete AND your child tests negative with an at home or PCR test AND has no symptoms.
All our staff are fully vaccinated in compliance with the Governor’s mandate.
2021 Kids Club Parent Satisfaction Survey RESULTS!!!! Here’s what families have to say about KIDS CLUB during this unique school year!
“You’ve been a lifesaver, especially when school was closed to in-person instruction. Just having a social outlet, even if not fully “normal”, has been very positive.”
“Kids Club staff have been so helpful and valuable throughout the pandemic. We cannot thank you enough for all the support you’ve provided. You have all been amazing and wonderful throughout!”
“Excellent programming. A great mix of old school fun like dodgeball and freeze tag, new school fun like cooking and opportunities for kids to do their own thing like building with blocks or reading books.”
“I love hearing about opportunities for the kids to get more involved in the local community and partner with local business or organizations.”
“Amazing work during this tough, tough year. Kids Club was there for us all the way at a time when most institutions pulled back. Kids Club asked, “How can we?” and found a way rather than saying “We can’t.”
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WINGS Afterschool Program – Wings for Kids
Helping Kids Soar
WINGS Afterschool is an education program that teaches kids how to behave well, make good decisions, and build healthy relationships. We do this by weaving a comprehensive social emotional learning curriculum into a fresh and fun afterschool program. Kids get the life lessons they need to succeed and be happy, and they get a safe place to call home after school.
We operate afterschool programs in Title I elementary schools. Kids are referred to the program by principals and teachers based on their struggles in school or at home. The program operates at the school site and kids attend three hours per day, five days a week during the school year. There is no cost to attend the program, but full time attendance is required. Kids receive an afterschool snack, help with their homework, dinner, and bus transportation home.
Key Components of WINGS Afterschool
Life Skills
Opportunity
Academics
Mentoring
Safe Place
Locations
All kids deserve to explore, grow, and believe in themselves.
Social emotional skill development lays the foundation for these actions to take hold.
Strong social emotional skills transform the lives of kids by helping them become the best version of themselves. As kids understand themselves and learn how to make smart decisions, they:
Succeed in school
Stay on track to graduate high school
Are better prepared for the workforce
Become positive and healthy contributors to society
Sequential learning objectives are taught throughout the school year to provide an opportunity to develop five core competencies through practice, reflection, and positive reinforcement. Kids learn about themselves and others through group activities and discussions while developing the capacity for empathy and respect.
Five Core Competencies
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Self-Management
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Children learn when they have opportunities to learn.
Affluent parents have the ability to invest more money into their kids than financially stressed parents. Wealthier children are twice as likely to play afterschool sports and they are more than twice as likely to be the captains of their sports teams. They are much more likely to do non-sporting activities, like theater, music, or scouting. We call this an opportunity gap. At WINGS, kids have the opportunity to explore new activities and play on a regular basis. Enrichment activities provide access to important experiences our kids might otherwise not receive such as music, dance, sports, photography, and cooking.
Choice Time
Twice a week children participate in extracurricular activities, called Choice Time. As our kids participate in activities like soccer or lacrosse, cooking, art, or music, staff tie-in the weekly lesson and the Words to Live By to reinforce – in real-time – teamwork, participation, creativity, or focus. Community Partnersare often brought in to lead Choice Time activities.
Current partners include:
Abrakadoodle (art)
Adaku Media (film)
Atlanta Youth Rugby
Born II Dance
Bricks 4 Kidz (S.T.E.M. through LEGO bricks)
Capoeira Academy
Chess
Children’s Theater of Charlotte
Columbia Children’s Theater
EduMotion (movement & arts)
Higher Ground Education
Jump Bunch (fitness)
Junior Achievement
Kidz ‘N’ Kicks (soccer)
Kids-N-Technology
Kindermusik of Charleston
Lango Kids Atlanta (foreign languages for kids)
Liberty Hill Stem Initiative
Nexplore (hands-on learning)
Science Olympiad
Soccer Shots
South Atlanta CTA (tennis)
Spanish Exploration
The STEAM Generation (science, technology, engineering, art, math)
Sugar Lou’s Bakery (baking)
The Art of Esteem
The Promise Dance Group
Twin Elite Athletics (cheerleading)
USTA South Carolina (tennis)
Well Fitness
Yes! (Enrich Kids Now)
Zumba
Field Trips
Field Trips allow our kids to explore new areas of their city and state. The majority of our WINGS kids have not traveled more than 10 miles outside of their neighborhoods. Through grants and discounted rates, we have been able to take our kids to:
Gibbes Museum of Art
Wild Blue Ropes
SEA-LIFE Charlotte Aquarium
South Carolina Aquarium
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Our kids love Choice Time and Field Trips but the expenses add up quickly. We’d love to provide additional Choice Time options and Field Trips! If you are interested in underwriting a portion of the cost for Choice Time or Field Trips, please see Support a Special Project for more information, or contact us at [email protected].
Under-resourced kids often have many odds stacked up against them: trauma, stress, hunger, and an 18-month lag in achievement behind their higher-income counterparts.
These early childhood trends continue into high school, where low-income students drop out at a rate 4. 4 times greater than higher-income students. Research shows that effective social and emotional education has the power to strengthen attachment to school and reduce negative behavior, two significant predictors of success.
Academic Center provides both homework assistance and the opportunity to further build social emotional, ELA (English language arts), and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) competencies through hands-on stations stocked with books and games. Academic Center provides a place for kids – with the guidance and reinforcement from staff – to practice self-management skills like focus, self-discipline, and stress management. These teachable moments can plant seeds of confidence or lessen anxieties, creating space for academic learning to happen.
Social emotional learning contributes to academic achievement:
Increased attachment to school
54% more likely to earn a high school diploma
Twice as likely to attain a college degree
Want to Help?
We need volunteers to provide one-on-one homework help to our students who struggle the most. Don’t have the time? Take a look at our wish list, we’re always in need of academic kits and homework supplies.
Supportive and Engaging Role Models
From day one, we have understood the powerful role college students as mentors play in the lives of WINGS kids. Oftentimes, the children we work with lack adults in their lives that serve as role models of healthy and positive relationships, and many do not know someone, other than the teachers at school, who have gone to college. We also place a premium on recruiting members from the geographic and demographic communities where we operate. By doing so, our role models provide inspiration to do well in school and stay in school. They instill in our kids the belief in possibilities – and the hope for a bright future.
Each of our sites are managed by two full-time WINGS employees and college students who are recruited as part-time mentors, called WINGS Leaders, to small groups of kids in the program. The 130 college students we hire each year are intentional about developing healthy and supportive relationships with kids, as well as modeling respect and kindness in their interactions with peers. WINGS is not just a program, it’s a community where kids and learning thrive.
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Teachable moments are an essential element of the WINGS culture and happen in real-time, all the time. Staff look for situations where they can reinforce lessons in group or individual settings. When staff capitalize on teachable moments, WINGS youth hear and internalize our Words to Live By – in real-time – helping to develop their social emotional skills in the moment. From trips to the bathroom, walking the hallways, and lining up to transition to the next activity – these moments are rich with opportunities to acknowledge positive behavior, have a meaningful conversation, or assign a task that builds social emotional skills.
A Safe Place to Call Home After School
Juvenile crime peaks after school when more than 11 million youth are alone and unsupervised. WINGS works to provide a safe environment where each child feels they belong. A place where kids don’t worry about making mistakes and getting yelled at. We promote decision-making and uniqueness; we listen and pay attention. Our staff models kindness and fosters a deep sense of purpose and inclusiveness with each child.
A Safe Place to Be Yourself and Have Fun
Through innovation and out-of-the box activities, WINGS feels nothing like the school day. We intentionally create this environment in big and little ways: we sit on the floor in groups, play music, have special handshakes, dance, and sing. Our focus on fun is also why we choose to reinforce and recognize positive behavior instead of reprimanding negative behavior. One of the ways we do this is through tickets. During the week the kids earn tickets for positive behavior. Every Friday, during Wild WINGS the kids get to use their saved tickets to purchase special prizes. Our focus on fun is one way we drive school attendance. If you don’t attend school, you can’t attend WINGS, and our kids definitely don’t want to miss WINGS.
Want to help?
Help us bring the fun in BIG ways – donate special prizes on our Wish List for us to use for awards and prized each Friday.
WINGS Afterschool programs are held on-site at ten Title I elementary schools. Roughly one-third of each school’s students participate in the program.
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Programs – Children’s School of Arts named after Alexander Semenovich Rozanov
Programs
Levels of educational programs implemented by the institution:
1. Additional pre-professional general education programs (abbreviated abbreviation used in the texts of the programs – DPEP) – an increased level of art education, which implies further professional orientation of students and a high level of learning material. Implemented by the institution since 2013 at the music, choreography and art department
In accordance with paragraphs 3-7 of Article 83 of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation” dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ (excerpts from the articles):
children at an early age, creating conditions for their art education and aesthetic education, acquiring knowledge. skills in the field of the chosen type of art, experience in creative activity and the implementation of their preparation for obtaining professional education in the field of art. Additional pre-professional general education programs in the field of arts are implemented in educational institutions of additional education for children (children’s art schools by type of art). . To a minimum of the content, structure and conditions for the implementation of additional pre-professional programs in the field of arts, to the terms of training for these programs by the federal executive body in charge of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of culture, in agreement with the federal executive body in charge of functions for the development of state policy and legal regulation in the field of education, federal state requirements are established. Admission to training in additional pre-professional programs in the field of arts is carried out on the basis of the results of an individual selection carried out in order to identify individuals with creative abilities and physical data, in the manner established by the executive authority that performs the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in in the field of culture, in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education. The development of additional pre-professional programs in the field of arts ends with the final certification of students, the form and procedure for which is established by the executive body that performs the functions on the development of state policy and legal regulation in the field of culture, in agreement with the federal executive body that performs the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
2. Additional general educational general educational programs (abbreviated abbreviation used in the texts of programs – DOOP) – the level of general artistic and aesthetic education available to children who do not have pronounced natural musical, choreographic and artistic abilities
Form of education: full-time
Normative terms of study:
1. Additional pre-professional general education programs:
– programs with a study period of 8 (9) years for children entering at the age of 6 years 6 months to 9 years (enrollment for these programs is possible for the choreographic, music and art departments)
– programs with a study period of 5 ( 6) years for children entering at the age of 10 to 12 years (enrollment for programs with this period of study is possible for the music and art department)
2. Additional general educational general development programs:
– 1(2) year programs for children entering at the age of 5 years 6 months to 6 years 6 months (preparatory classes) and 1-year early career guidance programs for children planning to enter vocational schools .
– 3-year program for children entering aged 13 to 15 (enrollment is possible at the art department)
– 4-year programs for children entering aged 7 to 13; term of study is 7 years for children entering at the age of 7 to 9years (enrollment for these programs is possible only at the music department)
Educational programs – Children’s Art School No. 1 named after P. P. Chistyakov, Yekaterinburg
Students aged 11-12 years (5-6 grades of a comprehensive school) who have successfully passed the entrance exams in “drawing”, “painting” and ” easel composition”, are enrolled in the additional pre-professional program “Painting” (training period 5 years).
Education at art school under the pre-professional educational program “PAINTING” is aimed at obtaining primary art education and includes theoretical and practical study of fine arts, the gradual mastery of which is achieved by the sequence of acquiring knowledge and skills on the principle “from simple to complex” according to disciplines: “ Drawing “, “ Painting “, “ Easel composition “, “ Decorative and applied art , Art History Talks , Sculpture, Elective , Plein Air
Learn more about educational standards here.
The study load of students in grades 1-5 consists of 10-13 academic hours per week. Classes are held 3 times a week. The duration of the lesson is 4 academic hours with breaks after each academic hour.
School hours: Monday – Saturday: from 09.00 to 12.00;
from 14.00 to 20.00
Sunday: from 11.00 to 17.00
, an obligatory part of the curriculum (starting from grade 2) is the passage of each student of summer educational practice – the openier – in the amount of 28 academic hours, which is usually held in two stages: in autumn (August) and summer (June) period.
Academic year: 9months + 1 week open air.
Annotation on the program on the subject Figure , Abstract Painting , Abstract Composition Eastern , Abstract Decorative composition , Abstract Conversations about art , Abstract History of art , Annotation Sculpture , Annotation Demolis Abstract Computer graphics
CURRICULUM ADDITIONAL PRE-PROFESSIONAL GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN THE FINE ARTS PAINTING. Study period 5 years
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II
III
IV
V
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1
Drawing
3
3
3
4
4
I, II, III, IV
V
2
Painting
3
3
3
3
3
I, II, III, IV
V
3
Easel composition
2
2
2
2
2
I, II, III, IV
V
4
Art Conversations / Fine Art History
1. 5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
I, II, III, IV
V
5
Plein Air
0
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
II, III, IV, V
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6
Application composition
1
1
1
0.98
0
I, II, III, IV
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7
Sculpture
1
1
1
0.98
0
I, II, III, IV
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8
Computer graphics
0
0
0. 7
0.7
0.74
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12.34
13.04
14.0
12.08
In the 2007-08 academic year, within the framework of the target program of the Department of Culture of the Administration of the city of Yekaterinburg “Talented children – a talented city”, the school launched a project to implement learning.
In addition, our school has a DEPARTMENT OF ADDITIONAL PAID SERVICES for students of different ages:
– “Preparing children for school” – for children 10 years old. One year of study.
For admission to the educational program “Preparing children for school” is not required to pass the entrance exams. All comers are accepted in accordance with the age on the basis of the submitted application of the parents. The curriculum of the preparatory group includes the following disciplines: drawing, painting, easel composition, arts and crafts. Classes are held 2 (two) times a week for 4 (four) academic hours.
– “ Fundamentals of drawing and painting ” – for students aged 14 and over (no age limit). Two years of study.
For admission to the training course “Fundamentals of drawing and painting. From 14 and older” entrance exams are not required. Everyone who wants to master the basics of visual literacy is welcome.
– “ Fundamentals of architectural drawing ” – for students aged 16-17. Two years of study.
Graduates of children’s art school and art departments of children’s art school at the age of 16-17, who successfully passed the entrance exam in the discipline “drawing”, are enrolled in the extrabudgetary department. Classes are held 2 (two) times a week for 4 (four) academic hours.
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04/21/2018 – Passed the 10th Regional theoretical competition in the history of fine art “DEAR ART”
12/27/2017 – Carnival 2017-2018 Costume Parade!
12/16/2017 – Exhibition “St. Sergius of Radonezh in Russian Fine Art”
12/09/2017 – Joint project of the Pushkin Children’s Music School No. 1 and the Pushkin Children’s Art School “Seasons”
11/29/2017 – Opening of the municipal exhibition-competition “Only one heart is vigilant”
09/16/2017 – Action “Our forest. Plant your tree”
08/26/2017 – Pushkino City Day 2017
06/15/2017 – Solemn presentation of certificates to graduates 2017
05/03/2017 – Exhibition of students of MBUDO Pushkinskaya Children’s Art School “Remembers the saved world”
04/29/2017 – Action “Forest of Victory” 2017 – The Moscow regional competition in the history of fine arts “Dear Art” was held at MBUDO Pushkinskaya Children’s art school
03/31/2017 – Our students took part in the I Interregional Olympiad in MHC
03/28/2017 – Lesson at the Tretyakov Gallery.
02/11/2017 – Alumni meeting
01/30/2017 – “My first exhibition”. Personal exhibition of a student of 4 “B” class Focht Elizaveta.
12/27/2016 – New Year’s Eve for the department of paid services “Steps” with the awarding of diplomas to the most distinguished students.
12/26/2016 – Reviews were held by students of the main department and preparatory groups
12/08/2016 – Exhibition “Graphic Fantasies”
09/30/2016 – Today on the building
Pushkin Children’s Art School opened a bas-relief in honor of
Sergei Semyonovich Rubtsov.
06/20/2016 – Graduation. Delivery of certificates.
06/15/2016 – Plein air and excursion in Arkhangelsk
06/10/2016 – Thesis defense 2016 On April 16, three of our students, Ksenia Fonareva, Katya Luchko, Yana Udintseva, took part in the regional intramural competition
sketches, held at the Moscow Academic
05/04/2016 – All children are talented. Interzonal competition in the Children’s Art School named after E.A. Kolchenko, Mytishchi.
12/29/2015 – On December 28-29, a review of study papers for the 1st half of the main classes took place.
12/26/2015 – A solemn event was held at the end of the 1st half of the year, where the best students were awarded: participants and winners of various competitions.
12/23/2015 – In the Intersettlement Library of the Pushkinsky District of the Moscow Region (St.
Pushkino, st. Turgeneva, d. 24) opened an exhibition of students’ works
Pushkin Children’s Hut
12/21/2015 – The annual exhibition “New Year’s Kaleidoscope” has opened
art school took part in the All-Russian anti-drug action
For the health and safety of our children.
11/12/2015 – Intra-school competition for the best SKETCHBOOK museum-estate “Kuskovo”
10/07/2015 – Cognitive excursion to the All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov/29/2015 – excursion to “Soyuzmultfilm”
09/07/2015 – Grandiose plein air in “Eaglet”. “Russia is thriving”.
06/18/2015 – Graduates 2015
06/11/2015 – Plein Air in Sergiev Posad
06/05/2015 – Plein Air 2015. Bogolyubskaya Church.
05/28/2015 – Children’s Sabantuy
04/21/2015 – 7th Moscow Regional Theoretical Competition in the History of Art DEAR ART
12/09/2014 – Young artists draw aerial forest protection Nam
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09/13/2014 – Campaign “Our forest. Plant your own tree” in the fall of 2014 when there was a need to revise one of the most important social spheres – education. This is confirmed by the priorities of state policy at the present stage, the socio-economic transformations in the country in recent years, frequent changes in legislative acts in the field of education, and the exacerbated demographic and spiritual and moral problems of society.
The system of education in the field of culture and art is not just a part of the general system of national education – it, like a litmus test, reveals the features of the development of society in a particular historical period. That is why the historical experience of the origin and formation of a unique domestic phenomenon – the SHUV system (“school-college-university”, as it was customary to call it in the 20th century among professionals, and now a children’s art school, a secondary and higher vocational educational institution), very relevant in the period of reforms.
Over the past 20 years (at first spontaneously and pointwise, and then in an organized and loud manner) the problems of the functioning of this system have been raised, it would seem that one of the most unshakable, well-established, time-tested, providing for decades a high level of education, recognized throughout the world.
The quality of education in children’s art schools is one of the most important indicators of the arts education system. (According to the materials of the Monograph “On the implementation of additional pre-professional general education programs in the field of arts” Compiled by A.O. Arakelova).
