Parents and caregivers of young children are invited to join Trying Together for two sessions to review, discuss, and choose quality picture books!
About
By participating, parents and caregivers will help Trying Together select which picture books will be read during the upcoming Raising Readers Together Club series. This is a potluck event, so main course or side dishes are appreciated. Trying Together will provide dessert.
The Spring 2020 Raising Readers Together Club series will run February 6–March 26, 2020 on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at The Homewood Early Learning Hub and is suitable for children ages five and younger.
More Information
For questions, contact Cynthia Battle at cynthia@tryingtogether.org or 412.567.1304.
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Join Citiparks on October 26 for its annual “Track and Treat” event at the Bud Harris Cycling Track on Washington Boulevard.
About
Citiparks Track and Treat is a free, fun, and active seasonal event for children and families with a Halloween theme. Children and families are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes, bring their own bikes, or borrow one! Cycle around the Bud Harris Cycling Track–stopping along the way to learn bike etiquette, safety, and maintenance from the Pittsburgh Police Bicycle Unit and have fun decorating their bikes.
Children can play a host of Halloween and seasonal games and win prizes, enjoy Pittsburgh Puppet Works Halloween shows and the Dr. Sparks Science Show, and enjoy giant bubble making, balloons, and face painting. Generous donations include Eat n’ Park Monster Mash Cookies and Bike PGH information and resources. Children and families can enjoy life-size hand-painted seasonal decor including a haunted house facade, a barn and barnyard characters, minion city, pumpkin people, and more.
Games and Activities
Games and activities include:
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- Halloween Costume Contest (2 p.m.),
- Pumpkin Decorating,
- Inflatable Games,
- Pumpkin Cone Toss,
- Spider Corn Hole Toss,
- Pumpkin Bowling,
- Guess How Many (Candy Corn),
- Break a Balloon,
- and more!
More Information
To learn more, visit the CitiParks website.
For just $1 per person (max $5 per family), families and children can enjoy a range of fun activities at this year’s Day of Play fall event.
About
Day of Play is a low-cost event that provides recreational activities that promote physical activity for families with young children (ages two to ten recommended). The event features:
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- multiple bounce houses for all ages,
- games with a variety of activities for young children,
- a photo booth session with festive props,
- handprint activities,
- live demonstrations,
- and opportunities to view and touch trucks, police cars, fire trucks, and a school bus!
Ice Skating
Immediately following the Day of Play event, White Township Recreation will be running a special rate for their public ice skating! Saturday public skate will be from 2 to 4 p.m. $3 public skate admission for all ages (skate rental included).
More Information
Day of Play is sponsored by White Township Recreation/S&T Bank Arena in conjunction with the Children’s Advisory Commission of Indiana County. For more information, call 724.465.2665.
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The political and policy relevance of early care and education—and support for its expanded funding—is on the rise. Now is a great time for early childhood leaders to consider a previously overlooked approach to raising funds: dedicated state and local tax revenue for early care and education. Join this webinar to hear an introduction to essential guiding questions and seven tax areas that state and local early childhood leaders can consider pursuing to expand and diversify public funding for early care and education.
Registration
To register and learn more, visit the event webpage.
*Information provided by Build Initiative
Join the Director of Early Learning at Scholastic, Cathy Yount, on October 2 for her webinar, “Brilliantly Simple Strategies for Early Learners with Tech.”
About
This free webinar will explore how educators can implement brilliantly simple strategies to engage early learners with technology and achieve reading success. Participants will leave with an understanding of:
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- why technology today is better than ever for supporting early learners and building foundational reading skills,
- how to model appropriate digital behavior and usage, while fostering a love of reading in the 21st century,
- what to look for when choosing a technology-based literacy solution for prek-2 students,
- and how to manage digital resources in an early years classroom and what to expect from a successful implementation.
This webinar is best suited for prek-3 teachers and school and district leaders. Time for questions will be provided.
Register
To register and learn more, visit the edWeb website.
*Information provided by edWeb
Join Cindy Gennarelli, M.Ed., Director of Early Childhood Education Innovation at William Patterson University, for her upcoming webinar exploring opportunities to engage indoor classrooms using natural materials and loose parts.
About
This free webinar was designed to support the use of nature-based materials and loose parts in indoor classrooms. Common questions and concerns include:
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- How will these materials change the indoor environment?
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- Where do they go and how do I introduce the materials to the children?
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- How will these materials support children’s learning?
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- How do we integrate these materials without compromising the integrity of our curriculum and/or physical classroom space?
These questions and others will be discussed and answered. Photos of classroom environments, children’s engagement in inquiry-based, hands-on, STEAM-related explorations and discoveries will be used as examples. Examples will highlight the use of combining indoor classroom tools, materials, and equipment with outdoor materials to create richer learning experiences.
Learning outcomes will be relevant and aligned with approved developmentally appropriate curricula, pedagogy, children’s learning styles, and 21st-century skills. This webinar will be of particular benefit to pre-k teachers. Time for questions will be provided.
Registration
To sign-up, register via the event webpage.
More Information
To learn more, visit the edWeb website.
*Information provided via EdWeb
Join the Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) on October 9 for “Meeting the Requirements of CPSL: Ensuring the Safety of All Children in Care throughout PA” to learn more about how to meet the updated Child Protective Service Law requirements.
About
This free webinar will focus on the changes to the Child Protective Service Law. This includes the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) requirements, requirements for facility persons who have resided outside of Pennsylvania in the last five years, requirements for volunteers to obtain all clearances/verifications, and the ending of provisional hires.
Registration
To register, visit the event webpage.
More Information
For more information, contact PACCA at 717.657.9000.
Family leaders and providers are invited to apply for the Be Strong Parent Café Institute. Applications must be submitted no later than September 15, 2019.
About
Through the efforts of the PA Strengthening Families Leadership Team, with funding support from the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and facilitated by the Center for Schools and Communities, Pennsylvania has offered the Be Strong Parent Café Training Institutes (PCTI) since 2016 and developed over 40 locally-based teams. There is no fee for participation.
PCTI is a two-day experiential and highly interactive institute that prepares a team of family leaders and providers to convene and implement parent cafés and serve as café leaders and table hosts. By the end of the institute, teams will know the anatomy of a parent café, the philosophical foundations and research underlying parent cafés, how to create an ambiance conducive to maximizing the effectiveness of the parent café process, and how to build on the parent café experience to enhance programs for and with family members/family leaders.
Be Strong Parent Cafés educate parents and caregivers about the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors and create an environment in which parents and caregivers can build protective factors through individual deep self-reflection and peer-to-peer learning.
Read their announcement to learn more.
Available Dates
PCTI will be hosted on the following dates:
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- September 26–27, 2019, Grove City area
- November 18–19, 2019, Allentown area
- November 21–22, 2019, State College area
- December 18–19, 2019, Pittsburgh area
What’s Included
Participation in PCTI includes:
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- continental breakfast and lunch;
- an honorarium for each day attended;
- lodging for those who must travel 50 or more miles to the event and wish to stay overnight;
- and reimbursements for family members of the team for milage (in their car), child care, and evening meals with the submission of a required form and receipts.
Application
To apply for PCTI, complete this form no later than September 15, 2019. Completed applications should be submitted via email to pa-strengtheningfami@csc.csiu.org or fax at 717.763.2083.
Learn More
For questions about the Be Strong Parent Café model or to discuss your readiness to participate, please contact Rijelle Kraft at 717.763.1661, x221 or rkraft@csc.csiu.org.
Visit the PA Strengthening Families website to learn more.
*Information provided by Pennsylvania Strengthening Families
