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StrongStart program @ Nightingale Elementary School
!!! OPEN
HOUSE on Friday September 10th 2010 from 10am to 11.30am
Program
resumes on regular days and hours on Monday September 13th, 2010 at 9am
 The
StrongStart program is a free early learning program for preschool‑aged
children accompanied by a caregiver. The
drop-in at Nightingale Elementary
School is
open Monday to Friday from
9 to 11.30am
and can be found in a classroom on the south-east corner of the school lot.
The easiest (stroller) access is through the gates on the corner of 12th
Avenue and St-George Street.
Inside the beautifully decorated classroom, Natalya
and Clara are welcoming preschoolers to participate in different activities. The first
part of the daily program consists of free play. With a a sand table, a play
kitchen, a dress-up corner, building blocks, an art table etc… time will
fly.
Around 10.30am it’s snack time (parents are asked to bring fruit) followed
by circle and story time.
Because the StrongStart program is meant to help children get ready for
success in Kindergarten, the circle time is a little bit more extended then
the one you may be used to in the drop-in at the Centre.
There is more emphasis on alphabet, numbers or days of the week for
example, but there are also lots of fun songs and stories. Afterwards, if
weather permits, it’s time for outdoor play in the adjacent playground.
Children feel very welcome in this great program; the ‘regulars’ all have
their name tag waiting for them in the hallway and staff keeps track of
birthdays etc.
Feel free to join Natalya and Clara and check out yet another great
opportunity for our children to learn while playing and for ourselves to
connect with other parents or caregivers in our neighbourhood.
Facilitators are Natalya Smirnova and Clara Kim.
phone: 604-713-5905 email: strongstartnightingale@gmail.com
This
program is operated through the
Mount Pleasant Family Centre
in partnership with the Vancouver School Board
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