We offer you to get acquainted with information resources and regulatory documents on this topic. We hope that this collection of materials will help each teacher of the children’s art school competently and effectively conduct pedagogical activities in modern conditions.
Website Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
– Section “Children’s art schools”
Website Institute for the Development of Education in the Sphere of Culture and Art (ROSKI) (Director Domogatskaya Irina Efimovna)
– Section “Question-Answer”
– Section “Documents”
Nominative documents:
FZ-273 dated December 29, 2012 “On Education in the Russian Federation” (entered into force on September 01, 2013)
SanPiN 2.4.2. 2821 “Starino” – epidemiological requirements for the conditions and organization of training in general education institutions “(dated March 3, 2011) SanPiN 2.4.4.3172-14 “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for the device, content and organization of the working hours of educational institutions of additional education for children” (dated July 04 2014)
Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Education and Science of Russia) dated August 29, 2013 N 1008 Moscow “On approval of the Procedure for organizing and implementing educational activities for additional general education programs” (Published: December 11, 2013 in “RG” – Federal issue No. 6255, Effective: December 22, 2013)
Interdepartmental Program for the Development of Additional. education of children in the Russian Federation until 2020 (Project)
Concept for the development of additional education for children (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 4, 2014)
Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 24, 2015 N 729-r “On approval of the action plan for 2015 – 2020 to implement the Concept for the development of additional education for children, approved by order Government of the Russian Federation dated 04.09.2014 N 1726-r”
Order of Rosobrnadzor dated 05.29.2014 N 785 “On approval of the requirements for the structure of the official website of an educational organization in the information and telecommunication network “Internet” and the format for presenting information on it”
PROFESSIONAL STANDARD teacher of additional education for children and adults (approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation of September 08, 2015 No. 613n) – comes into force on January 1, 2017.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARD teacher of additional education for children and adults (approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation dated May 05, 2018 No. 298n) – comes into force on August 28, 2018.
Implementation of additional pre-professional general educational programs
2015
Approval of federal state requirements to the minimum content, structure and conditions for the implementation of additional pre-professional program in the field of fine arts “Watercolor painting” and the duration of this program Approved by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of October 26, 2015 No. 2668, Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 18, 2015 No. 39744
2014
approximate programs for academic subjects for additional pre-professional programs Painting and Decorative and Applied Creativity
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Recommendations for the implementation of educational activities in art schools according to art types. Project
Amendments to the federal state requirements for the minimum content, structure and conditions for the implementation of the additional pre-professional general education program in the field of fine arts “Painting” and the duration of training under this program, introduced Order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of March 26, 2013 N 279;
2012-12-29
Draft concept for the development of children’s art schools in the Russian Federation
2012-09-10
Federal state requirements to the minimum content, structure and conditions for the implementation of an additional pre-professional general education program in the field of fine arts “Design” and the term of study for this program Approved by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated 9August 2012 No. 855, Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 30, 2012 No. 25322
2012-08-15 Model regulation on the educational institution of additional education for children
Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Education and Science of Russia) dated June 26, 2012 N 504 Moscow “On Approval of the Model Regulations on the Educational Institution of Additional Education for Children”
2012-06-29
DECISION of the Board of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Sverdlovsk region (Yekaterinburg)
“Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Sverdlovsk Region in the system of interdepartmental cooperation on issues of art education”
2012-04-12
A. Arakelova “When developing legislative acts, all the problems of the school will be taken into account”
2012-03-28 Legal regulation of children’s art schools (link to the website of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation) Direct link to the video (flv, 2 hours 8 minutes – 1. 15 GB)
Speech by the Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Education and Information Technologies of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Alexandra Olegovna Arakelova on March 28, 2012 in Yekaterinburg
2012-03-12 Federal state requirements to the minimum content, structure and conditions for the implementation of an additional pre-professional general education program in the field of fine arts “Painting” and the duration of study under this program
Approved by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated March 12, 2012 No. 156
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 22, 2012 No. 23578
2012-03-12 Federal state requirements to the minimum content, structure and conditions for the implementation of an additional pre-professional general education program in the field of arts and crafts “Arts and crafts” and the duration of training under this program Approved by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated 12. 03.2012 No. 159
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of Russia on April 13, 2012 No. 23832
2012-02-09 Regulations on the procedure and forms for conducting final certification students who completed additional pre-professional general education programs in the field of arts
Approved by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation dated February 9, 2012 No. 86
Registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on March 20, 2012 No. 23534
2012-01-30 On the implementation of additional pre-professional general education programs in the field of arts
Monograph. Collection of materials for children’s art schools (part 1). Author-compiler A.O. Arakelova
Exemplary Curricula Additional Pre-Professional General Education Program in Fine Arts “Painting” (5 years, 6th grade, 8 years, 9th grade) “Decorative and applied arts” (5 years, 6th grade, 8 years, 9th grade)
Recommendations for the development of curricula for additional pre-professional general educational programs in the field of arts
Layout of the curriculum for the additional pre-professional general education program in the field of arts
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Art department
First grade
Students get acquainted with such basic concepts as line (its plasticity and expressiveness), symmetry, proportions of objects, tone and tonal relationships in drawing and painting, silhouette, visual perspective, horizon line and vanishing points, light and shadow, color harmonies, reflex, decoration, stylization, human proportions, types and genres of fine arts, and also gain initial skills in working with various materials: pencil, gouache, ink, pastel, felt-tip pens, paper, clay, etc.
Second Grade
Students improve skills in working with various art materials and the ability to obtain a variety of colors; quite confidently perform the construction of rectangular and cylindrical shapes using two vanishing points, learn a holistic perception of nature and highlight the main thing, make attempts to convey materiality and sculpt forms in tone and color, make sketches of a dressed figure with the transfer of character and proportions, get acquainted with work in various decorative techniques -applied arts and world artistic culture.
Third grade
Students improve their ability to work on productions for a long time, consciously choose and use various graphic, pictorial and applied materials and techniques in their work; with greater confidence and persuasiveness convey volume, lighting, materiality, color relationships, make the frame construction of objects and interiors, study the art of Ancient Russia and European art from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
Fourth grade
Students confidently perform the constructive construction of rectangular bodies and bodies of rotation in space, convey space in drawing and painting, “sculpt” the form with tone and color, master color and color harmonies, plasticity of the line to convey the expressiveness of the image, convey backlighting and mood with color, get concepts about the structure of the human head, study Russian art of the 18th-19th centuries. and the art of Western Europe in the 19th century.
Fifth grade
Students know the terminology of fine arts, are able to correctly depict objects of the world around them from life and from memory, create an artistic image based on solving technical and creative problems, independently overcome technical difficulties in the implementation of an artistic concept, depict the surrounding reality, conveying a light-air perspective and natural lighting ; have skills in working with preparatory materials, transferring volume and form, clear design of objects, transferring their materiality, texture, identifying the plans on which they are located; know the main stages in the development of fine arts are able to use the theoretical knowledge gained in artistic activity. Gifted children have a complex of knowledge, skills and abilities that allow them to further master professional educational programs in the field of fine arts.
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Additional pre-professional arts :
Additional pre-professional arts curricula:
Curriculum for the Additional pre-professional program in the field of fine arts “PAINTING”
Curriculum for the Additional pre-professional program in the field of arts and crafts “DECORATIVE AND APPLIED CREATIVITY”
Schedule of the educational process: 90PP10
Schedule of the educational process D “Painting”, DPP “Decorative and Applied Art”
Annotations to the programs on academic subjects:
Art Conversations
Art History
Plein Air
Drawing. Sketches and sketches
Work in the material. Ceramics
Information on the number of students:
Budget department Self -packed department
Educational programs implemented on a paid basis:
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Pastel basics
Plein air. Short-term course of sketches and sketches”
Curriculum for additional general developmental programs in the field of arts: art “Fundamentals of pottery and artistic ceramics”
Curriculum for the Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Fundamentals of pastel work”
Curriculum for the Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Fundamentals of visual literacy”
Curriculum for the Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Short course of technique watercolors”
Schedule of the educational process:
Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Fundamentals of fine arts”
Additional general developmental program in the field of arts and crafts “Fundamentals of pottery and artistic ceramics”
Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Fundamentals of pastel work”
Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Fundamentals of fine arts” program in the field of fine arts “Short course in watercolor technique”
Additional general developmental program in the field of fine arts “Short course of constructive drawing”
Annotations to the programs on academic subjects:
Annotation to the unitary enterprise “Fundamentals of fine arts”
Annotation to the unitary enterprise “Fundamentals of pottery and artistic ceramics”
Annotation to Unitary Enterprise “Fundamentals of Pastel Work”
Annotation to Unitary Enterprise “Plein Air. Short-term course of etudes and sketches»
Education. General developmental training programs » Children’s Art School of the City District of Khimki
The Central Children’s Art School implements additional general developmental programs in the field of music, art and choreography.
Education at the Central Children’s School of Arts takes place in full-time
Education at the Central Children’s School of Arts is conducted in Russian
Curricula of additional general developmental programs / view
0871 cello/watch harp, 7 years/watch ensemble of string instruments/watch orchestra, group ensemble/watch Study of orchemble parties/watch
wind instruments
9000 , 5 years / view Clarinet, 7 years / view Clarinet, 5 years / view Saxophone, 7 years / view Saxophone, 5 years / view Horn, 7 years / view French horn, 5 years / view Trumpet, 7 years / view Trumpet, 5 years / view Trombone, baritone, tenor, 7 years / view Trombone, baritone, tenor, 5 years / view Percussion instruments, 7 years / view watch Percussion instruments, 5 years / watch Ensemble of wind and percussion instruments of small forms, 5 and 7 years / watch Orchestra, group ensemble – wind and percussion instruments, 5 and 7 years / watch Study of orchestral and ensemble parts, 5 and 7 years old / watch
Choral singing
Choral singing, piano / see Voice production / see Choral ensemble / see Piano. Special piano/watch piano ensemble/View
Folk instruments
Accordon, 7 years/Watch accordion, 5 years/Watch Bayan, 7 years/View Bayan, 5 years/View Domra, 7 years/ watch Domra, 5 years / watch Balalaika, 7 years / look Balalaika, 5 years / look Guitar, 7 years / look Guitar, 5 years / look Gusli, 7 years / look Gusli, 5 years / look ) / look Ensemble of small forms (guitar) / look Ensemble of small forms (harp) / look Additional instrument (folk, wind, percussion) / look Study of orchestral parts / look Ensemble of small forms (domra, balalaika, harp) / watch Orchestra, group ensemble – Russian folk instruments / watch
Keyboard electronic synthesizer and music and computer creativity
Keyboard electronic synthesizer, 7 years / watch Keyboard electronic synthesizer, 5 years 9 / watch Music and computer creativity watch Music and computer creativity
Variety singing
Variety singing, 7 years / see Variety singing, 5 years / see Vocal-variety ensemble / see
General subjects
Solfeggio / see Music literature / see General course of piano, instrumental departments, 7 years / see General course of piano, instrumental departments, 5 years / see General course of piano, variety department 7 years / watch General course of pianoforte, pop vocal department, 5 years / watch Choir, string and folk departments / watch Choir, department of wind and percussion instruments / watch
Programs for students with disabilities
pipe, 7 years/Watch Bayan, 5 and 7 years/Watch piano, 7 years old, general development/View
Painting
Composition/View Drawing/Drawing/Drawing see Sculpture / see Painting / see Plein air / see
Choreography
Gymnastics / see Classical dance / see Folk stage dance / view Preparation of concert performances / view
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE PAID DEPARTMENT
Visual arts. 3-6 years old / see Fine arts. 7-10 years old. Alekseeva N.V., Stepina E.V. / look Fine arts. 7-10 years old. Savelyeva E.V. / view Fine art.7-10 years. Kharlamova E.P., Treer D.B. / view Plein Air. 7-10 years old / see Fine arts. 11-15 years old. Savelyeva E.V. / look Fine arts. 11-15 years old. Kharlamova E.P., Treer D.B. / watch Gymnastics. 7-10 years old. Choreographic department / watch Rhythm. 7-10 years old. Choreographic department / watch Gymnastics. 6 years old / watch Choir. “First steps” / watch Solfeggio. “First steps” / watch Rhythm. Preschool department. 6 years old / watch Rhythmic. Preschool department. 3-6 years old / see Rhythm. Preschool department. 4-6 years / view Art without borders. “Painting Workshop” for Adults / view English for Toddlers / view Fundamentals of Photography / view Photography Mastery / view Stage Movement Fundamentals / view Classical Choreography for Adults / view Music.
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Kids ‘R’ Kids of Murfreesboro is here to serve children aged 6 weeks through 12 years near N Rutherford Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN. Their school channels resources to provide a curriculum, environment, and staff that helps children learn and grow.
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This is by far the best daycare center that I have had the pleasure of being a part of my kids love to go to daycare. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an awesome daycare with an amazing staff. Ms. Kelly and Ms. Krystle are always so friendly, interactive and helpful. We have been here 2 years now and have never had an issue.
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My child has attended kids r kids since she was 6 wks old and I love the center. The teachers are trained and professional. We have been at the center for 4 years strong!
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We didn’t even make it one month here. Teachers were so dis-engaged from the children. No love or affection to be seen. Facility is top notch, but the lack of love was untolerable for us. Very unprofessional tactics used in the class. Actually used my child’s “lovey” as a threat/bribe at naptime on 3 different occasions. Said they would “throw it away” if my child didn’t stay on their mat. Very unprofessional and immature if you ask me. Very sad for the children still in their care. We had issue after issue and weren’t happy from the start and they still kept our $155 tuition that was paid in advance. Speaks volumes about their character and how they run their business. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone.
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Best Daycare I have seen!
Great Daycare. I have toured a lot of centers with my mom and this one is the best by far.
Call and see if they have openings…They were very friendly and could answer everything I needed to know.
Go in for a tour they are so nice!
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I searched everywhere for a place that made me feel comfortable leaving my children for the first time. After looking at a few centers in the area, i was very uneasy. Then I foung Kids R Kids. It was absloutely the nicest center I looked at. The front desk staff and teachers are so friendly and observant. And the best part is they actually learn.
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My infant is enrolled and I am very happy with the care she recieves!Great CENTER….very CLEAN.
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The best decision I ever made!
I have two children enrolled at Kids R Kids. They have been there now for 5 months. I am very satisfied with the care and attention my children get from the teachers and staff. The center is now under new ownership, and I am very pleased with the cleanliness and professionalism that the center has to offer to my family. I am amazed at the size of this center. There are over 200 students enrolled here and are very efficiently staffed with Teachers and administration. I wouldn’t even think about taking my children any where else.
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***Full-Time, Part-Time, Daily Rates*** Ages 6 Weeks to 12 Years Old Transportation to & from John Pittard, Lascassas Elementary, & Homer Pittard Campus School. FREE internet viewing to classrooms!!! Educational Curriculum in every Classroom. *INFANT* TODDLER* PRESCHOOL* **Free Enrollment for a limited time Stop by anytime for a tour.
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Allen Jackson is Senior Pastor of Worldwide Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and founder of Intend Ministries, which exists to bring the message of Jesus to individuals, families and communities around the world. He is the author of Freedom from Worry: Overcoming Worry with the Love, Purpose, and Power of God .
Pastor Jackson has provided families with the opportunity to know God and become part of the local church by leading the development of various community activities for the World Church. This has resulted in a stronger community, stronger families, and a healthier church.
Allen Jackson Age
Details of Jackson’s date of birth are unknown, so it is not known when he celebrates his birthday. Jackson likes to keep his private affairs out of the public eye, making it difficult to determine his age, so this information will be updated as soon as it becomes available.
Allen Jackson Height and weight
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With degrees from Oral Roberts University and Vanderbilt University, and additional studies at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jackson is uniquely positioned to help people develop a love and understanding of God’s Word.
Allen Jackson’s family
After our research, details about Allen’s parents are not available, and it is also unknown if he has any brothers and sisters.
Allen Jackson’s wife
Pastor Jackson is married to his beloved wife; Kathy, who is also active in the ministry of World Outreach Church. Allen and his partner Kathy live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Since 1981 Pastor G. Allen Jackson has worked with the World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He has also been Senior Pastor since 1988 years old. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Oral Roberts University, a Master of Religious Studies from Vanderbilt University and studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Pastor G. Allen has been the keynote speaker at the Feast of Tabernacles held by the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem for many years. Pastor Allen was also recognized by the Israeli Knesset Christian Coalition for his unwavering support. In recent years, he has had the opportunity to perform in South Africa, the UK and other countries abroad. Pastor Jackson is passionate about helping people, wherever they are, become fully committed followers of Christ as a church planter.
Allen Jackson Ministries
As a young man, Pastor Allen made the decision to spend his life sharing with others what he found to be the most abundant way of life. He has invested over 30 years in preaching the gospel. When he became the pastor of World Outreach Church, it was a congregation of 150 people. Pastor Allen Ministries initiated the Allen Jackson Ministries App, which can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
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Under the leadership of Pastor Allen, his church now has over 10,000 members and is recognized as one of the largest churches in the country. His ministry began with the same transformative message that was his mission at World Outreach Church.
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Since his ministry began in 2010, they have taken their mission very seriously. They have developed the tools they use to bring the word of God to people all over the world.
They fulfilled the mission of their ministry by forming small Bible study groups they call “The Spots of God.” Ministries have taken advantage of other opportunities such as holding conferences, training pastors around the world, and participating in national and international television ministries.
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Pastor Jackson’s sermons are broadcast throughout the United States. They are also translated and broadcast in countries such as Russia, Ukraine and Israel. They have created applications that allow users to read the Bible anytime, anywhere. But the ministry didn’t stop there. The Ministry has published several books that have been distributed around the world.
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Joining forces with the World Outreach Church, Allen Jackson’s ministry personally supports and trains pastors in places like Israel, Finland, the UK, South Africa, Namibia and Canada. The ministry is grateful to every person who supports them in prayer and financial support to make this possible. Pastor Allen Jackson’s daily updates can be downloaded from www.allenjackson.com.
Allen Jackson Courageous Faith
Courageous Faith was written as a gift to readers to strengthen their faith and have the courage to live boldly for Christ. The book is broken into daily scripture passages that have lesson, application, and prayer. The book highlights the strength that a Christian must develop in a world that is changing in many areas, be it political, economic, spiritual.
