Now Enrolling Summer Parent-Child Classes

Our Summer Parent-Child classes will begin on June 18th and 19th and continue through July 24th. 

Summer 2013 Schedule

• 12-18 months of age meets on Wednesdays from 9-10:30 AM
• 19-25 months of age meets on Tuesdays from 9-10:30 AM
• 26-33 months of age meets on Wednesdays from 11 AM-12:30 PM
• 33 months of age and older meets on Tuesdays from 11 AM-12:30 PM

Classes meet on the following dates:

• Tuesday 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23
• Wednesday 6/19, 6/26, 7/3, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24

Tuition is $390

Re-enrollment applications are due on or before May 24th, 2013. After May 24th remaining spaces will be opened up to new families.  To enroll please contact me, complete the application and return it to the school with your tuition check. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Warmly,

Karen
Karen.Talluto@newamsterdamchildhood.org

Help Spread the Word About our New Afternoon Nursery Program!

Space is still available in our 2013-14 Afternoon Program and we need your support to help get the word out about this wonderful opportunity for children between 2 years 10 months and 4 years of age.

The Afternoon program focuses on the nurturing of the children's body and spirit. We start the day outside, working in the garden and experiencing the seasonal environment. Upon returning to school the children will share in a hearty lunch that their teacher has prepared with organic ingredients. After lunch the children will have rest time which will help them digest the experience of their day. When they awake they will move on to the daily activities such as drawing, water color painting, seasonal crafts, free play, puppet shows and circle.

The program will meet 5 afternoons a week, noon-4 pm

Every time you share your child's experience at the school you help our community to grow and flourish!  Thanks so much for all your continued support.

Parent Lecture Monday, May 20th at 7 PM

Imagination and the Young Child

Please join us for a discussion as we look into ways in which a young child learns through imagination.

In cultivating the young child's imagination our own imagination plays an essential role to supporting their development and igniting love on their journey to themselves and the world.
How do we strengthen the " living" quality of our own imagination?

Speaker Lisa Bono currently teaches our Bridge and Parent-Child classes.  She is also the founding teacher of the New Amsterdam Early Childhood Center.

Space is Still Available in the Summer Drop Off Program!

Registration forms were due on April 30th, but space is still available in the Summer Program.

Summer classes will begin the week of June 17th and continue through August 16th. 
Children may enroll for any two consecutive weeks and then as many of the following weeks as you would like.  The program will meet Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 12:30 PM.  Please note that class will not meet on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th.

For more information contact me or visit our web site.  Registration must be in by Friday, May 10th!

A Summer Program card is now available at the front desk.  Please post them at your favorite businesses or share them with friends.

Announcements for Week of May 3, 2013

Final Day for Registration of the Summer Drop off Program
It is May 10, 2013. 

The Marketing Committee needs your help!

The Marketing Committee is looking for volunteers to help with some specific projects.

Firstly, for our important and exciting project of updating the website we need :

1. Someone who has the time and expertise to transfer all the data from the current website to the new Wordpress platform (estimated to be approximately 8 - 10 hours work)
2. A copy editor to ensure consistency of tone of voice throughout.
3. A visual designer or design team who can work on refreshing and updating the look and feel of the website and helping us create a beautiful engaging website that effectively represents the school and our aspirations for the future.

Secondly, we are looking for someone who can take on the role of organizing the production of our printed material (postcards, leaflets etc). This would involve sourcing print partners (good quality, cost effective, reliable) and coordinating the production process. If anyone has any print resource they could recommend that would also be helpful.

Thirdly, we need help with distributing our printed marketing material. We would like to ask the whole community to consider where they might be able to distribute postcards and fliers (doctors offices, kids clubs, local stores, like-minded notice boards etc) to reach a wider audience. We'll remind everyone again when we have some material to distribute.

And finally, we would love some new members on the committee. This is an important and busy time for the school and there will be much for the Marketing Committee to be doing over the coming year, so we would love some more hands.

Please contact 3-day nursery parent Jennie on Jennie@soulsomefood.com if you can help in any way.

Thank you all for your support.

Garden News and Meeting

The annual meeting for El Jardin will be held this Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 1:00pm

For those interested in personally becoming a member of El Jardin they accept our community garden the membership enrollment is done by attending an annual Meeting where the steering board committee does an orientation, explain all the rules and then host a work day.

 Everyone knows what a wonderful time the children have in the garden. Its green spaces, lovely fragrances, bountiful blossoms are a treat for the senses and spirit. Just to see how our children romp and run, feeling themselves at one in this precious space, brings joy to our hearts.

All families are invited to participate more deeply in the garden by becoming members. There is a meeting this Saturday, April 26th at 1:00pm, for those interested in becoming members.The Annual meeting is when they accept new members, host the orientation, then a work day then, as it is run by its steering committee of 15 people,The new years board is voted upon at the end day. I will be there after 2pm as work supplies for our garden day will be arriving but any one is invited to contact me shoshanas@mac.com

Come and speak with other members, and get a better sense of what participating in membership might mean.
 

El Jardin del Paraiso, Inc. is a public park, operated by the community members,and under the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation/Green Thumb. The goals of the garden are to promote environmental awareness and education as well as to provide a safe, green space for recreation and outdoor events. The membership fee is only $15 per year. Please consider joining the garden membership: your support means so much!