“Schools, my friends, should not be boot camps for learning how to make a living, they should be places for learning how to make a life.” – Elliot W Eisner One of the infinite ways to make sense of our life is through drama. A Stepping Stone Foundation is participating in a Helios Education Foundation funded program…Continued
It is difficult for me to believe that almost a year ago A Stepping Stone Foundation was contacted by a field producer named Adam Raia, to see if we might be compatible for a Documentary he was working on. Many of you know by now that was the Secret Millionaire project and that we were…Continued
Coffee with Mayor Stanton and Councilman Gates I made time in my schedule to hear Phoenix Mayor Stanton at an informal coffee this morning in Sunnyslope at Eye Opener Restaurant on 5th Ave and Hatcher. I had seen the announcements for a few of them before and this one was not only closer to the…Continued
Our preschool children made the flag you see to the right. Their teacher’s son was on active duty in Afghanistan when it was made. Please join me in giving thanks to all those who defend and protect the freedoms we enjoy in the United States. AND! Check out this lovely video our President Bev put together…Continued
Slowly the cat is being let out of the bag! As it turns out, our “Documentary” is really part of an episode of Secret Millionaire. When the crew showed up for the first day of filming (the same week we were putting together our marketing video thanks to Tammy Schultz and the good people at…Continued
Recently I caught up with former Stepping Stone Board Member, Maritza Rosales. She was kind enough to share this wonderful picture of her new son, Julian. See Julian’s comments below: My mom is Maritza Rosales who attended A Stepping Stone Preschool Class 1990-1991 at Mitchell School in Isaac School District– only she was Maritza Hernandez then.…Continued
Gifts in Kind Keep Companies Bullish on Serving Even in a bear market, many companies want to support nonprofit organizations, whether monetarily or through drives and donations. But even when the well seems dry, there are ways to make a difference. Gifts in kind – services or goods that organizations would otherwise have to…Continued
Last October, I received an email. It was very simple and direct with almost no details and went something like, “We are looking for grass-roots non profits in Phoenix to highlight for a documentary we are putting together. Please contact me at your earliest convenience.” “Ugh, Spam“, was my first thought. With my pinkie poised over…Continued
As some of you may already know, children’s books author Maurice Sendak passed away recently. I remember reading In The Night Kitchen over and over to my two young boys…”milk for the batter, milk for the batter…”. But most people remember him for Where the Wild Things Are. Can you believe he was a pioneer? A rebel? …Continued
On Monday, May 7th, the parents in our program gathered in the classrooms with their children for one of their last Child and Parent Times Together. To the left are parents in the three-year-old classroom. The children sang for the whole group and then joined their own mom or dad to present special pictures…Continued
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