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Allen and his wife Cathy Jackson live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Pastor Allen Jackson’s Books
Freedom from Worry: Overcoming Anxiety with God’s Love, Purpose and Power (2011)
Bible on Blackboard Volume 1: From Creation to Kings (2014)
Small Group Bible Guide on chalkboard, Volume 2: From Divided Monarchy to the New Testament (2014)
The Most Abundant Life: Living Fearlessly in Frightening Times (2015)
Amen, Small Group Bible Study Guide: 6 Video Lessons to Supplement Study, DVD ( 2013)
An Extraordinary God: The Foundation of an Extraordinary Life (2013)
Today… I Will: Prayers, Scriptures, and Quotes That Can Change Your Day and Your Life (2015)
Freedom from Worry Study Guide: 6 video lessons as Study Supplements DVD (2013)
Small Group Guide ‘Your Extraordinary Life: 6 Video Lessons to Supplement Your Study’, DVD (2013)
Small Group Bible Study DVD Volume 3: The Church and the Return of Jesus ( 2014)
Experience Hope in God (2016)
Diary of Your Extraordinary Life and Bible Reading Plan (2013)
Allen Jackson Song List
Pastor Allen has a new song. Some of his gospel songs, including ‘Wanted’,
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Great Grace
You’re Washed in Precious Blood / I’m Flying Away
Blessed Confidence
Neon Rainbow Chase
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He Lives
(Who Said) You Can’t Have Everything
Here in the Real World 1990
Honky Tonk Christmas 1993
How great are you
I love telling stories
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Just like me
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Livin’ on Love
Love got me up
Love keeps you
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Only believe him
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Precious memories · 2006
Precious memories Volume II · 2013
Remember when
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Small town Southern man
Soft and gentle
Song for life
Standing on promises
Sweet hour of prayer
It would be good
Angels wept
An old solid cross
The older I get
There is power in the blood
It’s so sweet to believe in Jesus
Turn your eyes to Jesus
Under the influence 1999
What a friend we have in Jesus 9007
When the roll is called there
When we all get to heaven
Wherever it leads, I will go
Who am I 1994
Frequently asked questions about Allen Jackson
Who is Allen Jackson?
Jackson is Senior Pastor of World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and founder of Intend Ministries.
How old is Allen Jackson?
Allen did not release his date of birth to the public as it is not documented anywhere as of 2020.
How tall is Allen Jackson?
Jackson is of average height.
Is Allen Jackson married?
Yes, he is married to Katie Jackson. The couple lives with their children in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
How much is Allen Jackson worth?
Allen has not yet disclosed his net worth. We will update this section when we receive and verify wealth and property information in his name.
How much does Pastor Allen Jackson earn?
As Senior Pastor of World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Pastor Allen certainly earns a good salary.
Where does Allen Jackson live?
Pastor Allen and his wife Cathy live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Is Allen alive or dead?
Allen is still alive and well.
Where is Allen now?
Allen is currently Senior Pastor of World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and founder of Intend Ministries.
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in 1906 Almaza were found on the local farm. The source of the diamonds was determined to be an 80-acre (32 ha) volcanic formation. [ citation needed ] The property was eventually sold to the State of Arkansas, which opened 911 acres (369 ha). Diamond Crater State Park to the public. [ citation needed ] As a tourist attraction, there is a daily fee ($8 in 2015) for diamond prospecting. [ citation needed ]
There is also a 1000 year old man in Murfreesboro. The Indian village of Ka-Do-Kha and the museum dedicated to it, which offers a field where authentic arrowheads can be unearthed. [4]
Geography
Murfreesboro is located at 34°3′59″N. 93°41′21″W / 34.06639°N 93.68917°W / 34.06639; -93.68917 (34.066255, -93.689256). [5] According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km 2 ), the entire land.
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906.5 people per square mile (349.3/km2). There were 830 housing units with an average density of 426.5/sq. miles (164.3/km). 2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.23%. White, 7.31% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0. 11% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 732 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% were females living with no husband present, and 33.7% did not have families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20 .9% age 65 or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women, there were 85.9 men. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 81.7 men.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,806, and the median income for a family was $33,456. Men had a median income of $26,300 compared to $18,523 for women.
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Fun classroom games for kids are a great way to keep them engaged and learn creatively. If you have a classroom full of hyper-energetic and mischievous kids, getting them to focus and pay attention is a difficult task. However, introducing them to some fun games may be a creative way to involve them in the lessons and activities.
If you are looking for some games that children will enjoy playing in the classroom while also gaining knowledge, find below our curated list of classroom games that you can use. In addition, some of these games specifically focus on improving their language, art, and memory skills.
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Education is a serious business, but kids just want to have fun. So here are some fun ways to educate the children, seriously!
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Buzz is an excellent game for younger kids who need to recite long lists such as a series of numbers, letters of the alphabet, and days of the month.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: A little preparation
How to play:
Pick a series that you want the kids to list out – numbers from one to 100, prime numbers, or any other series of words or numbers they have access to.
Decide what the buzz word or number is going to be. For instance, you can decide that every fourth number or letter is going to be the buzz word. You could also choose words starting with a specific letter or numbers divisible by a particular number.
The word ‘buzz’ will replace the figures or letters.
Get the kids to start reading the items on the list or the series in order, while replacing the chosen letter number with buzz.
Anyone who misses replacing the buzz word or number is out of the game.
2. Blind artist
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This game is played in pairs and engages a child’s imagination and ability to describe things.
Number of players: Four or more
You will need: Sheets of white paper, pencil, pen or sketch pens, drawings or images
How to play:
Pair the children, but do not let them face each other.
Give one child a picture or an image.
The second child has to recreate the picture while his partner describes it, without revealing what it is.
The idea is to see how accurate the drawing can be, when recreated without seeing.
3. Don’t answer
When asked a question, the ideal thing to do is answer. But not when you are playing this game, which older kids and teens will enjoy playing.
Number of players: Ten or more
How to play:
One student starts by asking another student a random question. For example, “What is your one precious possession?”
But the student who was asked shall not answer. The student standing left to him or her will respond, whether or not they know the answer.
The game gets hilarious when students get imaginative and creative with their answers. ‘Don’t answer’ is ideal for high school students.
4. Crazy train
Ideal for primary and kindergarten kids, the crazy train is a choo-choo train with added fun.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: Space to play
How to play:
Line up the kids to form a human choo-choo train.
Then shout-out commands such as ‘slow’, ‘fast’, ‘slow-motion’, ‘turn right’, ‘move backward’, and ‘stop’ randomly to make the train go ‘crazy’!
Younger children will love playing this one.
5. Four corners
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Four corners is a simple game of chance that can energize students and keep them awake after the lunch hour.
Number of players: 12 or more
You will need: A room with four corners and enough space for a group of students to stand
How to play:
Choose one student to be ‘It’. Blindfold and send ‘It’ out of the classroom for a while.
Divide the rest of the class into four groups of four students each.
Ask each group to pick a corner. Name the corners A, B, C, and D.
Once the students are in place, ‘It’ calls out a corner and all the students standing there are out of the game.
The four members of the last group standing will pick a corner each and ‘It’ continues to eliminate them all until only one student is left.
6. Bleep
Bleep is a memory game that prevents children from using certain words.
Number f players: Ten or more
You will need: Reading material
How to play:
Give the students a list of forbidden words. They can be anything such as colors (red blue, green, and so on), play, of, man, food, apple, the, and more.
Choose reading comprehension material with these words in it and ask the kids to read one sentence each.
Kids have to bleep each time they hear a forbidden word.
7. Jumping the line
This is an energizer that can be played towards the end of the day and is a great game for revising the day’s lessons.
Number of players: 10-15
You will need: Sticky tape or chalk, set of True/False questions, space to play
How to play:
Make a straight line using the chalk or the sticky tape.
Mark one side of the line as True and the other as False .Ask the children to stand on the line.
Ask a question – if the kids think it is true, they jump to the True side. Otherwise, they must jump to the False side.
Kids who make a mistake have to go back and sit.
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Blindfold conversation
This game is an interesting way to make children listen and focus on the voice of another person.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: Cloth for blindfolding and space to play
How to play:
Make space in the room and ask kids to form a circle.
Pick one student to be ‘It’ and blindfold her or him.
Spin ‘It’ and ask him or her to point. Whoever ‘It’ points at must talk to ‘It’ in a funny voice, without revealing their name.
‘It’ has to guess the name of the student by asking a series of questions.
If ‘It’ rightly guesses who the student is, the student becomes ‘It’.
English Or Word Games For Classrooms
Reading and writing aren’t the only activities or tools for learning a language. There are some fun games as well, which can be used to review and improve a child’s vocabulary, grammar, and speaking skills.
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Dictionary deception
Dictionary deception is a rather challenging game that compels kids to think about a word’s meaning. It is great for developing high school students’ vocabulary.
Number of players: Six or more
You will need: Sheets of paper, pens, and a list of words
How to play:
Pick a word that none of the students have heard before.
Write the meaning of the word on a sheet of paper. Ask the students to write down what they think the definition of that word is.
Collect the sheets and read them out one by one – each time you do, the class has to consider the meaning and vote.
Students get one point every time their definition gets a vote and also if they have written the right definition.
The student with the highest number of points wins.
Some words you can use include Aplomb, Brackish, Acumen, Chicane, Diffident, Epiphany, Facetious, Fiduciary, Filibuster, Hubris, Incognito, Jejune, Kowtow, Laissez-faire, Lexicon,Nihilism, Nomenclature, Oligarchy, Paradigm, Pecuniary, Quotidian, Sanguine, Soliloquy, Tempestuous, Totalitarian, Unctuous, Usurp, Vortex, Wrought, and Xenophobe.
10. Board race
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Board race is a team building that also works on the child’s vocabulary.
Number of players: Six or more
You will need: Board and two different colored markers
How to play:
Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a pen.
Draw a line in the middle of the board, dividing it into two parts, one each for each team.
On one side of the board, write down a word.
Following the relay method, each team must write words relevant to the theme of the keyword.
The team with the highest number of words for a word scores one point.
11. Chain spelling
This is like interlinking two unrelated words, based on their spellings.
Number of players: Six or more
How to play:
Write any word on the board.
The first student has to take the last four or three letters of that word and form a new word.
The second student does the same, and the chain continues until a student is unable to form a word.
The student who fails to form a word or misspells it is out of the game.
Avoid -ing or -ion words. You can increase the complexity of the game by restricting them to a particular theme or topic.
12. The mime
The mime is a fun game to revise verbs or action words. It can be played with primary or middle schools kids.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: A list of action words
How to play:
Write down a list of action words such as gardening, walking the dog, dish washing, eating, or reading on small pieces of paper. Put them in a bag.
Divide the class into two teams.
The student has to enact that word while the other students try to guess what the word is.
The team that guesses the word correctly gets a point and the team with the maximum points, wins.
13. Sentence race
Sentence race is a vocabulary review game that works best with higher classes with more than ten students.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: List of 10 vocabulary words, 20 pieces of paper, pen
How to play:
Divide the class into two teams.
Pick ten or more vocabulary words and write each word on two pieces of paper. You will have two bundles of vocabulary words.
Each team gets a bundle and a marker or chalk.
Divide the board into two sections, one for each team.
When you call out a word out from the list, one student from each team runs to the board and writes a sentence with the word in it.
The team that writes the maximum correct and meaningful sentences with the chosen words, wins.
Memory Games For Kids
Memory games are fun. They compel you to try and recall and reinforce any information that the brain has received. Here are a few you can try in the classroom.
14. Card recall
This memory game involves the use of flashcards to recall something from the short term memory.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: Flashcards on chosen subject
How to play:
Divide the class into pairs and place different sets of flashcards on the table.
Each student takes three flash cards from the table and counts to ten, as he or she shows it to the partner. He then places them face down.
The partners have to recall what the three cards are. If they succeed, they get to keep the cards.
The student with the highest number of cards wins the game. This game can also be played at home, with two or more people.
15. I’m going on a trip
This is a memory game that involves making lists. Variations of this game can be played by changing ‘on a trip’ to ‘to the market’.
Number of players: Eight or more
How to play:
Write the statement “I’m going on a trip and bringing __________” on the board.
Ask the first student to fill in the blank with whatever he or she is bringing. For example, ‘I’m going on a trip and bringing a suitcase’.
The remaining students repeat the sentence with the list of things mentioned by the other students and also add what they are going to bring on the trip. For example, ‘I’m going on a trip and bringing a suitcase, a hat, a pair of sunglasses and ….’.
The students must remember the items mentioned by the others. If they miss even one, they are out of the game.
16. What’s missing?
A simple game that works well with younger children, ‘What’s missing’ helps the children try and recall things they have seen recently.
Number of players: Four or more
You will need: Flashcards
How to play:
Pick up three to five cards each and show it to the class, for a few seconds.
Turn the cards away, shuffle them and show only two of the cards. Ask the class what cards are missing.
You can have two volunteers to show and hold the cards. In that case, you could also ask which card the person was holding before.
This game may seem too simple for higher classes, but the younger ones will enjoy exercising their memory.
17. Picture this
Picture this is suitable for students in high school or middle school. It involves paying attention to details.
Number of players: Two or more
You will need: Two or more images with a lot of detail
How to play:
Pick a couple of pictures from the Internet – have at least three to four images, with at least one image that can be memorized easily.
Start by showing the simpler image to the class. Let them see it for a couple of minutes and memorize it. Ask them to notice the details carefully.
Take the image away and ask them questions such as – ‘Was there anything red in the picture?’ or ‘Where was the man with the beard standing in the room’ depending on the image and the details.
Note that the idea is to help children jog their memory to recall something and not pose difficult questions. So pick questions about a few evident details that most kids notice, along with a couple that only a few observant ones do.
Art Games For Classroom
Children have to pay more attention to what they are doing in an art class. And while they learn how to do that, they can have a little fun too, with these games.
18. Pass the drawing
Yes, pass the drawing. Not the salt or the butter! This game works with all age groups.
Number of players: Eight or more
You will need: Drawing paper, pencils or sketch pens
How to play:
Give each student a sheet of paper and a color pen.
Set the timer to one minute and ask the kids to draw anything they want using their color pen.
When the timer dings, pass the paper to the next person and continue the drawing on the paper they get.
Pass the sheets around for three or four rounds and see the result. It could be a collaborative masterpiece for all you know.
19. All about me hats
With this game, everyone can be a mad hatter. The game encourages creativity using mundane things, or even things considered useless.
Number of players: Five or more
You will need: Hats of different shapes and sizes, stickers, decorative paper and pins, old scraps of fabric
How to play:
Get as many hats as there are students in the classroom.
Ask the students to pick a hat.
Set a timer for 30 minutes and ask them to decorate the hats in a way that best suits them.
They could also spell their names on the hats to wear them to a class party.
20. Art bingo
Bingo is played for money. But art bingo is played for fun.
Number of players:
You will need: Letter sized paper, pens or pencils
How to play:
Give each student a letter-sized sheet of paper. Get them to fold it in half, four times. When they unfold it, they will have 16 blocks.
They can draw lines along the folds or creases to separate the blocks.
Create a word bank of 40 words with the help of your students. Number them and write them on the board.
Ask the students to pick any 16 words from the board and write it at the bottom of each block. They can illustrate the object in the remaining space in the block.
Write numbers one to 40 on slips of paper and put it in a bag. Pick the numbers randomly to play bingo. Students have to mark the corresponding words, and one who marks all the words first wins.
21. The combination man drawing game
This is an engaging art activity that you can try at beginner level or even advanced art classes. The game works well with kids who can draw human shapes and combine two shapes to form a new one.
Number of players: Six or more
You will need: Papers, color pens or pencils
How to play: Six to eight
Each person gets a sheet of paper and pencil.
The students begin by drawing the head and the neck or a man, an animal, a robot, or even an alien. Fold the paper backward at the neck, such that only the bottom of the neck is visible.
Pass the paper to the next person, who will draw the torso of any person or creature. They will fold it again at the end of the waistline, and pass it on.
The last person will draw the legs and the remaining body to complete the combination man.
In the end, unfold the paper to see the resultant picture – we guarantee there will be laughter!
These classroom games for kids will help keep the children excited for school as they can play and try different games. These games are suitable for learning and help them know their peers better and form a good bond. Plan the games well and incorporate them into their regular class schedules wisely to ensure that they take these games as fun learning experiences and not as distractions.
Do you know of any classroom games for kids? Let us know about them here.
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40 Back-to-School Activities & First Day Icebreakers 2022
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The first day of school is right around the corner, and back-to-school time always full of excitement and jitters. Everything is new: There’s new school supplies, new daily routines and schedules, new teachers and new classmates. So, after they’ve snapped their big back-to-school photo and found their way to their classrooms, what should they actually do on the first day of school?
These fun back-to-school activities are sure to calm the nerves, break the ice and get everyone ready for a year of learning. Some are designed to get kids to open up and talk about themselves, so classmates and teachers can get a better sense of who they are. Others set the expectations for the class and introduce new rules, learning styles and other classroom procedures. Some begin the teaching process right away, with different hands-on learning activities that launch them right into the subjects they’ll be tackling throughout the year. And some are just fun back-to-school craft projects designed to give kids a fun take-home on their first day. But whether they’re in preschool, elementary school, middle school or high school, there’s a back-to-school activity here that’ll get the year started off on the right foot.
Reading Confetti
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Craft Stick School Bus
Let them bring home something fridge-worthy on the first day, like this picture frame that cleverly uses craft sticks to make a school bus. The school picture fits perfectly in the windows.
Get the tutorial at Reading Confetti »
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Student Survey
If you’re looking for a first-day-of-school activity for middle schoolers or high schoolers, The Daring English Teacher suggests running a back-to-school student survey. It’s a quick way for a teacher to get to know new students.
Get the survey at Teachers Pay Teachers »
The Partiologist
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Paper Clip Bookmarks
This craft is so easy yet it’s something they can actually use. Kids can choose colors or ribbons that make it feel personal to them.
Get the instructions at The Partiologist »
Happy Tot Shelf
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All About Me Caterpillar
Start with a photo for the “caterpillar” face, and then let kids answer questions for each segment. This is a fun one to do year after year to see how the responses change.
Get the printable at Happy Tot Shelf »
RELATED: Fun Learning Activities for Preschoolers
Scaffolded Math
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Pennant Glyph
Scaffolded Math and Science offers an activity that’s a classroom decoration and get-to-know-you project in one. These math-themed pennants come with instructions like color the stars based on your favorite class (red for math, yellow for English, and so on) or color the heart based on your birth month. They look so great hanging all in a line!
Get the instructions and pennants at Teachers Pay Teachers »
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Get-to-Know-You Jenga
Jenga is fun on its own, but with a few tweaks it can also be a good icebreaker. This colorful set comes with different questions to answer based on what color block gets pulled.
