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Dear A Stepping Stone Supporters, This week we have been publishing thank yous from our program parents, especially thanking you for the Christmas Angel gifts.  I will post one a day until Christmas. Dec. 13, 2012 We would both like to thank you for the gifts and for all your kind(ness).  Thanks again, because if…Continued

Dear Supporters, Our Program Director, Paultette, handed me a large envelope full of thank yous to you all, especially thanking you for the Christmas Angel gifts.  I will post one a day until Christmas. This first thank you comes to us on a notebook paper which had been neatly folded into a small square with…Continued

Dear Supporters,   In the next few weeks, no doubt most of you will be bombarded by requests for donations and other forms of support.  I respect that.  Yet, studies tell us time and again that this is the season most donors will give to their favorite causes. So here goes my plea for your support! A…Continued

FromExchange Every Day (NAEYC newsletter) “If you need a short, credible, to the point case for the importance of early childhood education to share with parents, funders, or other stakeholders, check out “The Science of Early Child Development,” a policy brief from the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University.  This brief shares five…Continued

Hello! My name is Bianca Ortega. From what I remember, I started my preschool days with Carmen Sanchez. She was my preschool teacher at Isaac Preschool from the years 1998-1999. It seems like so long ago, but I do remember playing dress up and frolicking on the playground with my classmates. It was a time…Continued

My name is Geraldine Medina, I am a former student from A Stepping Stone Foundation. I am currently working at A Stepping Stone Foundation as an Administrative Assistant. I am also attending Glendale Community College, and in the following year I will hopefully transfer to Gateway Community College to start my career as a Radiologist.…Continued

It was my great pleasure to welcome two former Stepping Stone preschool students to work in our administrative office donated by Climatec Inc.   Geraldine Medina and Bianca Ortega.  Both were preschoolers from 1997-1998 with Mrs. Carmen at Isaac Preschool.  Geraldine attends Glendale Community College and Bianca attends Grand Canyon University. Both young women were awarded…Continued

Do not look first to what we are doing in our schools today that increases the quality of our life.  Look first to where there is a high quality of life that exists in the adult world and ask what was being done one or two generations ago to create this high quality? Then look…Continued

The idea of balance in our curriculum needs to be resurrected. Elliot W. Eisner As an educator, I often am frustrated by the tension between accountability and the space to help young students become a life-long learner.  I DO belive we must assess a student’s progress and adjust our teaching accordingly, but in the grand scheme…Continued

Update to our documentary process. As of today, this project is on hold. We will let our wonderful supporters know more as we at A Stepping Stone know more. Thank you for your patience.   ED Cindy