A Stepping Stone’s families are in week 3 of the Kith and Kin project thanks to funding from Arizona’s First Things First and the Association for Supportive Child Care. The Kith and Kin Project works to improve the child care of low-income families. For more information visit their website here.
-By Andrea Reyes My job at the Florence Project has been absolutely wonderful, I can honestly say I love my job! I get to meet with kids who arrive to the U.S. as unaccompanied minors, meaning they arrived alone without a guardian. When these children are detained by immigration at/nearby the border, they are then…Continued
This year our class has become “Super Heroes” by focusing on ways to be good citizens. Each week a child is selected randomly to be our class “Super Hero”. They take a poster home to decorate with family photos then bring it back to school to share and display it in the classroom. We also…Continued
My Road to Becoming a Legal Advocate By: Andrea Reyes Out of everyone that I told, my family was the most supportive of my decision to apply to law school. But, who am I kidding? They knew my decision before I did and they sure were thrilled that I made my decision my last semester…Continued
Yesterday, I asked my 5-year old granddaughter if it was the best day of her life. She said “I don’t know. Is today your best day?” “Yes”, I said, “and tomorrow will be even better”. She asked me how I knew that and I told her that I wake up every morning thinking the day…Continued
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
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