See more at Teaching With Jennifer Findley »
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Guided Meditation
After the past couple of years, schools have shifted focus to include more social-emotional learning to help kids with stress and anxiety. Starting off the year with guided mediation might help them ease their first-day nerves. You can try a five-minute morning meditation, or try a ten-minute version specifically for anxiety.
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Kindness Clips
Get kids in the habit of lifting each other spirits! With this activity, kids can put positive messages on clothespins, then clip them to each other’s backpacks for a mood boost.
Get the tutorial at at Happiness Is Homemade »
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STEM Challenge
Get them started on their STEM skills right away by challenging them to make a name tag that meets certain criteria. They’ll be measuring, designing and engineering in no time!
Get the tutorial at For the Love of Teachers »
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Sensory Path
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Let them wiggle their nerves away! A sensory path has designated spots for different movements, from hopping on one foot (the candy-striped circles here), balancing on a line (the train tracks), pushing against a wall (the hot air balloons), and so on. You can DIY your own, or buy themed sets of decals online.
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Set Goals
Keep their eyes on the prize with a goal-setting activity, which challenges them to write down something they’d like to accomplish this year. Teacher Linda Kamp has her kids write them in self-portraits that decorate the classroom and, in Olympic years, she gives them gold medals to glue on, too.
Get the template at Teachers Pay Teachers »
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Sort It Learning Styles
There’s a high chance that students have never been asked the ways they learn best. This sorting activity from Mrs. E Teaches Math gets kids thinking about their own learning styles, and lets the teacher take a classroom temperature, too.
Get the activity at Teachers Pay Teachers »
Stay Small Art Club
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Apple Tag
Students are known to bring an apple to the teacher on the first day of school, but this activity lets them make their own, either for their desks or a bulletin board. Some tissue paper and watered-down glue make for a fruitful activity.
Get the tutorial at Stay Small Art Club »
Mrs. Strawberry
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Photo Magnets
Not only are photo magnets a cute memento of the first day of school, they’ll help everyone in the class learn each other’s names.
Get the tutorial at Mrs. Strawberry »
Teaching in Paradise
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Beach Ball Questions
Get brains and bodies working in tandem with this activity. Whoever catches the ball has to answer the question that their thumbs land on!
Get the tutorial at Teaching in Paradise »
Buggy and Buddy
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Self-Portrait Paper Dolls
Another way for the class to get to know one another is to create a group “portrait” of paper dolls on a bulletin board. Everyone gets to showcase their style through their dolls’ outfit.
Get the tutorial at Buggy and Buddy »
Jewel’s School Gems
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Emoji Code
Being greeted with a welcoming note is nice. Having to decipher your own welcoming note from a secret code is even more fun! (You can even buy this one if you like it.)
Get the tutorial at Jewel’s School Gems »
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Grow With Me Tee
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If they’re in pre-K or kindergarten, give them a class shirt that’ll last with them through the ages. They can make a handprint on the first day of every new school year, and see how much bigger they are each time.
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Get-to-Know-You Sculpture
In this activity, certain attributes are represented by certain features in a sculpture. Does a student love books? They can add a green zig-zag. Play sports? Give them a black arch. Every sculpture will be unique — just like every artist.
Get the tutorial at Charity Mika »
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Write a Letter to Themselves
Tell them to write a letter to a very special pen pal — themselves. They can include private thoughts on their hopes, fears and anxieties for the next year. Deliver the letter on the last day of school, and they can see how much has changed over the course of the year.
Teachers Without Tears
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Class Rules
Kids will be more likely to follow the rules if they have a hand in shaping them. On the first day, it might be helpful to establish the class rules and brainstorm examples of following them. (This teacher recommends reading Do Unto Otters first to get the ball rolling.)
Get the tutorial at Teachers Without Tears »
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Student Scavenger Hunt
Have a first-day-of-school party where you can play a modified version of “Find the Guest” Bingo. In searching for classmates who can hula hoop, write with their left hand and bike to school, your students will get to know each other better. You can come up with your own attributes that will best fit your class.
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Running Press
Summer Memories
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Read some of the funny poems in What I Did on My Summer Vacation, then go around the room and have the kids take turns either talking about or drawing their own summer adventures.
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First Day Photo Booth
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Take photos of your students with these silly props, then print out the photos and pin ’em to your classroom bulletin board. They’ll have fun looking at the pics all year.
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DIY Backdrop
A crayon frame makes for a colorful accessory that every student will want a turn photographing. Bring it back out for the last day of school, too!
Get the tutorial from Surviving a Teacher’s Salary »
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Sticky-Note Expectations
Ask questions on a giant sheet of paper, and have students “fill in the blank” on Post-It notes that they can stick on the page. Beware: This teacher went through 600 notes on the first day!
Get the tutorial from Miss Klohn’s Classroom »
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“D-ice” Breakers
Break your students up into small groups, then have them roll dice and answer creative questions like the ones on the printout this teacher made.
Erin Castillo, #okayteacher
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Mental Heath Check-In
Back-to-school season can bring up a lot of anxiety and negative feelings. Erin Castillo of #okayteacher came with a great way to start talking about mental health in her classroom. She invites each of her students to write their names on the back of a sticky note and put it on poster board in accordance with their feelings; it’s a discreet and non-verbal way of figuring out who needs some extra help.
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“All About Me” Coloring Page
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Kids love talking about themselves, so they’ll get a kick out of filling out these worksheets with their current faves. It’s also fun to do it again at the end of the year and see how the answers have changed.
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Guided Drawing
Set up an easel in the front of the room and guide your students step-by-step through making a drawing. It’ll serve as a first-day-of-school souvenir to bring home to Mom and Dad.
Get the tutorial from Proud to Be Primary »
21 Exciting Back to School Activities for Kids of Different Grades
Can you believe it’s already time to start thinking about back-to-school activities? It seems like just yesterday we were all celebrating the summer break. Regardless of how you feel about the return to school, one thing is for sure: it’s a fresh start for everyone.
Are you looking for some fun and creative activities to do with your kids as the new school year approaches? Well, you’ve come to the right place!
Back to School Activities
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Back to School Activities for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners
Here are some activities that are perfect for little ones who are just starting out on their educational journey:
1. Make a Personalized Backpack
This is a great way to get your child excited about going back to school. Help them pick out a new backpack, and then let them decorate it however they want. They can use fabric paint, markers, stickers, and anything else they can think of.
2. Create a “First Day of School” Crown
This is a fun and easy way to commemorate the first day of school. All you need is some construction paper, scissors, and glue. Just help your child cut out the crown shape and then decorate it however they want. They can add their name, the date, or anything else they want.
3. Paint a Picture of Their Classroom
This is a great way to help your child feel prepared for the first day of school. Go on a walk to their school and then have them paint a picture of it when you get home. It will help them feel like they know the place before they even step foot in it.
4. Make a “Back to School” Countdown Chain
A countdown chain is a fun way to help your child feel excited about the return to school. Just cut out strips of paper and write down something different that they can look forward to for each day (i.e., “1 more day until I get to see my friends again!”).
5. Have a “Back to School” Themed Breakfast
Start the first day of school off right with a special breakfast. You can make pancakes in the shape of pencils or cut fruit into the shape of apples. Get creative and have fun with it!
6. Back to School Photo Shoot
This is a great way to document your child’s growth from year to year. Dress them up in their first-day-of-school outfit and take some pictures. Then, do the same thing next year and compare the two sets of photos. It’s sure to be a cherished memory.
Back to School Activities for Elementary Schoolers
Here are some activities that are perfect for elementary school kids who are just starting to get used to the idea of going back to school:
1. Have a Back-To-School Picnic
What could be more fun than having a picnic in the park? Pack some lunch and snacks, and head outdoors for an afternoon of family fun. This is a great way to enjoy the last few days of summer weather, and it’s also a great way to get into the back-to-school spirit.
2. Make a Back-To-School Memory Book
One of the best ways to commemorate the back-to-school season is to create a memory book. This can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. You can include photos, drawings, and essays about your favorite memories from the past school year.
3. Start a New Tradition
Why not start a new tradition for the back-to-school season? This could be something as simple as reading a book together every night before bed, or it could be something more elaborate like setting up a homework station in your living room. The possibilities are endless!
4. Go on Scavenger Hunt
This is a great way to get the kids excited about school. Head outdoors for an afternoon of fun searching for items that represent the back-to-school season. Some ideas include leaves, acorns, apples, pencils, and textbooks.
5. Make a School Supplies List
One of the best ways to get ready for school is to make a list of the supplies you will need. This way, you can make sure you have everything you need, and you won’t forget anything important. Not to mention, it’s also a lot of fun to go shopping for school supplies!
6. Make a Time Capsule
A time capsule is a great way to preserve memories from the school year. Have your child collect special items throughout the year, such as photos, drawings, tickets stubs, and newspaper clippings. Then, have them put everything in a container and seal it up. This can be a fun project to do near the end of the school year, and then you can open it up together in future years.
7. Setting Up a Goal Board
A goal board is a great way to keep track of your child’s goals for the school year. Have them write down their goals and then hang the board in a prominent place where they can see it every day. This will help remind them of what they are working towards and will help keep them motivated throughout the year.
Back to School Activities for Middle Schoolers
Here are some activities that are perfect for middle schoolers who are getting ready to head back to school:
1. Create a Study Schedule
Help your middle schooler get into a good study habit by creating a study schedule for them. This will help them stay on track and ensure they are getting all their work done.
2. Write a Letter to Your Teacher
Start the school year off on the right foot by writing a letter to your teacher. In the letter, explain what you hope to accomplish this year and thank your teacher for all they have done for you in the past. This is a great way to show your appreciation and set the stage for a productive year.
3. Design a New School Year Calendar
Why not get creative and design your own school year calendar? This can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. You can include photos, drawings, and quotes about the coming back-to-school season. It will be a great way to keep track of all the important dates and events.
4. Get Online Learning Materials Ready
If your child is starting school this year, it’s essential to get online learning materials ready ahead of time. This way, you will have everything you need, and you won’t have to worry about last-minute preparations. There are also different types of online learning games available on SplashLearn, which can keep kids entertained and engaged while they are learning.
5. An Autobiography Project
This is a great way to get your child thinking about their school year. Have them write an autobiography, starting with the first day of school and ending with the last day. This is a great project for older kids who can reflect on their year in school.
6. Make a Homework Station
One of the best ways to make sure homework gets done is to create a designated homework station. This could be as simple as a desk in your child’s bedroom, or it could be something more elaborate like a special area in the living room. Ensure the station is stocked with all the supplies your child needs, and make sure it’s a quiet and comfortable place to work.
7. Have a Reading Marathon
Reading is a great way to get in the school spirit! Not only does it help improve your child’s literacy skills, but it can also be fun. Whether you choose to read fiction or non-fiction books, set a goal for how many books your child can read in a day or week.
8. Start a Journal
A journal is a great way to document your child’s thoughts and experiences during the school year. Encourage your child to write in their journal every day, or at least once a week. This will be an excellent way for them to reflect on their year and look back on all the memories they made.
Let’s Go Back to School!
Back to school is a time for new beginnings. It’s the perfect time of year to try out something you’ve never done before or do more of what you enjoy doing. Whether it be painting, reading books, or making your own calendar–there are so many different ways kids can get creative and have fun with these back-to-school activities. We hope this list gives you some good ideas to get started!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What should I do if my child has a hard time adjusting to school?
If your child is struggling to adjust to school, it’s important to talk to their teacher and find out what might be causing the problem. There may be something going on at school that is making them feel uncomfortable or stressed out. You can also try working with a therapist to help your child cope with any anxiety or adjustment issues.
What are the best ways to keep my child motivated throughout the school year?
One way to keep your child motivated is to set goals for them and help them track their progress. You can also create a positive environment at home where your child feels supported and encouraged. Finally, make sure they have plenty of time to relax and enjoy themselves outside of school. This will help them recharge and stay motivated throughout the year.
20 Back-to-School Activities for Kids of All Ages
Can you believe it? It’s already time to go back to school! Another thing it might be hard to believe after the year we’ve had is that kids are going back to in-person teaching. This means that things are slowly going back to normal! However, kids need more time to adjust and feel comfortable in this new environment after spending most of the time home this past year. This is why preparing awesome back-to-school activities can be the perfect beginning of the new school year!
In this article, we’ll share some fun back-to-school activities for kids of all ages, so regardless of what grade you teach, you can find the ones that work best for your students. Now, let’s get started!
Back-to-School Activities for Preschoolers
Preschoolers’ social development was probably the most affected during the pandemic. The reason for this is because they never established close relationships with other kids. Therefore, it’s not surprising that most of the activities are focused on children getting to know each other and interacting in a playful way.
Passing the Ball
Passing the ball is a powerful team-building activity that even adults use when working in groups. However, due to its simplicity, we believe it would be the perfect ice-breaker activity for preschoolers on their first day of school.
All you need is a soft ball that kids can easily throw from one to another. The challenge is that they need to say the name of the classmate to which they’re throwing the ball. For instance, “I’m throwing the ball to Lily!”
This way they can all remember each other’s names from the very beginning, the purpose being to feel more comfortable and safe in each other’s presence.
All About Me Caterpillar
Another fun back-to-school activity for preschoolers is making them say something about themselves in a fun way. Each child receives a caterpillar made from four or five green paper circles glued one after another. In the first circle, glue a small photo of the student, while in the following circles white their name, their favorite color, their favorite food, and what they want to play the most.
Once you collect caterpillars from all students, create a big board where you’ll pin them. Then, hang the board on a wall, so all the students can see it all the time.
Alphabet Activities
Preschoolers still haven’t learned how to read, but they’re familiar with the letters of the alphabet. And, even if they’re not, playing fun activities and games based on the alphabet is the perfect way for them to learn. Plus, alphabet games and activities are the perfect back-to-school activity as it’s not too challenging nor intimidating.
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Memory Matching Games
Memory matching games are always welcomed, regardless of the subject. That’s one of the reasons why we love them – they are very flexible and easily adjustable to different circumstances. However, as a back-to-school activity for preschoolers, we love them because they can introduce a friendly competition among kids, improve their memory, and familiarize them with school items.
To play, make matching cards – one card with a picture of a school item, such as a ruler, and another with the name of that item. Make as many as you want. Then, mix the cards and arrange them on the desk, face down. Ask kids to pick two cards – if the cards match, they receive one point, if the cards don’t match, they lose their turn, and another student guesses. The winner is the student with the most points.
Drawing Activities
We can’t really finish this list without suggesting some form of art crafts or art activities. After all, they’re perfect for helping children feel more comfortable, expressive, and open with other students. As a back-to-school activity, you can ask preschoolers to draw and paint their name, their family, their pet, favorite school item, and so many other things. After all, drawing is an activity that never fails.
Back-to-School Activities for Elementary School Students
Elementary school students are also very young to begin with curriculum-based activities from day one. Keep a chill and playful atmosphere with the following back-to-school activities for elementary school students.
Autograph Hunt!
Hunting for an autograph not only sounds cool, but it will help students feel appreciated and socially more close to their classmates. The activity consists of children drawing a table with a couple of boxes in which they write their favorite activities, interests, or exciting things they’ve done in the past. Then, they show each other the table. If the other student has done the activity, they leave an autograph inside the box. This way, kids will know the classmates they have most in common with, so it’ll be easier to socialize with them later on.
Do You Know Your Neighbour?
Another activity for kids to get to know each other is called “Do you know your neighbor?” To play, you first need to randomize children’s seating arrangement. Then, ask them to get to know the classmate sitting next to them by engaging in a conversation for 10 minutes. Then, ask them to present their new friend in front of the whole class with the information they now know about that student.
Writing “I am..” Poem
Ask kids to write a short poem or text beginning the sentences with “I am… ” Through this poem or text, they need to present to the class the most important characteristics making them who they are.
Setting Goals
Even though teaching has not started yet, kids can still form long-term goals for the upcoming year by writing a short paragraph explaining what they want to master (knowledge and/or skills) and why. Then, tell them that you’ll take all of the writings and keep them until the end of the year, which is when you’ll give them back. This way, they’ll see whether they’ve accomplished their goals and reflect on how the year has changed them.
Summer Memories
This one is a classic, but still worth covering. It’s a simple writing activity where kids write a short essay about their summer experiences and memories, then they read it in front of the class if they are comfortable.
Alternatively, you can also ask the student to simply share their experience orally, and not by writing an essay. Choose the alternative you think will best fit your students’ abilities and skills.
You can also encourage them to write or think of happy memories, no matter how trivial they might seem.
Back-to-School Activities for Middle School Students
Middle schoolers are filled with energy and social drive that makes it a considerable challenge to keep their attention longer than a few minutes. This is why playful back-to-school activities are very important for middle school students. Diving straight into the material from day one might backfire, making them disinterested and impatient, which is why we recommend the following activities.
Vocabulary Exercise: Describing My Personality
There’s still a way for kids to learn without them even realizing it. For instance, through this back-to-school activity, you can enrich kids’ vocabulary by asking them to describe themselves or their best friend in new words. Bonus: make it a game, the student who uses the newest words, wins a reward.
However, when we say new words, we mean some high-end descriptive adjectives that kids don’t often use. Give them a vocabulary pool of words with their definitions and ask them to find words that best fit their personality (or their best friend’s).
What Do I Remember?
This is an activity that gives teachers the chance to evaluate students’ retained knowledge from the past year, without giving them a test or stressing them out with a formal quiz.
Sit in front of the students and ask them to share what they remember most about the past year. Do not limit them, but simply encourage them to share anything they feel is worth remembering. This can be a joke, an activity that made an impression on them, a specific lecture, a field trip, or maybe something else.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Just like the “Summer Memories” activity for elementary school students, “How I spent my summer” is a writing activity that asks students to write about their summer, but in a more elaborate way. Instruct students to include skills they’ve learned, new knowledge they’ve gained, new hobbies they’ve taken, places they’ve visited, or more personal experiences if they’re comfortable sharing.
Rhyming Riddles
Is there a better way to fill the classroom with laughter than challenging kids with a joyful brain game, challenging their creative thinking? They’ll have fun while working on their cognitive development, the best of both worlds.
Here are a few examples of a rhyming riddle for kids:
The sound of my voice can bring you to tears without a single word touching your ears.
I have a tongue but cannot talk.
I regularly go for walks.
Yet, despite all this, I have no legs.
No, not even a peg.
My Personal Journey
Finally, the last back-to-school activity for middle schoolers is creating a personal journey based on their interests, hobbies, talents, and other important things they find important. Ask them to write down the things they enjoy doing, the questions that cause curiosity, and the skills they would like to develop. Then, with your help, ask them to write a step-by-step plan on how to improve their knowledge or skills regarding the things they’ve written down.
