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Several of the KCI Leadership team were able to do a local training on Protecting Childhood: The Power of Women in International Development
✅Advocating for kids starts at home
✅Childhood is universal
✅Helping has impact, shapes who we are
✅Multigenerational …important
✅Blending of wisdom and experiences
✅Transfer of knowledge, things you can’t read in a book
✅Not just telling sad story. Telling resilience. Telling the hope. Most powerful to tell.
Honor the good in the story. Being true to the story. People behind the story. The children the family the community.
Who is a woman that has inspired you in your line of work? 🧐
Happy International Women's Day!!!
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February was National Children's Dental Health month, and we celebrated by hosting a dental health event for our families in our Home-Based Early Head Start and Parents as Teachers programs! Families got to have a dental screening for their each of their children to identify any visible …problems with the teeth or gums, hear tips and tricks for helping keep their children's teeth clean and healthy, as well as one-on-one discussion time with a dental hygienist.
Sending a huge shoutout to Aurora Children's Dentistry! They were kind enough to donate dental hygiene supplies to our families in need, and the lovely Ms. Valerie donated her time and expertise in dental hygiene to make this event a success! Thank you!
What better way to start off the new year than a relaxed and cozy night with a bowl of warm chili and an activity to keep the kids occupied for hours? Ridgeline hosted an ice painting Family Night and it was a blast! The kids enjoyed experimenting with the ice paints and watching them melt as they …painted. What a fun and easy activity that families can also do at home!
Our students in Room 5 at East Center are learning all about pets! What can you do at home to talk about pets with your kids? Notice pets in your community. Be on the lookout for pets at dog parks, on walks, in cars, and in homes. Ask to visit friends’ and families’ interesting pets. Talk about… the kinds of animals you and your child like. If you have a pet at home, invite your child to help care for the animal. Take photos or make video recordings of your child interacting with and helping care for the pet. Look for books about pets at your local library, examine pet supplies at the grocery store, and watch how pets move and play. Invite your child to pretend to move or sound like different pets. Keep a tally of the pets you see each day. Look for pictures of pets on signs. These are all fun ways to engage with your child about different pets!
This month, one of the topics in our EHS coaching groups, was Quality of Feedback. Adults can provide children with high quality feedback by responding to their actions, answers, and comments with hints, assistance, or questions. Adults may provide additional information or clarification to expand …children’s understanding or participation in tasks and activities. The feedback provided, to children should be individualized and specific. Noticing children's efforts and accomplishments ties into CLASS as well as Conscious Discipline. Here we see a formula that staff are encouraged to use in the classroom.
East room 3 explored with playdoh molds and discovered dinosaur skeletons! The kids had a blast digging the skeletons out and seeing what was inside!
At East 1 & 2's January PCM, we shared information about the Conscious Discipline skill "noticing" and had a relaxing time with our families! Together, the families spent time bonding with each other while painting picture frames to take home.
Muldoon side C classroom celebrated ending the road study in November by making a traffic light out of fruits, graham crackers and cream cheese!
