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
Repost: Opportunity for free preschool in the Phoenix area; this opportunity expires 1/31/15 If you have a four-year-old child in need of preschool or know someone who does, and live in the Alhambra School District, please call the Westwood Elementary Office to ask for a Stepping Stone Foundation preschool application. All services are free of…Continued
Because A Stepping Stone Foundation has been waiting to hire the best preschool assistant possible, we have been holding five more four-year-old slots at our Westwood Elementary teaching site. We hired a lovely new assistant just before the holidays and now have room for five more children and their families. If you have a four-year-old…Continued
Thank you to Exchange Everyday, a daily e-letter that often brings great new information. Check this great You-Tube presentation about saving brains–espeically in those all important early years. CLICK HERE. This information was from [email protected]: The World Forum National Representative from England, Laura Henry, shared a video, “Saving Brains: A Grand Challenge,” developed by Grand Challenges Canada…Continued
On August 25th, in cooperation with Miami Unified School District and First Things First-Gila Council, and funded by Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, A Stepping Stone Foundation opened an expansion preschool and family literacy program in Miami, Arizona. Please enjoy this excerpt from Superintendent of Miami Unified School District about our expansion written just yesterday:…Continued
Required, high-frequency parent involvement is one thing that sets us apart from other early childhood programs for disadvantaged children. Please read this post from Head Start’s daily e-letter. FROM EXCHANGE EVERYDAY Effective Parent Involvement September 18, 2014 I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. -Albert Einstein “Around the world, parents have…Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2014 A Stepping Stone’s Literacy Program Earns Support of The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Valley’s Most Vulnerable Parents Commit to Bettering Themselves For The Sake Of Their Children PHOENIX, AZ (June 12, 2014) – More than 42 million Americans can’t read. In an effort to combat multi-generational…Continued
I love Neil deGrasse Tyson. If you take the time to watch this video link all the way through, you might too. How do we get kids interested in science? To watch just click here.
Please read with your young children. And by read I mean share a book even if you’re just looking at pictures and talking about them. Don’t worry about interruptions or attention span. Just snuggle once a day and hold a book you both love together! Along that line, check out this article on NPR webpage this morning called Never Too…Continued
I was blessed by the Tooth Fairy last Tuesday. It was time for a program visit and Teacher Janet and Program Coordinator Paulette had also alerted me that one of our former preschoolers, Blanca Pereda, CDA, was going to do a short dental presentation for our kids and then give each child a quick tooth cleaning and I really…Continued