Back-to-School Activities for High School Students
How do you grab the attention of teenagers? It’s not easy, but the following activities might help you make them more interested in the matter at hand. After all, many of the activities involve group work, which for them is a great opportunity for socializing.
Would You Rather?
“Would you rather” is a popular party game, which is why we believe it would be appealing to high school students. However, to make it more educational, ask questions that pose a moral dilemma, or a dilemma concerning an upcoming topic. Encourage kids to elaborate their opinions and even develop a debate with other students who might think differently. This would result in a very educational and productive discussion, and that’s the perfect beginning of high school.
Back-to-School Stations
Another back-to-school activity for high school students is to divide them into groups and have them take a look around the classroom materials and set up, trying to make predictions about the upcoming lessons. Additionally, ask them to pick a book, textbook, or other educational material (topic overviews) and choose a topic they want to explore more in-depth, then write a presentation when that topic is covered.
Writing Assignment: How I’ve Changed?
For high school students, this writing assignment should be a more abstract, reflective task that focuses on their identity as a central topic. Teenagers are in their formative years, where their most important job is figuring out who they are and what they want from their life. This is why asking them to write an essay on changes and how their feelings or opinions have changed is an extremely beneficial assignment for their self-development.
Anonymous Questionnaire
Building a positive learning environment and setting good classroom principles that all students will respect is not an easy job. This is why it’s a great idea to start the year by preparing anonymous questionnaires and asking students to fill them out as honestly as they can because it’s only for feedback and improvement.
This type of evaluation questionnaires are given at the end of the course, but doing one at the beginning is probably even more useful. Ask students what they expect, what they want to learn about, what type of teaching style they prefer, what bothers stem most, on what level is their previous knowledge on the subject, and how they feel about the subject in general. Using this information, you can choose to structure the upcoming lessons accordingly.
Setting Up a Career Goal
Finally, the last back-to-school activity for today is asking kids to set up a career goal. Of course, this is not something decisive as when they have to make a decision at which college or university they’re going to attend, but more of a reflective activity and practice plan that forces students to think about the future in a more serious way. Regardless of what they choose, make them write down how they envision themselves after 10 years – what skills or knowledge they possess, why they are good at their job, what makes them happy, etc.
Before You Go
We hope that these activities will help you prepare students for learning. After all, it’s important to acknowledge that new beginnings are hard and there might be psychological barriers that keep kids on their toes. Spending time to make them feel comfortable with each other and you as a teacher is a productive time that will pay off throughout the year.
And, if you ever need help through the year with resources to accompany your lessons or awesome activities such as these ones, don’t hesitate to visit our website and blog.
On our website, you’ll find thousands of worksheet packs organized by subject area and specific topics, so you’ll easily find what you’re looking for.
On our blog, you can read dozens of other articles describing educational activities for kids in the classroom or a homeschooling setting. Whatever you need, we’ve got your back!
17 Fun First Day of School Activities to Try This Year
Whether you’ve been teaching for years or it’s your first day as a full-time teacher, the first day of school is usually accompanied by some anxiety — no matter how prepared you might be.
It’s the same for students. Uncertainty about friends, teachers, and schoolwork is enough to make even the most extroverted students a bit nervous.
With that in mind, you should always consider that first day of school activities can stimulate introductions, get students talking, and set the tone for successful classroom management.
Get inspired by these 17 fun, creative first day of school activities and try them out yourself. They’re easy, free, and guaranteed to ease the tension on a busy, hectic first day of school.
Plus, we’ve added some of our favorite remote- and social distancing-friendly activity ideas toward the end.
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The Placement Test determines the math content students see in-game and places students at the grade level that’s right for them. It’s the baseline that all their other math work in Prodigy builds on.
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2. Find a friend
The “Find a friend” game is a fun activity designed to help students become comfortable with their new classmates. To play, students must first receive worksheets containing a list of topics — such as sports, foods, games, and so on — from which they must pick their favorites.
Image source: First Grade Schoolhouse, Teachers Pay Teachers
Distribute the worksheet to students, and allow five minutes or so for everyone to indicate their favorite categories with a pen or pencil. You can create your own worksheet or access free printables such as the one above.
Then, have students find fellow classmates fitting the description in each box. This will give them a natural talking point as they meet one another — helping them find what they have in common and sparking friendly interaction.
Note that:
Students can list each classmate only once on the worksheet
Students should spell names correctly; when they find a friend to add to their sheet, they should ask the friend how to spell their first name
You can use this chance to have students show you their best handwriting, setting a good precedent for the school year
3. “Who’s new?” word search
Use a free word search generator such as Discovery Education’s puzzle maker to create a word search using the names of your students as the hidden words. Print copies to place on each desk.
Students will enjoy searching for their names along with those of their classmates. After 10 minutes or so, students naturally begin helping each other — kindling conversation and facilitating introductions.
4. Thanks for the compliment!
This lighthearted, confidence-boosting icebreaker encourages students to share compliments about one another.
To start, every student gets a blank piece of paper taped to their back. Then, each classmate thinks of a compliment to write down on the back of every other student.
After the entire class is finished, have students remove their papers and read all the compliments they received in front of the class.
Review with your students what a compliment is (and isn’t) to be sure all compliments are appropriate.
5. Let’s decorate
Invite students to help decorate the classroom — sending the message that their opinions are valued, their voices are heard, and you welcome their presence.
Split the class into four groups and designate each group to a wall. Distribute materials such as markers, posters, tape, and pieces of chart paper. For a personalized touch, have each group come up with one common goal they wish to accomplish in your class, and to summarize it in one word.
Next, have students write their words in big letters on the chart paper, ensuring each group has a unique goal.
Once the class is finished, hang them on each designated wall, encouraging your class to embrace the responsibility of making sure they all achieve the goals they set for the end of the school year.
6. “Would You Rather” Questions
Lead, guide, and stimulate healthy debate among students with a set of questions that are sure to get the classroom talking.
Consider a few examples of “would you rather” questions, such as:
Would you rather play outdoors or indoors?
Would you rather see a firework display or a circus performance?
Would you rather go skiing or go to a water park?
Would you rather everything in your house be one color or every single wall and door be a different color?
Would you rather visit the international space station for a week or stay in an underwater hotel for a week?
To keep the class on the same page, consider preparing a few questions on a printable such as the one below.
7. Group contracts
Write group contracts containing guidelines, and have everyone sign them to foster effective student group work and good behavior in the classroom.
Group contracts — an important feature of cooperative learning— should be based on expectations students and teachers have for one another.
You can collect the class’s thoughts by talking about what the ideal group member does, and how he or she behaves. Once you’ve come up with the contract, brainstorm with students to come up with consequences for breaking expectations.
Image Source: The Creative Colorful Classroom
For example, in the flexible seating contract above, students agree to use the learning space appropriately. If they break the contract, students agree “that my teacher will move me to a spot that will better meet my needs.”
8. Student surveys
Use surveys to collect and assess information about a broad range of topics that will help you get a feel for your new students and guide them to success this school year.
Consider asking questions about preferences for seating arrangements, group work versus individual work, and noise levels in the classroom.
Use this information to get a better sense of trends in the classroom. See if you can use the information to differentiate instruction, assessment, and evaluation to improve the learning environment.
One of the qualities of a good teacher is the capacity to use different teaching strategies — especially ones that are responsive to different students’ unique learning preferences.
For example, consider taking a survey of how students like to learn, asking the following yes or no questions:
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9. Classroom scavenger hunts
Send your students on a classroom scavenger hunt, helping them to get to know each other and their new learning space.
Provide a print-out of classroom items to look for, leaving a space for students to write a brief description of where they found each item.
The completed scavenger hunt sheets can serve as an easy reference for students in the first weeks of school to ensure they know where to find everything in your classroom.
You can make the list of items yourself, or use a free printable such as the example below.
Image Source: The Creative Colorful Classroom
10. Two truths and a lie
Encourage students to write down three statements about themselves, with one of the statements being false.
After giving students five minutes or so to write their sentences down, have them read them out loud one by one — and enjoy the entertainment as fellow students try to guess which of the statements is a lie.
This activity also serves as a simple, early way to get a gauge of the skill levels of your new students: As your new students write out their sentences, you can walk around and see which students need help might need help with written communication.
As they read out their sentences, you can also gauge verbal communication skills.
Be sure to give students an example by sharing your two truths and a lie first. Students always love learning about their new teacher too!
11. Class time capsule
Create individualized time capsules on the first day of school. Fill them with items such as personal letters about what students plan to accomplish throughout the school year.
Letters can include expectations, clubs they would like to join, and desired grade point averages.
You can also take pictures of your students on the first day, print them out, and put them inside the time capsules.
On the last day of school, return each student’s time capsule and allow them to see how much they have learned, grown, and achieved throughout the school year.
12. Tall Thomas
Encourage students to think of an adjective to describe themselves. The adjective must suit the student and must also start with the first letter of their name — for example, “Tall Thomas,” “Funny Frankie,” or “Smart Sam. ”
Encourage students to try and memorize every name to add a skill-testing element to the activity.
Have the class stand in a circle, and then have one student state his or her new nickname. Then, have the next student try to name the previous name before saying their own name.
Make sure to keep the activity lighthearted and fun. Feel free to stand in the circle and join the fun to further engage with your students!
13. Don’t answer
Ask your class to stand in a circle. Have one student engage with another classmate, and pose the other student a question about his or her personality. To clarify, give students a few examples: “What is your silliest habit?” or “What is your pet peeve?”
However, explain that the student who is asked the question may not respond — with the student to their left answering for them. Note that the answer doesn’t have to be right and that each student can make their answers as imaginative or creative as possible.
14. Draw a Self-Portrait
Provide a self-portrait worksheet such as the one below as an easy beginning-of-year activity. When everyone is finished, have each student present their self-portrait to the class as a formal introduction to their colleagues and to yourself!
15. Be unique
Have everyone stand in a circle. Encourage each student, one by one, to say something they believe to be unique about themselves. For example: “My name is Jason, and I have two brothers” or “… and I speak three languages.” If another student also has two brothers or speaks three languages, they must sit down.
The goal is to stand as long as possible and therefore to share very special things about yourself that no one else typifies.
16. Six word story
Get students to explain what they did over the summer using only six words, writing the statement down as a complete sentence on a piece of paper.
Then, have students exchange papers with a classmate, with that colleague also adding a comment comprised of only six words. You may choose to rotate the papers to adjust the length of the story to your preference!
17. The question web
This activity helps students learn interesting facts about one another. Have your students stand in a circle. Next, take a ball of yarn or string and hold on to the end of it while passing the ball to another student.
Ask this student an interesting question such as “If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?”
Once they have answered the question, have them pass the ball of yarn to another student in the circle and ask them a question. When all your students have had their turn, explain that the web they created represents the uniqueness of your classroom — and that their participation makes the classroom a special place for learning and creativity.
First day of school activity ideas for remote learning or social distancing
Create your own virtual background
If possible, have older students create their own virtual background on whatever video conferencing tool you use. They can even make it themed to a favorite hobby, video game, book, movie, etc.
Create a Google Classroom banner quilt
Have your students collaborate on a blank Google digital classroom quilt square or add their names to a Google Classroom banner template to use in your traditional or online classroom.
Set up a fun Kahoot quiz
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes. Whether you make the quiz about yourself, fun facts about your school or students, or even subject-based questions, your class will have a blast.
Go over online learning best practices
This doesn’t scream “fun” but, at the start of a school year, it’s always a good reminder to review classroom rules — especially with the challenges that learning online poses.
This could include things like routines and procedures for online learning, how to get the teacher’s attention, turning the camera or microphone on and off, changing video backgrounds, or anything else that’s relevant to your specific class.
Final Thoughts: first day of school activities
It’s important to pair fun and kindness with clear and firm expectations — so think of the first day of school as your chance to demonstrate your ability to conduct activities that are both enjoyable and orderly.
See which activities on this list appeal to you most, and try them out yourself as a memorable back to school introduction!
And whether it’s with Prodigy Math or any of the other first day of school activities listed above, we encourage you to get involved, too! Play with your students.
It’s a perfect way for you to truly learn about your new students and for them to learn about you!
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10 First Week of School Activities Your Students Will Love
The first week of school is always a challenge. The kids have been playing and swimming for three months. How are you going to keep their attention for more than 5 minutes? Here are 10 of my favorite first week of school activities.
The first week of school is all about getting to know your students and getting them back into the school routine. You need activities that will get them up and moving and keep them engaged.
10 First Week of School Activities
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#1 – All About Me Bags
My students receive an All About Me Bag when they meet me at our Popsicle and Packet night the week before school. It has a note on the front telling them about the treats that are inside. It also instructs them to decorate the bag and put three things in it to share the first week of school.
The students bring the bag back on the first day of school, and we start the day by sharing 5 bags. Each student tells about the three items they brought. Then, they ask for 3 questions or comments from their classmates. This helps us get to know each other and make connections.
We share 5 bags each morning for the first week of school. By the end of the week, everyone has shared.
Download the Beginning of the Year Bag Letter at the bottom of this post. Just click “Make a Copy,” and you will be able to edit your name, grade level, and start date.
#2 – MINGO
All kiddos love playing BINGO. We start the year with a game of MINGO, where the students have to find classmates who fit certain characteristics.
This activity gets the kids up and moving and talking to each other. When they find someone who has done an activity, that person has to sign the paper. The goal is to fill the whole MINGO board.
You can download the MINGO board I use for free from Children Heart Books on TPT.
#3 – Back to School Unlock the Box Mystery
An Unlock the Box Mystery is the perfect way to get your students up and moving the first day of school. We all know how hard it is for them to sit still for long periods of time!
Put a treat into a locked box and challenge your students to solve the clues and unlock the box. To solve the clues, your students will have to explore the classroom and get to know their new classmates.
Find everything you need for the Back to School Unlock the Box Mystery in the Teach Without Tears TPT Store.
Get more tips for engaging your students with Unlock the Box Mysteries.
#4 – Classroom Rules
One of the most important things to do the first week of school is to establish the classroom rules and practice them. In the past, I’ve read the book Do Unto Otters, and the students helped me write the rules.
This year, we have four school rules – Be Kind, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Ready to Learn. I’m still going to read the book. Then, the students are going to make a list of what each of those school rules looks like.
#5 – All About Me Writing
Another way I get to know my students is through an All About Me writing assignment. The students answer questions about their favorite things and draw pictures of themselves.
These make a great display for Meet the Teacher Night or any time parents are coming to school.
I got my All About Me writing sheets from Really Good Stuff. They don’t have the exact same one anymore, but the one I linked is similar.
#5 – Me Quilt
The Me Quilt is an activity I’ve done since my first year teaching. It shows me how well my students are able to follow directions. The Me Quilt is a glyph where students have to listen to directions, find the correct item, and color it the correct color to tell about themselves.
This activity very quickly shows me who is able to follow directions. I know to keep an eye on those kiddos who are 3 steps behind me and those that keep asking me to repeat the directions.
I got this activity from another teacher my first year, so unfortunately, I don’t have a link to it.
#6 – Reading Interest Inventory
In addition to getting to know my students’ favorite foods and hobbies, I also like to start getting to know them as readers. I have them complete a Reading Interest Inventory so I can find out what types of books they enjoy and how they see themselves as readers.
We are starting Lucy Calkins Units of Study this year, so the Reading Inventory will let me help them select good-fit books for their book boxes.
Download my Reading Interest Inventory from my Teachers Pay Teachers Store for free.
#7 – Numbers About Me
For math the first day, we get to know each other with numbers. I start by writing 5 numbers on the board that tell about me. Then, the students have to guess what the numbers mean. For example, they need to guess that 315 is my address.
Then, the students get a piece of paper and write 5 numbers about themselves. They trade papers with a partner, and the partner guesses what the numbers tell about them. This is a really fun activity, and it helps us get to know more about each other.
#8 – Marshmallow STEM Challenge
Team building activities are so important at the beginning of the school year. The students need to be able to work together, even when the activity is challenging. I love STEM activities, and the Marshmallow Toothpick Bridges Freebie from Meredith Schaar is so much fun!
The students use mini marshmallows and toothpicks to build a bridge. Then, they have to see how many pennies their bridge can hold. It’s very challenging, and the students really have to work together to find a way to build a bridge that stands and holds weight.
#9 – First Day Jitters
My favorite beginning of the year read aloud is First Day Jitters. I read it every year. The students love finding out that teachers can be nervous on the first day of school, too. It leads to a great discussion of ways to overcome our fears and have a great school year.
#10 – School Rocks Game
At the end of the first week of school, we play the School Rocks Game. I put students into groups of 4. To play this board game, the students roll a die and choose a card. Each card asks a question about school. This game is a great way to review your classroom rules and expectations.
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The essence of the concept of “independent activity of students” in teaching schoolchildren
Bibliographic description:
Konovodova, Yu. A. The essence of the concept of “independent activity of students” in teaching schoolchildren / Yu. A. Konovodova. – Text: direct // Actual issues of modern pedagogy: materials of the II Intern. scientific conf. (Ufa, July 2012). – Ufa: Summer, 2012. – URL: https://moluch.ru/conf/ped/archive/60/2536/ (date of access: 05.10.2022).
Professional activity of a modern teacher
should be aimed at organizing the educational process,
when students are actively involved in independent work
obtaining knowledge.
Independent activity directly affects the personality
student, creating opportunities for its development, i.e. opportunities for
the emergence of neoplasms in the personality, new mental qualities
or their new levels, for the formation of abilities, interests,
needs, desires, emotions. The important point is that these
neoplasms refer to qualitative changes in personality as
of an integral system, affecting not only changes in individual
components, but also the system of their interconnections. This is what determines the meaning
independent activity as an essential component in the system
learning process.
In literary sources, significant
attention is paid to the category “activity”. How
philosophical category “activity” reflects
a specific human form of relation to the world around,
the content of which constitutes its expedient change and
transformation in the interests of people [10]. Also from a philosophical point of view
It is emphasized that the concept of “activity” is already in itself
itself includes the goal, means, result and the process itself.
In philosophy, activity is understood as external and internal
human activity, regulated by awareness of the goal. Activity
includes: goal, result, means and the process itself [1].
The category “activity” has been studied in detail in psychology
A.N. Leontiev, S.L. Rubinstein, K.K. Platonov and others
Activity as a substance in itself captures the individual and
is reproduced by itself [8], i.e. the student is involved in the process
activities.
The famous psychologist A.N. Leontiev in the structure of activity singles out
components such as the actual activity (simple
activity), action and operation. Under simple activity
is understood as “… such an activity that does not fall apart
to action.” At the same time, the motive, subject and goal are simple
activities always match. The motive is the needs of the individual,
that encourage action. “Activities without a motive are not
happens” [4]. Action differs from action in that the goal
or the expected result does not match the motive. Action feature
is that it can “move from one activity to
another”, while being relatively independent.
