Free preschool for your three or four-year-old child if you live in the Miami Unified School District in the Globe Miami area of Arizona. To qualify, your child must be three by July 31st and potty trained, and one of the child’s full-time caregivers must be in need of their High School Diploma or English…Continued
Free preschool for your three-your-old child if you live in the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona. To qualify, your child must be three by July 31st and potty trained, and one of the child’s full-time caregivers must be in need of their High School Diploma or English lessons. Other requirements: Parent must be…Continued
There are currently still seven three-year-old openings openings at the Westwood Elementary campus located at 4711 N. 23rd Ave. If you or someone you know is in need of their GED or English classes, please contact the teaching site directly and ask for an application for the Stepping Stone Family Literacy preschool classroom. …Continued
I received the picture shown below from retired Stepping Stone teacher, Mrs. Fran, who had attended a music program last Tuesday at Westwood Elementary School in Phoenix. The children shown are currently completing first grade and had just finished playing in a musical recital. The picture to the right is of the whole preschool…Continued
State of State Pre-K May 15, 2015 The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do. -John W. Holt, Jr. The National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER) recently released the “State of Preschool 2014,” which actually does not…Continued
I had the delightful pleasure of visiting our preschool classrooms this morning. It is the last week of classes and each day is a new celebration. I watched as four-year-old children escorted their mothers into the classroom made-over to honor their moms. Former Stepping Stone parent, Josie Gutierrez, addressed the parents briefly saying, “This is…Continued
Are you thinking about purchasing something through Amazon for Mother’s Day? Please remember, A Stepping Stone Foundation has an AmazonSmile profile. If you sign up (it’s FREE) to purchase your items through AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate a small portion of that purchase to your favorite charity. Please make your favorite charity A Stepping Stone Foundation. Here’s…Continued
On Tuesday, April 21st, eighty guests gathered to celebrate the latest group of Billie Gannaway Memorial Scholarship (BGMS) award recipients. This year, the BGMS Team awarded 29 scholarships. Also, thanks to the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust (NMPCT), five additional scholarships were awarded concurrently to five of those students. These five awards are called the…Continued
The Phoenix Business Journal reported today that while Carlos Slim Helu, one of the wealthiest men in the world, addressed Business Journal guests yesterday, he stated that education was a very important economic force in a healthy economy. The Journal quoted Slim Helu as saying, “We need to learn to learn forever.” See the full…Continued
A Stepping Stone is having its annual Cena y Serenata, which sold out a full two weeks in advance! If you do not already know Cena y Serenata is Spanish for Dinner and a Serenade. This event will net A Stepping Stone Foundation $50,000.00 thanks to all of its wonderful sponsors. Also, Cena showcases artists…Continued