The next structural unit of activity is the operation.
Operations are processes whose goals are not in themselves,
but in the action of which they are an element, i.e. action
is made up of operations, and activity is made up of actions. If clearly
understand the relationship of the structural elements of the activity, then the educational
the process goes from the teacher’s management of operations to the management
actions, and then to the management of student activities.
One of the central ideas of S.L. Rubinstein is
activity concept of the psyche, consisting in the fact that “reflection
real life is mediated by concrete human activity”
[7]. The author develops the meaning of activity from the positions that in it and
through it, a person realizes his goals, intentions and ideas in a transformable
them reality, i.e. psyche and activity are one and that the psyche
is formed only in activity “manifesting itself in activity,
consciousness is formed in activity” [7].
Thus, in psychological theory, the subject performs
activity. Education, from this point of view, is a system
successive activities, and the activity itself
motivated process by the student of certain means
to achieve their own or externally set goal [8].
The theory of formation and organization of independent educational
activities developed in the studies of teachers: A.P. Belyaeva,
V.V. Davydova, P.I. Pidkasistogo, G.I. Schukina and others
In the studies of P.I. Pidkasistogo [5] the effectiveness of the lesson is put,
first of all, depending on the activation of independent
activities of students, from the correct relationship of activities
students in the lesson. In his experimental studies, he proceeds
from the position that students during their studies at school should not
only to acquire a certain amount of scientific knowledge, but also to learn
buy them on your own. These two sides of the learning process
organically linked. Cognitive independence
is formed with a deep and meaningful assimilation by schoolchildren of the basics
sciences, mastering the skills of working with a book, working in a laboratory, and
also by applying the acquired knowledge in practice. Among the means
development of students’ independence, great importance is attached to
those that are directly related to the forms and methods of teaching.
As well as elucidating their comparative effectiveness: the combination
presentation of knowledge by the teacher and independent work of students;
comparative efficiency and ways of combining reproducing and
creative, independent works, frontal and individual types
classes of students in the classroom, individual creative work.
According to G.I. Shchukina, activity
characterized in the following aspects: activities are carried out in
collective, activity develops from reproductive to creative,
thereby changing the student’s position in it from object to subject.
Independent learning activity most fully characterizes
the learning process, being a special, necessary for society
activity [9].
An analysis of the works of these scientists showed that in pedagogical science
independent learning activity is interpreted as purposeful
activities focused on the assimilation of knowledge and skills. Special
interest in this is the implementation of self-study
activities of students in the learning process.
P.I. Pidkasty believes that the main structural components (goal,
motive, content, objective actions and result) in an independent
activities are expressed specifically; they become deeply personal
meaning becomes relevant and meaningful to the student. characteristic
is, first of all, the active attitude of the student to the goal of the upcoming
work that is done independently. In some cases, the goal
is deeply realized and “assigned” by the student that
is absolutely necessary, since it projects the expected
results, in others – the student joins the goal-setting (on
based on the analysis of the situation), thirdly, he himself sets a goal and in
carries out its activities in accordance with it. Goal transformation into
the motive of activity causes those internal impulses that
characterize the activities of students in the performance of the task. brightly
a pronounced motive of activity mobilizes cognitive abilities
student, his will, emotional sphere [5]. The most typical and
specific for independent activity are motives
self-control and independence, which are manifested, first of all,
in the desire of the student to complete the task without outside help,
satisfy their cognitive needs, approve their
individuality.
The most important component of independent cognitive activity
students, which form the basis of its structure, are independent
subject actions that the student performs without the help of a teacher. He
he himself chooses the ways of fulfilling these tasks that are adequate from his point of view.
actions, performs many operations, controls them in
accordance with the intended purpose. These actions are varied
their content and focus and are carried out on the basis of different
teaching aids, which ensures their diversity and
objectivity.
Educational, developmental and educational value
independent activity lies in the fact that it requires
solving each problem of a complex of mental, practical and
organizational actions.
In independent activity more than in other types
cognitive activity processes of self-regulation are expressed, one of
characteristic manifestations of which is self-control. Whatever
no matter how active the teacher’s guidance was, the correct results of the work
cannot be achieved if the student does not control his own
actions.
As P.I. piddly, independent
activity always ends with some result. it
completed exercises, solved problems, written essays,
completed tables, constructed graphs, prepared answers to
questions, feelings. And since to these results the student
comes on its own, their value and significance is realized more sharply
compared to those mined in joint work [5].
Teachers N.M. Rosenberg, E.N. Dutko, I.M. Nosachenko to the main
The signs of independent activity of students include the following:
a) focus on independent assimilation of knowledge, methods of solving
educational and practical tasks, including activity planning,
finding ways to achieve the goal, the ability to implement
self-control and adjust the work based on its results;
b) management by the teacher;
c) the possibility of organizing and conducting individual, group and
frontal forms of work [6].
Teacher and psychologist L.V. Zharov [3] stand out
three levels of self
activities: copying, reproducing and creative, depending on
how the student is able to use the acquired knowledge.
Let’s briefly describe the content of each level.
Low level. The student can perform actions on the finished sample
(copy). According to L.S. Vygotsky, imitation is
property of a developing personality, on the other hand, a way
knowledge of reality. L.S. Vygotsky wrote to imitate
the child should be able to move from what he can to
what he does not know [2].
The middle level (actively searching) is characterized by freedom
application of knowledge in a standard situation. Purpose of work, educational task
put forward by the teacher, but the student can plan its solution himself.
Performing exercises, examples, outlining the text, the student exposes
material of partial reconstruction, the essence of the issue is able to reveal with its own
words without copying the textbook or teacher’s story.
High level (intense – creative). Apprentice successfully
applies knowledge in a new, non-standard situation, i.e. observed
transfer phenomenon.
A personal development-oriented learning strategy encourages
conduct in the class differentiation of students according to the levels of independence and
purposefully develop these levels.
Each of these levels objectively exists. Program –
the maximum for any creatively working teacher is to bring
as many children as possible to a higher level of independence.
Entering the system of the learning process, independent activity
indirectly affects the process of self-education, determining its quality,
by stimulating the development of such personality traits as
introspection, self-regulation, initiative, creativity, and
also forming general techniques and methods for implementing independent
cognitive activity, its methodology, without which
self-education is ineffective and unsystematic.
In addition, in the process of implementing interconnected activities
teacher and student, the opportunity for which is provided during
independent learning activities of the student, develops and
the student’s perception of himself as a subject, not an object, is formed
educational process, which qualitatively affects not only
process of self-education, but also largely determines the process
education outside of school.
The influence of independent activity on the development and formation
personality of the student is a universally recognized fact in modern
pedagogical science.
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Project activities of students (pupils and students)
Within the framework of various types and areas of vocational guidance, students of the children’s technopark “Naukograd” develop various projects.
Work on projects is carried out under the guidance of teachers who have extensive experience and are themselves entrepreneurs, winners of competitions or employees of our universities.
The project of students of the Children’s Technopark “Naukograd” (Moscow) – a residential module on the lunar surface
in practice (and not in theory) to acquire knowledge;
learn to work in teams;
replenish your personal professional portfolio, both with projects and victories in competitions.
The initial stage of the engineering project of students of the Children’s Technopark “Naukograd” MFUA (Moscow) – Mobile Autonomous Hospital – The project, which received the gold medal of the International Salon of Inventions “Archimedes-2021”
How Technopark “Naukograd” can help
Children’s technopark “Naukograd” provides its students with the following opportunities:
to use the large technical base of the technopark for the development of projects;
work individually and in teams under the guidance of teachers;
work of school classes (and teams from schools) within the framework of the “Study Day in the Technopark” project;
training skills and knowledge according to WorldSkills standards from experts.
Project of students of the children’s technopark “Naukograd” – Cartoon “Colonization of Mars” – finalist of the International Animated Film Competition “Multprom”
“Satellite building and geoinformation technologies” of the All-Russian competition of research and design work for schoolchildren “Aerobatics” 2020/21
Some projects of students of the children’s technology park “Naukagrad” (2020-2021)
Event / Achievement
Project name
Direction
Type of training
2021 / XXIV Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies “Archimedes-2021” / Gold medal and victory in the nomination “The best invention of scientific and technical creativity of youth”
Mobile Rapid Deployment Autonomous Hospital Project
Engineering
Teamwork of schoolchildren within the framework of the project “Study Day in the Technopark”
2021 / International competition of scientific and technical animated films “Multprom” / Finalists of the competition (top 25 out of 250 participants), special prize of the competition
Journey to Mars Project (animated film)
Cartoon
Group work within training courses
2021 / International children’s scientific and educational project “School patent – a step into the future” / 1st place in the direction “Works of architecture, urban planning and gardening art”
Architectural project – Cottage “Dominus”
Architecture
Individual work within the framework of training courses
2021 / Summer Career Guidance Camp for Children
Complex project “Factory for the processing of garbage collected from the surface of the sea” (conceptual layout, engineering solutions, brand design, thematic animation film)
Architecture, engineering, animation, design
Teamwork within the framework of a career guidance camp for children
2021 / International children’s scientific and educational project “School patent – a step into the future” / 3rd place in the direction “Works of architecture, urban planning and gardening art”
Architectural project – “Dream House”
Architecture
Individual work within the framework of training courses
2021 / All-Russian competition of research and design work for schoolchildren “Aerobatics” 2020/21 / 2nd place in the direction “Satellite construction and geoinformation technologies: Terra Notum”
Space Station Crew Life Support System Project
Space engineering
Individual work within educational courses
2021 / Summer Career Guidance Camp for Children
Complex project “City and transport of the future” (conceptual layout, engineering solutions, brand design, thematic animation film)
Architecture, engineering, animation, design
Teamwork within the framework of a career guidance camp for children
2021 / Summer Career Guidance Camp for Children
Complex project “School of the Future” (conceptual layout, engineering solutions, brand design, thematic animation film)
Architecture, engineering, animation, design
Teamwork within the framework of a career guidance camp for children
2021 / FIRST® LEGO® League / Regional Winners
Project “Sports horizontal bar”
Robotics, programming
Group work within training courses
2021 / FIRST® LEGO® League / Regional Winners
Universal Robot Project
Robotics, programming
Group work within training courses
2021 / Career guidance meeting of talented children from Russian regions
Conceptual layout and visualization of the habitation module on the lunar surface
Architecture, engineering
Teamwork as part of a career guidance gathering
2020 / Rukami Moscow International Cyberfestival of Ideas and Technologies / Project recommendation for implementation
Audio-visual project “24”
Design, video production
Group work within training sessions
2020 / Competition “Young technicians and inventors” within the festival Mosmethod / Winners of the category 14-18 years old
Sea Launch Project
Engineering
Teamwork within training courses
2020 / Olympiad “Engineers of the Future”
Project – “Interactive alphabet” (interactive book for younger students / creating a mobile application on Android)
IT programming
Individual work within the framework of training courses
2020 / Youth architectural competition “Library in Kondrovo” / 1st place in the nomination “Corporate identity”
Architectural interior project, identity rebranding (the project is recommended for implementation)
Architecture
Teamwork within training courses
2020 / Creation of a museum archive of the history of the formation of the MFUA
The project is the creation of a virtual model of the educational building “Kaluga”, which houses the technopark “Naukograd” of the Moscow Federal Law Academy inside the Minecraft game. Creation of a series of videos describing the history of the formation of the MFLA.
Design, IT, VR+AR, programming, video production
Teamwork with experts
2020 / All-Russian festival “Drivers of the development of a modern city” / Special diploma of the festival
Adolescent Social Work Poster Series Project
Design
Individual work within training courses
Research activities of students
Khairullina Aisylu Adibovna
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General pedagogical technologies
Different children study in a modern school. Each student has their own interests
abilities, desires, opportunities. But despite this, we, teachers, must give
knowledge to all children, to teach them the basics of understanding the world around them, to educate them in
each student a comprehensively developed personality capable of self-determination and
self-realization. Therefore, every teacher is in constant search of new
methods and techniques of training and education, new forms of conducting training sessions,
conducive to improving the quality of the educational process, fostering interest
to the subject being studied, to the learning process, the development of cognitive and creative
abilities of children..
organization of research activities of schoolchildren.
Research activity of schoolchildren is the activity of students
under the guidance of a teacher, associated with the solution of creative research
a problem with an unknown solution in advance and assuming the presence of main stages,
characteristic of research in the scientific field.
Organization of research activities of schoolchildren allows
develop students’ cognitive interests, independence, culture
educational work, allows you to systematize, generalize, deepen knowledge in
a certain area of the subject and teaches them to apply in practice.
The product of the research activities of schoolchildren is
creative research work. There are five types of creative
research papers:
Abstract – works based on the collection and presentation
information on the chosen topic. The essence of abstract work is the choice of material from
primary sources that most fully cover the chosen problem. Specificity
the abstract lies in the fact that it does not contain detailed evidence, comparisons,
reasoning
Experimental – creative works written on the basis of performance
an experiment described in science and having a known result. Job data
are rather illustrative in nature, suggest an independent interpretation
characteristics of the result depending on the change in the initial conditions.
Design – creative works, which are based on the achievement and
a description of a pre-planned result for solving a problem,
meaningful to the project participants.
Descriptive – creative work aimed at observation and
qualitative description of a phenomenon. Job data can have an element
scientific novelty. A distinctive feature is the lack of quantitative
research methods.
Research – creative work done with the correct
scientific point of view of the technique, having obtained using this technique
own experimental material, on the basis of which the analysis and
conclusions about the nature of the phenomenon under study. The peculiarity of such work is
the uncertainty of the result that research can give.
All creative works have common elements:
All works are performed using literary sources, but
performing abstract works, literature analysis is the main
the content of the work, and when performing design, experimental,
descriptive, research works analysis of literary sources
acts as a literature review of data on the phenomenon under study.
In the methodological plan, all types of work are structured for setting
problems, the actual material and conclusions.
A distinctive feature of research work from other types of creative
works is:
Practical methodology for the study of the selected phenomenon.
Own experimental material.
Analysis of own data and conclusions arising from it.
There is a certain algorithm for performing research work –
technological chain, which includes four stages:
Philosopher, educator Sophocles said: “Great things are not done suddenly”. To
achieve high results, improve the quality of education, teach the child the basics
knowledge of the world requires a long painstaking joint work of the teacher, student and
parents. The main task of the teacher is not just to transfer knowledge to the student, but to teach
to train him. And this is largely taught by the organization of research
schoolchildren’s activities.
What does the educational activity of younger schoolchildren develop and what does not develop? It is not customary, however, to ask what this system of education cannot develop, the development of what age-related potentials it hinders. Putting the question in this way, I want to emphasize the danger and responsibility
choosing the direction of development , which adults make for the child, placing him in one or another educational institution, that is, offering him a completely specific (note: not determined by the child) subject of joint activity and an equally specific type of educational relationship.
Declaring its goals and intentions, i.e., denoting the direction of development of its pupils, each domestic psychological and pedagogical school, in the self-name or self-definition of which there is the word “development”, swears allegiance to the ideas of L. S. Vygotsky. All these schools proceed from a single premise about the potentially universal and universal nature of man [19], but they interpret the relationship between learning and development in their own way. A constructive result of the simultaneous existence of different schools, deriving their genealogies from a single theoretical source, was a non-linear representation of the zone of proximal development, and, consequently, the relationship between learning and development. It became obvious that different psychological and pedagogical schools intend to lead the child from the same point of actual development in different directions, using their own specific educational technologies for this. But the same child cannot be led both to the left and to the right at the same time.
Of course, the choice of a possible direction of a child’s development is a matter of purely value and is not verified in the scientific categories of truth or falsity. The disputes raging today between adherents of various areas of developmental education or education often flare up on the sovereign and untouchable territory of the value self-determination of each psychological and pedagogical school. Meanwhile, the question of the merits of one or another technology of developmental education and the compatibility of the best elements of different technologies is correct to raise only where the directions of development chosen on value grounds basically coincide. Within the scientific community, all of us – the creators and designers of educational systems – are obliged to be responsible for the consistency of the declared goals and the means of developmental education used. Precisely specifying the goals of education, that is, honestly saying what a certain educational system develops and what does not develop, is our duty to teachers and parents who choose this or that educational system, based mainly on what its authors promise.
All these eternally difficult problems of choice are doubly difficult for those whose personal and professional development took place under Soviet rule, because in the USSR the problem of choosing the direction of a child’s development through the choice of the educational system did not exist. In all schools of a vast territory, a single general education school reigned, which quite successfully, of course, with a certain percentage of defects, fulfilled the main state order: it molded the type of thinking and personality that the totalitarian regime demanded – conscientious and diligent workers who did not have independence and initiative in accepting decisions, people committed to the goals of the team and uncritical in relation to the leaders.
Emerged in line with the Vygotsky school in the late 1950s, the Elkonin-Davydov system, one of the most influential “new” educational systems, until recently could not receive wide social recognition and remained a purely academic study of the age-related capabilities of children of primary school age [3]. In terms of its values, this educational system was essentially dissident, because it contradicted the social order of the state and, moreover, sought to develop in its pupils qualities that were dangerous and inconvenient in the Soviet community: independence of judgments and actions, independence from authorities, criticality towards one’s own and other people’s actions, initiative in setting new tasks, the ability and inclination to transform existing modes of action if they conflict with the new conditions of action.
Based on the concept of psychological age as a space of children’s opportunities, only partially realized by the education system, D. B. Elkonin formulated the hypothesis that the level of intellectual achievements, which, under the then existing (and prevailing to this day) system of primary education, is demonstrated only by gifted children of 6-12 years old, becomes available to the majority of younger schoolchildren when teaching a different type [16]. It was about the ability of gifted children, after the first attempts to solve a new problem, to single out its most essential conditions and then, focusing on them, solve all problems of the same class “from the spot”, practically without errors [1]. D. B. Elkonin suggested that if, at the very first step of teaching a new subject, an adult helps children to do what the gifted do without outside help: to identify and fix the connections that are most significant for this subject, then most of the younger students can form the ability to reflect , which, with spontaneous development, is considered the lot of the elite. To transform this hypothesis into a theory of learning activity as a form of development of the theoretical consciousness of junior schoolchildren [5], a forty-year experiment was required, conducted under the guidance of V.V. learning and a new system for diagnosing its developmental effects [10].
The main novelty of this system of education lies in the idea of VV Davydov that the introduction to a subject should begin with the discovery by children of the most general properties of this subject. Students discover these common properties as a result of actions to transform the original subject of study in its sensually perceived form and fix it in the model. Further study of the subject unfolds as concretization, enrichment of the original general concept when meeting with new facts [4]. The movement from the general to the particular, or, in the terminology of W. F. Hegel, “the ascent from the abstract to the concrete” occurs in situations where children encounter contradictions between the knowledge fixed in the model and a new fact. The resolution of these contradictions leads to the enrichment of the original concept.
I will illustrate this general position on the example of teaching Russian spelling to children. It has the following general law: there are sounds that can be designated by letters by ear (act according to the rule “what I hear, I write”), and there are sounds for which several letters “argue” and which are risky to write by ear. These sounds form orthograms, and the choice of a letter when writing an orthogram presents an orthographic task. There are several dozen such classes of spelling problems, private ways to solve them children are taught for 6-8 years; and this is what the traditional teaching of spelling in the Russian school boils down to.
In the Elkonin-Davydov system, before teaching children particular ways of solving certain classes of spelling problems, they are taught the general way of setting any spelling problem [8]. In the 1st grade, even before studying specific types of orthograms, children discover the very existence of a spelling as a problem of choosing a letter and learn to ask (adult, dictionary, reference book) about each spelling unknown to them. If it is possible to teach a child systematic “spelling doubt”, which is based on the ability to separate known and unknown spellings, then it is possible to ensure error-free writing long before knowing all the specific spelling rules. A special check [13] showed that at the end of class III 92% of the students who studied according to the Elkonin-Davydov system were able to write an extremely complex dictation without errors precisely because they were able to ask all the necessary spelling questions. Only 24% of the students who studied according to the traditional system coped with this task.
Such a difference in the ability of children to independently set new spelling tasks is determined primarily by the way they learn. Some children knew the general concept “spelling”, on the basis of which one can recognize any, even for the first time, spelling, think about choosing a letter, ask an adult for the missing information and not make a mistake, other children knew only particular methods for solving certain classes of spelling problems, and in unknown cases, they acted at random, unaware of the possibility of making a mistake.
Now let’s do a thought experiment. Let us invite all these children to further improve their literacy on their own by providing them with excellent reference books, self-study books and the schedule of work of teacher-advisers. Which group of children will be in a better position? Of course, the one that knows how to independently determine what they do not yet know, what to ask the consultant about, what to look for in the handbook, that is, they know how to set new learning goals. In other words, education according to the Elkonin-Davydov system forms ability to teach yourself on your own . Reflexive in nature, the ability to separate the known from the unknown and to make an assumption about the content of the unknown (but not yet the ability to independently look for ways to test the stated hypotheses) is the level of educational independence that is available to most 10-11-year-old schoolchildren who studied in elementary school according to the system Elkonin – Davydov [10].
The works of VV Davydov describe in detail the subject and structure of children’s learning activities aimed at finding and developing common methods for solving problems. Therefore, here I will allow myself to very briefly name only the most essential characteristics of educational activity; At the same time, the focus of consideration will not be a practical question: how it is organized, but a semantic question: why is it organized in this way.
1. Why and how is the educational activity of younger students organized?
When a child first sits down at a desk, he already has his own concept of number, word, social norms – everything that they are going to teach him at school. The child’s naive, worldly concept is significantly different from the adult, teacher’s, but the child is unaware of this. Because of this, situations of multi-subject interaction often arise in the classroom, when children and adults use the same term to name different objects. If the teacher, sharing the goals and values of the creators of the system of educational activities, sees in the child not tabula rasa , and the person with whom it is necessary to negotiate the general grounds for joint action , i.e., to build a common concept (common both for the class of tasks and for all participants in joint educational activities), then he has to almost simultaneously solve the following pedagogical tasks:
I. To create a situation in which the child discovers: a) his own, as a rule, non-normative, idea of the phenomenon under discussion, b) the existence of other ideas, other points of view, c) the insufficiency of his idea for solving a new problem, or to defend your own opinion. If the teacher manages to present to the children the sides of a conceptual contradiction through the clash of their own points of view, then educational task , aimed at introducing a new concept, can be considered set, that is, emotionally captured by children. It is clear that the formulation of the educational problem is achieved only through the organization of discussion in which the teacher helps the children to fix all the expressed points of view and see the internal logic of each of them. It is also clear that in elementary school the setting of a learning task should be carried out primarily in the form of objective and game actions that provide a sensory-figurative basis for emerging concepts, and not only in the form of verbal disputes [7], [18].
II. To give the child a tool for retaining and analyzing a sensually elusive abstraction before its verbal description. This tool is schemes and other sign-symbolic means that describe both the subject of study and the method of its transformation [12]. Schemes, which in the practice of educational activity are used primarily as a means of obtaining and storing new knowledge, are at the same time a written monument of the discoveries made by children; the scheme is what the most dramatic event of educational activity is molded into – the search for a solution to the educational problem. The schema built by a class as a result of the acutely experienced drama of ideas and the struggle of opinions, even if it is exactly similar to the schemas built in a hundred other classes, is copyright work; pointing a finger at it, the child says: “We discovered it ourselves. And now I have the right to use this discovery as the basis of my action.” It is not necessary to imagine the scheme, which is the first language for the student to describe his knowledge and ignorance, as dry theoretical jargon, alienated from the speaker, devoid of sensuality and emotionality. Such a language of schemes can become if it turns from a means of educational communication into its ultimate goal, if the student builds a scheme in order to complete the task of the teacher and earn his praise, and not in order to solve a problem that is significant for him or express his point of view .
III. To make the task meaningful, for this the question should be asked not by the teacher, but by the children. The transition from the relationship “asking teacher – answering student” to the relationship “asking student – teacher helping the child to formulate his question and find an answer to it” – this is the main condition for educating a younger student as a subject educational, and not performing activity. The most difficult pedagogical task of a teacher who builds learning (and not any other) activity is the task of self-change: the teacher has to overcome the stable illusion that the child is learning when he finds the right answers to the teacher’s questions. The child learns when he asks himself, he himself builds hypotheses about the unknown and seeks to test them (for example, with the help of a teacher who organized the situation of asking and searching for the unknown). Answering questions not asked by children is, unfortunately, the single principle of constructing most traditional curricula and manuals, the general way teachers work in most schools and universities. If it is possible to educate a student who asks the teacher, and not only answers the teacher’s questions, then such a student develops the ability to learn – independently set new learning goals and independently find means to achieve them [14].
In the course of experiments on the organization of learning activities in elementary school lessons, it was proved that the first children’s questions and hypotheses are born most successfully if the teacher organizes the joint actions of the children themselves so that different points of view on the problem under discussion are not distributed between a child and an adult, and between peers – equally ignorant, equally inept, equally imperfect partners [13]. At the same time, children almost inevitably discover the inconsistency of different logics, the partiality of their own rightness.
So, the specific content built in the logic of ascending from the most general, essential to more and more specific properties of the subject being studied, and the specific form of cooperation, which allows polarizing different points of view to identify their foundations, distinguish learning activity from other types of activity existing in the school at every lesson. Purpose of learning activity: by organizing the search for common ways of action , an adult creates conditions for the development in children of the ability to separate the known from the unknown and formulate questions – hypotheses about the unknown. The basis of these skills is defining reflection , which reveals itself in the subject actions of the student as the ability to learn new skills, in communication – as the ability to see the difference in points of view, in self-consciousness – as an interest in self-change. The connection of a new (reflexive) type of generalization with a new (positional, allowing one to distinguish the positions of partners) method of communication – is the connection of the INTRA- and INTERpsychic stage of development of the ability (ability) to teach and change oneself, i.e. to go beyond the boundaries of one’s own knowledge and skills.
2. Why and how to distinguish learning activities from other activities present in the lesson?
The basis for posing such a question is the very concept of “leading activity”, which can perform its function (set the main direction, leading theme, leitmotif of development) not as a solo instrument for the formation of new abilities (new formations), but only in a symphony of others ( non-leading) activities. The basis for answering this question can be the periodization of the leading types of activity proposed by D. B. Elkonin [17]. Taking into account the fact that any activity of a child begins as a joint activity with an adult and peers, the periodization of the leading forms of activity can be simultaneously read as a periodization of the leading forms of communication and cooperation specific to each activity.
Scheme 1 is a kind of score for designing and reading a lesson in all the variety of cooperative and communicative processes taking place there.
It differs from the classical scheme of DB Elkonin in two extensions. The first extension is related to the idea of E. Erickson [20] that no age ends with the onset of the next age. Once having appeared, this or that form of activity and cooperation should live while its bearer is alive. When it is born, it performs the leading function, that is, it determines the general direction of the child’s mental development. Later, it continues to serve the range of life tasks for which it is intended, it has its own territory and its own tools (its own motives, goals, subject matter, means). If this does not happen, if one of the forms of cooperation does not develop or perishes, then this inevitably leads to a certain inferiority of the entire mental life of a person. The most difficult thing is the loss of basic trust in oneself, in the world and in people – a person reacts to the loss or impoverishment of direct-emotional communication – the earliest, basic form of a child’s connection with the world. But no less traumatic are other injuries in the living body of cooperation. So, about a person who has not mastered object-manipulative cooperation (let me remind you that the improvement of this line also lasts a lifetime) they say that he has “both hands are left”, because the acquisition of any manual skill is given to him with difficulty. A person who has not learned or has forgotten how to play suffers from a poverty of imagination, which limits his creative possibilities. And the lack of formation of educational cooperation leads to the inability to learn, that is, to improve oneself in the sphere of thinking and activity for the rest of one’s life.
The second extension of DB Elkonin’s scheme is a consequence of the first one. If none of the types of activity and cooperation mastered by the child, having given rise to its mental neoplasms, subsequently dies off, then the question of how it is restructured under the influence of the subsequent age-related achievements of the child and how it retains its morphological and functional autonomy is logical. As an example, direct-emotional communication between a child and an adult is improved under the influence of speech and other psychological neoplasms of the following ages and at the same time remains itself: an activity aimed at “cognizing and evaluating another person and searching for, clarifying the relationship of an adult to oneself” [ eleven; 279-280]? This question is answered by the periodization of forms of communication created by M. I. Lisina and her followers [6], which exists within other joint activities, not coinciding with them either in terms of goals or means.
Scheme 1. Age periodization of the leading and undying forms of joint activity of a child and an adult
The main task of this scheme is to ensure such a completeness of the forms of jointness in the lesson, in which the entrance to learning activities will be open to children with a variety of personal orientations and values: not only cognizers, but also communicators, dreamers, practitioners, aesthetes . .. For this The lesson as a unit of the life of a younger student should be presented as a fusion of various forms of cooperation built by an adult with an accurate knowledge of its ingredients and their proportions.
Scheme 2 serves as a tool for answering the question of what task the student is solving in the lesson, that is, the subject of what activity he is, when the teacher invites him to educational cooperation. It is extremely important to determine this, because far from always a child solves exactly the task that an adult sets before him. Thus, the teacher often offers the child a learning task aimed at finding a way to solve a new problem, and the child, imperceptibly for the teacher, replaces the learning task with a performing, playing or communicative one. The substitution of the subject of the educational task is determined only with the help of special diagnostic \”traps\”. A directly observable behavioral criterion that makes it possible to determine what form of cooperation a child enters into is the method of proactively inviting a partner to communicate, derived from two other characteristics of cooperation that are irreducible to each other: 1) the method of interaction between partners, b) the system of mutual expectations of partners ( scheme 2, lines 2-4).
It has been experimentally established that the form and content of joint leading activity are noncoinciding factors of development [13], which makes it possible to separate two types of neoplasms (Scheme 2, lines 5-6). The functioning of neoplasms associated with the development of new objectivity ensures the success of individual activity. Neoplasms associated with mastering a new form of cooperation make a person capable of establishing certain relationships with other people and with himself. This scheme did not include new formations of self-consciousness, which most likely arise in crisis ages [9] and not coinciding with the identified two types of neoplasms of stable ages.
2. 1. Educational activity and direct-emotional communication
The brightest event of the first lessons in the 1st grade is not learning activity, but direct-emotional communication, in which children strive to enter into with the teacher. The birth of educational cooperation begins in the same way as the birth of human communication: intense eye contact, the desire for bodily contact (to touch clothing, cuddle, caress), motor and vocal animation, a smile when a teacher appears – all these easily recognizable components of the infant “complex first graders, like all people in the world, use to involve a new and extremely significant adult in the activity from which the basic conditions of any other activity grow: emotional well-being, trust, openness. Children are usually extremely proactive in non-verbal expressions of kindness and attention to the teacher. If this is not observed, if it is not possible to establish eye contact with a child who has just sat down at a desk, if the child does not smile, avoids touching, then this serves as an alarming signal for the teacher and school psychologist of trouble precisely in the directly emotional sphere; with such a child, it is necessary to immediately establish, first of all, trusting, warm relations – and only after that to build educational cooperation.
Scheme 2 . The main characteristics of the leading forms of activity and their developmental effects
Leading characteristics:
Direct-emotional communication
Subject-manipulative activity
Play activities
Educational activities
1. Contents
Another person and myself as a source of love, understanding, acceptance and appreciation
Ways of using human tools and signs
Social norms and meanings of human relations
General methods for solving classes of problems
2. Method of interaction
Symbiotic Fusion
Literal imitation, pattern action
Conditional, imaginary, symbolic imitation
Finding a common course of action for partners in the absence of a sample
3. The nature of the partner’s initiative invitation to cooperate
Expressions of kindness (predominantly non-verbal)
“Show me how to do it! Right? Good? It doesn’t work … ”- Request for Sample, Control and Evaluation
“Come on as if … You will … And I will … “- alternation of the game and inter-game communications about the ways of interaction
“I can solve this problem if. ..” is a missing knowledge hypothesis to be tested jointly
Sample demonstration, step-by-step help, control and evaluation
Building a shared vision and freedom to improvise within an agreement
Help in testing the hypotheses expressed by the child, pointing out contradictions
5. New formations arising from mastering content leading activity
Fundamental faith and hope, basic trust in people, in oneself and in the world
Speech, object actions
Imagination, symbolic function
Reflection
6. New formations arising from the development of the form of the leading activity
Need for another person, ability to trust people, openness to novelty
Ability to imitate
Ability to coordinate actions, taking into account the playing role of a partner
Ability (skill) to learn
7. With the full formation of age-related neoplasms, the following is observed:
Trust in self and others, resilience to emotional stress, empathy
Ability to learn from samples and instructions
Ability to act in the mind, to create; social skills of cooperation with adults and peers
Knowing the limits of one’s capabilities and the ability to overcome them: setting and solving problems of changing one’s ZUNs
8. With underdevelopment of age observed:
Inability to love and trust, lack of self-confidence, low self-esteem
Toollessness, difficulty in acquiring skills, disorganization
Poor fantasy, difficulty in dealing with unusual situations, social egocentrism
Lack of ability to learn, predominance of rational thinking
9. With hypertrophy
the development of age-related neoplasms is observed:
Dependence on emotional support and evaluation of other people, need for overprotection, loss of the object of cooperation, withdrawal into interpersonal communication
Need for instructions, lack of opinion, lack of criticality, performance attitudes, difficulty in sample analysis
Withdrawal into fantasy, lack of a sense of reality, loss of focus on results, willfulness in goal setting
Disregard for the performing part of an action after finding a common way to carry it out, cognitive partiality
10. The contribution of age to learning activities
Trust in the teacher, the need to establish a relationship with him, self-confidence, openness to new experience
Ability and propensity to imitate the teacher’s patterns of action, follow instructions and rules
Mastering the role of a student and the rules of life of a “real student”, readiness for an educational discussion
Youthful ability to learn independently
The teacher will not be able to start building a new (learning) community with children without relying on children’s gullibility and openness of communication, uncritical acceptance of an adult (with any curriculum) as a universal source of care, goodwill and protection in the new, unknown school world . For the teacher’s business-like detachment, distance, emotional closeness, children pay with school anxiety. For the desire of some children to reduce all relationships in the classroom to direct-emotional relationships, the teacher pays with the loss of any objectivity of joint actions, except for the objectivity of direct-emotional communication: the evaluative side of the relationship “I am the other.” Children who strive to reduce all communication to directly emotional revel in the personal attention of the teacher, consider praise and signs of sympathy addressed to them as the only content of the lesson, strive to prolong bodily contact with the teacher, keep him near them, and for this willingly and ingenuously demonstrate their helplessness and affection , tears and other emotional means achieve hyper-custody, intellectual “spoon-feeding”.
These extreme cases only set off the norm: all children with a normally developed need for acceptance, emotional support and benevolence from the teacher strive to enter into direct emotional communication with him, in which any objectivity of joint action is dissolved, emasculated. Therefore, the teacher faces the most difficult task of maneuvering between the Scylla of non-objectivity and uncritical trust and the Charybdis of unemotionality and independence of judgment.
Ways of building evaluative relationships in the classroom – this is the bridge through which the teacher transfers children who are primarily oriented towards relationships into learning activities. Against the background of an invariably benevolent attitude towards the personality of the student, the teacher teaches children the most differentiated business self-esteem. Let us give only one method of such training (see table). After each written work, the children evaluate it according to several criteria, for example, put crosses on the rulers in the middle column of the table.
Checking children’s work, the teacher puts his grades on the same rulers, and the next day he congratulates those children “who have already learned to evaluate themselves as a real teacher” and explains to the others the reasons for the discrepancy between the children’s and the teacher’s grades. For example, if a child rated himself too low, the teacher says: “You solved four examples for subtraction. Two, i.e. half , you decided correctly. That’s why I put my cross exactly in the middle of the ruler. Your cross is much lower. You did a better job than you think. I ask you today, when evaluating your work, to be fair to yourself. ”
Table 1.
I’m sure I’ve solved everything
addition examples correct
|——x——-|
I’m sure I solved all the addition problems WRONG
I am sure that I solved all subtraction problems correctly
|—————x——|
I am sure that I solved all the subtraction problems WRONG
I wrote the work very beautifully
|–x—–|
I wrote the work very ugly
Every day comparing their own assessment of their work with the teacher’s and participating in the creation of assessment criteria, children master objective assessment criteria and quite early stop mixing the global personal assessment of themselves as a worthy and beloved student, and a partial assessment that does not affect acceptance / rejection his skill in spelling, counting and other academic prowess. Distinguishing personal and business evaluation and mastering business self-esteem are the means to avoid confusion between the two types of cooperation – educational and direct-emotional.
2. 2. Educational and object-manipulative activity
Educational activity is constantly mixed with object-manipulative activity, leading in the development of children in the first three years of life [15], [17]. Even in early childhood, a child begins to learn from an adult various actions with tools and signs, the main feature of which is that “neither its social function nor the method of its rational use is written on the object” [15; 6]. A child is not able to discover a method of action with any human tool and sign without samples of action , which he masters only in joint action with an adult – the carrier of these samples. The method of object-manipulative cooperation between a child and an adult is imitation , or action according to a model. The formula for this type of collaboration is: “Do it with me, and now do it yourself, but is the same as I am “. Unlike a one-year-old child, a first grader is already capable of delayed imitation based on verbal instruction. A six-seven-year-old child is a virtuoso imitator, capable of reproducing the finest features of the sample, but not yet able to single out the essential in the sample – what needs to be imitated, and the non-essential – what can and should be done in his own way.
Such a global, undifferentiated, contextual reproduction of the teacher’s models of action, and most importantly, the very tendency to imitate, gives rise to a special type of schoolchildren who are extremely diligent and diligent, act well according to instructions, but get lost in the actual educational situation, when the teacher does not give any sample solutions new task, but encourages children to search for independent solutions, to make assumptions. Instead of acting in their own way, children with an exaggerated tendency to imitate begin to initiate the adult help that they need. They call the teacher and touchingly, childishly complain about their helplessness: “I can’t do it … I don’t know what to do … Show me how to solve … ” In other words, these children voluntarily refuse to independently search and ask an adult to give a ready-made sample or instruction, which they will willingly follow. The skills and abilities of such children are formed successfully, but each new task confuses them again and again. If this tendency to imitate is not overcome in the course of schooling, then the student will not develop the ability to learn – to independently set and solve new problems.
The main means of overcoming reproductive tendencies and transferring children focused primarily on the implementation of rules, obedience and imitation into educational activities is the systematic organization of joint work of students, which takes place in relative independence from the adult – the bearer of samples [13]. At the same time, the optimal content of the joint educational work of children is unsolvable or underdetermined tasks. “Write the answer where possible. If you cannot solve the problem, ask me what will help you solve it. But each group has the right to ask me only one question,” the teacher says to the first graders and offers them tasks of this type:
A = B A = B
s
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A? C A? C
“How to solve a second example?” – ask the teacher a child focused on reproductive action and asking for a role model. In the joint action of children, much more often than in individual action, a different kind of appeal to the teacher arises: “Is B more than C or less?” – for the sake of this question, all the work was started. When the student is able to ask the teacher for the missing data, he has taken the first step towards the ability to separate the known from the unknown and formulate a question regarding the unknown. Such a request for missing knowledge is strikingly different from the complaint of a child-imitator, indicating to an adult the limits of his abilities: “I myself (a) cannot. Show me what to do!” Now the child communicates to the teacher a much more optimistic and independent thought, which contains not only an indication of the limit of the child’s possibilities, but also an assumption about what is beyond this limit – the hypothesis of the unknown: “I will succeed if I find out something and so-and-so.”
2. 3. Educational and play activities
“He plays, not studies!” – teachers and parents give such a characteristic to many first-graders who are really ready to learn anything, but present their own legitimate demands of creative people to the learning process. First, they want to enjoy the very process of training. Promises like “you will learn how to write even sticks, then you yourself will be pleased to look at your notebook” do not work. Pleasure should be received from the writing of sticks. Therefore, a head, a bow or a flower is attached to each stick. Secondly, “gamblers” want to have constant food for imagination and improvisation. And if such food is not enough in the lesson, they are ready to generously share it with others: we write the word beetle, so let’s buzz for our pleasure. “Players” really like it at school, because the whole school life seems to them a giant game with difficult but interesting rules (how to raise your hand, how to go to recess, how to greet the teacher, how to add numbers, how to indicate the softness of consonants …) and the extremely attractive role of the “true student”. It is also wonderful that everyone around also plays their roles well. The teacher does what she is supposed to: gives assignments and praises. Parents also do what they are supposed to do: they buy a satchel, notebooks, a ruler, a pencil case, pens and other school “toys” and are proud of their child. All familiar adults also regularly play their roles: respectfully ask about the school and give advice. This exciting game lasts for several months and helps children to painlessly master the social role of the student and the social norms of school behavior.
The child’s fascination with school as a complex game according to the rules for a long time obscures the most important intellectual problem from him: the “player” does not see that rules like “twice two is four” and rules like “if you want to speak in class, raise your hand” have a completely different nature and only the latter relates to the social role of the schoolchild. When asked why two and two make four, the honest “gamer” replies: “These are the rules. That’s what they told us at school.” The game is an indispensable means for the universal foundations of mathematical, linguistic and other concepts to be filled with personal meaning for the child, to become the child’s own logic. But such a means is not any, but a completely specific – conceptual game, for which special conceptual characters are created. The conceptual characters of educational games embody the concept, i.e., they allow the theoretical abstraction to be dressed in the flesh of feelings. Acting on behalf of such a character, the child is doomed to act according to the logic of the concept [2].
For example, in order to master the concept of “spelling”, a child learns not to act like game characters in a Russian language textbook, embodying the spontaneous spelling orientations of a first grader who has just begun to study the basics of Russian spelling. Ushan Poslushenny is a famous linguist who created a consistent theory of Russian writing: “It is written as it sounds”: cinema and ristaran . According to the equally original theory of the equally famous linguist Neslukh Naoborotov, it is necessary to write not as it is heard, but vice versa: restaurant and keno . In the disputes of these characters of the Russian language textbook, the last word is left to the student, whose remark ends each dialogue. The child’s own opinion acquired in these dialogues (not about how to write a sign for a restaurant and cinema, but about how to write without errors until you know the rules for choosing a letter, that is, about where and how to systematically doubt) is emotionally experienced and sensually colored basis of the concept of “spelling”. So the game can become an emotional-symbolic entry into theoretical thinking for many first-graders with a game type of values.
CONCLUSION
VV Davydov saw the key to the problem of internalization or the formation of its main new formations in the study of the problem of the subject of educational activity [5].
Educational activity becomes a form of reflexive development only for those schoolchildren who are its subjects, but not a single first-grader sits at a desk as a ready-made subject of the upcoming educational activity. However, all children have a fair amount of experience of subjectivity in preschool activities, and this experience can both contribute to and hinder the formation of a new – educational type of subjectivity. The preschool experience of subjectivity becomes an obstacle in those frequent cases when a child replaces educational objectivity with the objectivity of preschool activity, and the teacher does not notice this or is not able to cope with it. An adult can cope with the substitution of an educational task, educational cooperation for some other, by building forms of action and interaction, transitional between educational and other types of activity.
In this article, the question of the relationship between educational (leading) and other (slave) activities was raised twice. First, as an answer to the question in the title. Educational activity develops only its own new formations, and the improvement of all preschool achievements in mental development should not take place in an educational form. Educational activity develops in younger students the ability to reflect , which allows them to separate the known from the unknown and, using hypotheses regarding the unknown, refer to the grounds for their own actions and the actions of a partner in jointly solving new problems (this partner can be both a peer and a teacher). The ability to ask, request missing information, readiness to change the established methods of action if they conflict with new facts, criticality to actions and opinions – one’s own and others’, unwillingness to take anything for granted, independence in assessments and self-assessments, the habit of looking for evidence and a tendency to debatable ways of solving any issue – these are the behavioral manifestations of the reflexive development of younger students as subjects of educational activity.
Educational activity does not develop those abilities that are basically non-reflexive – gullibility, imitation, fantasizing with a zero reality index. These abilities are developed in other activities that can be enriched through learning activities, but by no means replaced by them. Building a child’s school life, developing curricula, planning a lesson, the designer and teacher must combine all activities in due proportion at each specific moment of learning, otherwise the child’s development may turn out to be one-sided.
Secondly, the question of the relationship between educational and non-educational activities of the child is a question about the individual typological features of the entry of different children into the objectivity of joint educational activities. It was shown above that children with different value attitudes and, accordingly, different subjective preferences should be provided with different inputs into learning activities. For a child whose preschool experience of subjectivity pushes him into play and playful relationships with adults and peers, special centauric forms of work should be created, playful in form and educational in content, i.e., orienting to the essential properties of the subject of study. For a child whose subjective preferences determine the substitution of a learning task for a communicative one, differentiated self-assessment becomes the thread of Ariadne orienting him in the maze of learning tasks. For a child who has come to school with a subject orientation to practical action, for a child who values himself primarily for the excellent products of his efforts, the very method of obtaining these products should be such a product.
The system of educational activities is not the only possible direction for the development of a junior schoolchild. Choosing this system of education, i.e., choosing a reflexive direction for the development of children, teachers and parents should be based primarily on their own system of values. Other educational systems prefer to build development based on other development potentials of children aged 6-12. Passing on the system of educational activity to teachers, we – psychologists and the authors of this system – ask them again and again to try it on with their life values and weigh the full responsibility of choosing this risky, dooming reflexive direction of development for the child.
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Organization of students’ creative activities | Creative projects and works of students
The process of organizing the creative activity of students at school is very important and relevant for a modern teacher and educational organization. Creative activity at school contributes to the development of personal properties in schoolchildren in unity with the professional skills of creative and inventive activity.
See also:
musical and creative activities of children;
extracurricular activities of students;
creative activities of preschool children;
cognitive and creative activity of preschool children.
Organization of creative activity in an educational institution solves the problem of developing the creative abilities of the younger generation.
Creativity – a complex concept that includes the following components:
desire for knowledge;
the ability to learn new things;
quickness of mind;
the ability to find non-standard things in ordinary things, phenomena;
desire for discovery;
the ability to apply in practice, in life the acquired knowledge, experience;
free imagination;
fantasy and intuition, as a result of which inventions, discoveries, something new appear.
Most of the studies in the field of organization of creative activity of students point to the high educational and upbringing effectiveness of the technical creativity of school students and, in this regard, the provision of broad links between scientific knowledge and practical activities.
The main goal of organizing the creative activity of students is to develop the skills of creative activity in schoolchildren.
The effectiveness of the development of creative abilities is due to the following conditions:
Children have the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities;
Correspondence of the student’s personal qualities with creative activity;
The use of new technologies in the process of building student creative activity.
In creative project activities with school students, a variety of methods, methods and forms of creative work should be used, while these forms of work can be effective both when used in the classroom and in extracurricular and project activities with children.
Organization of creative work among children of primary school age is aimed at developing creativity.
Creative thinking develops in a situation of searching and discovering something new while solving various problems. Situations of difficulty imply the emergence in younger students of such mental processes as analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, which are reflected in the formation of judgments, concepts, and conclusions.
Thus, work aimed at the development of creativity in primary school students contributes to the development of the child’s creative abilities and the formation of project and creative skills in the future.
Creative projects in grades 1 – 4 of the school can be offered in the form of almanacs, theatrical performances, sports games, works of fine or decorative art, etc.
The product of such project activities will be exhibitions, wall newspapers, costumes, holidays, illustrations, fairy tales, etc. At this age, children begin to be able to take into account the conditions and laws of the world around them and the genre of the activity in which creativity takes place.
Creative activity in primary school is carried out under the guidance of a teacher or parents, and children, within the framework of educational and extracurricular activities, implement their own ideas, conduct research, summarize and present the results.
In the 5th – 8th grades of secondary school, the formation of the motive for satisfying creative needs, the search for ways to create the desired product takes place. Due to the fact that the middle level of the school, the main thing is to gain knowledge in “ basic subjects “, such aesthetic disciplines as music, fine arts and reading become secondary in the child’s perception and the child’s personal motive for the development of creative abilities is lost.
Thus, the question of the organization of creative activity in the middle grades of school is relevant and aimed at preserving and developing students’ already accumulated knowledge in the field of art and culture and the desire for self-expression through the performance of creative tasks.
During this period, children begin to realize the probabilistic nature of most patterns, so in their project activities they pay attention not only to obtaining the desired product, but also to the study of alternatives. Students learn to make a preliminary assessment of the situation and choose among different options and a variety of factors those that are most likely to be suitable for obtaining the desired result in the course of creative activity.
For organization of creative activity in high school personal interest and student’s interest in the final product of their creativity is important. The motivation of the student and the ability to competently apply the knowledge and skills he has previously accumulated are the key points in the implementation of creative activity among high school students.
Motivation – one of the key psychological concepts that explain the origins of personality activity. The desire of adolescents for self-realization stimulates creativity, in which the student can try on different roles and determine the range of his aspirations.
In the process of organizing the creative activity of students, the teacher must observe:
Compliance of the creative task with the interests of students;
The focus of creative activity on the development of creative abilities of school students;
Formation in schoolchildren of such necessary skills as: balance, responsibility, self-confidence.
To organize the creative activity of students, the teacher must:
Use a variety of teaching methods, including games, develop students’ flexibility of thinking, stimulate the processes of switching attention and search activity.
Learn to reason, to approach problems from a non-standard point of view, to reflect on the solution of tasks.
To teach children to draw their own conclusions, find new, original approaches, get interesting results, unusual solutions.
In the process of developing students’ creative abilities, it is necessary to use active methods and forms of work.
Among the types of creativity there are: scientific, technical, literary, musical, gaming, educational, domestic, professional, etc.
The subject “ Technology ” provides greater opportunities for the development of creative abilities of schoolchildren than other academic disciplines.
For example, the study of traditional folk art helps schoolchildren to understand the peculiarities of the artistic culture of their people, to comprehend the basics of creating works of art. Classes in artistic painting on wood and other types of applied arts bring up the aesthetic and artistic taste of children and form an idea of future professional activity.
One of the most effective ways to identify and develop a person’s creative abilities is the correct organization of school and out-of-school forms of artistic and aesthetic education.
Classes in circles contribute to the development of children’s imagination, the formation of their artistic taste, and the early detection of creative abilities. The labor process allows you to learn the patterns of building a form, the beauty of details, the possibility of material and color.
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Research activity of junior schoolchildren
Detailed description
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The practice of using research teaching methods in the educational process of modern school is increasingly used. The teacher-innovator, already in elementary school, is increasingly striving to offer tasks that include children in an independent creative, research search.
Children of primary school age are researchers by nature and take part in various research activities with great interest. The success of a study largely depends on its organization.
Research activity contributes to the development of cognitive activity of schoolchildren, teaches them to think and make independent conclusions. The lack of fundamental knowledge sometimes does not allow children to correctly evaluate the result of their research, especially if the result is negative. The gentle help of the teacher here is necessary not only to find out the possible reasons for the failure, but also to convince the child not to be disappointed and continue the study.
When organizing educational and research activities of younger students, it is necessary to follow the methodology. The problem posed and the topic outlined must be relevant to the child, the research work must be carried out by him voluntarily and be provided with the necessary equipment, tools and materials.
The result of the research work and the main stage in the training of a young researcher is a presentation at a children’s conference. Unlike the “adult” conference, here it is necessary to create a “success situation” for each student. All work, regardless of its quality, must be praised so that children have a desire to continue research activities.
The purpose of the program: transformation of the process of development of the intellectual and creative potential of the child’s personality by improving his research abilities in the process of self-development.
Program objectives:
development of cognitive needs and abilities of younger students;
teaching children of primary school age the special knowledge necessary for independent research;
formation and development of the skills and abilities of research search in children of primary school age;
the formation of younger students and teachers of ideas about research learning as the leading method of learning activities.
This program lasts 22 hours.
The proposed distribution of hours is approximate, it can be adjusted depending on the level of development of children, their interests.
The course material is based on the following concepts:
The problem of research as a category suggests the study of the unknown in science: what is to be discovered, proved, studied from new positions.
The research topic reflects the problem in its characteristic features. A successful, semantically clear formulation of the topic clarifies the problem, outlines the scope of the study, concretizes the main meaning, thereby creating the prerequisites for the success of the work as a whole.
The relevance of the chosen topic justifies the need for research.
The goal is formulated briefly and extremely precisely, in a semantic sense expressing the main thing that the researcher intends to do.
The object of study is the area within which the study of the totality of connections, relationships and properties is being carried out as a source of information necessary for the study.
The subject of research is more specific and includes only those connections and relationships that are subject to direct study in this work, it sets the boundaries of scientific research in each object. The subject is always studied within the framework of some object.
Requirements for the level of mastering the content of the program
In the course of mastering the program, the cognitive needs of younger students will increase.
Own research practice will expand the horizons of the child, will allow to master the mechanism of self-acquisition of new knowledge.
In the course of the trainings for research abilities provided for by the program, special skills and abilities necessary in research search are developed.
The main criteria are the desire and attempts to use research teaching methods in the main educational process and everyday practice of interacting with the world.
Thematic planning
1st class
Item No.
Topic title
Quantity hours
Form holding
1
What is research?
1
Conversation
2
How to ask questions?
1
Training
3
Methodology for conducting independent research. Collective Exploration Game
1
Training
4
Learning to highlight the main and the secondary. How to make diagrams?
1
Workshop
5
Presentation of a research paper (collective activity)
1
Workshop
2 class
No.
Topic title
Quantity hours
Form holding
1
Scientific research and our life
1
Conversation
2
Research methods. Cognition experiment in action
1
Conversation
3
Basic logical operations. Learning to evaluate ideas, highlight the main and the secondary
1
Workshop
4
Analysis and synthesis. Judgments, conclusions, conclusions
1
Workshop
5
Presentation of research paper (group activity)
1
Workshop
Grade 3
No.
Topic title
Quantity hours
Form holding
1
Observation and experimentation
1
Conversation
2
Observation and observation. Improving the technique of experimentation
1
Workshop
3
Right thinking and logic
1
Training
4
How to prepare for defense
1
Workshop
5
Presentation of research paper (individual work)
2
Workshop
4th grade
No.
Topic title
Quantity hours
Form holding
1
Knowledge, skills and abilities required in exploratory search
1
Workshop
2
Culture of thinking
1
Conversation
3
Ability to identify problems. Associations and analogies
1
Training
4
How to correctly draw conclusions from observations and experiments
1
Workshop
5
Presentation of research paper (individual work)
2
Workshop
Content
Program for teaching research activities for younger students 3
Developing activities
Grade 1 8
Lesson 1. What is research? 8
Session 2: How to ask questions? 11
Lesson 3. Exercises on the methodology of conducting independent research (collective research game) 14
Lesson 4. Learning to distinguish between the main and the secondary. How to make diagrams . Experiment of knowledge in action 23
Lesson 3. Basic logical operations. Learning to evaluate ideas, highlight the main and secondary 26
Lesson 4. Analysis and synthesis. Judgments, conclusions, conclusions 28
Lesson 5. Presentation of the research paper 29
Grade 3 30
Lesson 1. Observation and experimentation 30
Lesson 2. Observation and observation. Improving the technique of experimentation 33