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Dear Families,
Children are always watching. We send unspoken messages to our children on a daily basis. We are their first role models. When we volunteer, we set the example that giving back to the community is important. When you volunteer at your child's school, you send the message: "Your school is so fun that I want to be there, too. It's so important that I want to help out." What a powerful message! Shayna's Village and the ECLC have many volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.
We need a lot of help with our upcoming KidzArt fundraiser on Sunday, March 2. We have arranged the volunteer spots so that you can help for 2 hours and spend the rest of the time participating with your own family. The time slots are 10:30-12:30 or
12:30-2:30. If you are able to volunteer for one or both shifts, please contact us at [email protected]. Most volunteers will be working directly with the children at art stations, and we repeatedly hear how much fun our volunteers have.
Thank you for considering helping us on this big day. Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Grandmas, Grandpas and older siblings are all welcome as volunteers. We couldn't put on an event as special as KidzArt without you, so... set the example. Let your child see you making a difference.
Sincerely,
Karen Duncan
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| Art is a basic part of a good education (taken from ART IN ACTION) |
- Creating art helps children discover the unexpected possibilities of their creativity.
- Art teaches critical thinking rather than getting the right answer.
- Through art children learn that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.
- Art teaches students about subtleties.
- Art teaches children to evaluate and make good judgments about qualitative relationships.
- Art reminds us that the limits of our language do not define the limits of our thinking.
- Art celebrates multiple perspectives and different ways to see and interpret the world.
- Art teaches students to explore through and within possible responses.
- Art empowers children to say what cannot be said.
- Art enables us to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of doing.
- Including art in the school curriculum shows students what adults know is important.
Adapted from Eisner, E. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind, Chapter 4, What the Arts Teach and How It Shows. Yale University Press. Available from NAEA Publications.
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We've been busy in Session III. Take a peek!
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Getting ready for the basket parade!
Go, Baby, Go
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Earthly Science
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Ooh, Goo and You
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Artistic Creations
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Playing "Doggy, Doggy, Where is your Bone?" in Friends Forever
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Wiggle and Giggle Concert
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Fun Family Fridays - for Free!
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Here is a little taste of what you can expect when you come to our Friday Music Concerts in Shayna's Village. Moms, dads, grandparents, nannies -- everyone gets in on the fun, singing, and dancing.
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Calendar of Events
Thursday, Feb 13
Tier IV registration-8:00 am
JCC Lobby
Friday, Feb 14
Kabbalat Shabbat
February 17-20
See all upcoming JCC events
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Coming to Shayna's Village...
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Not a Member of Shayna's Village?
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It is easy to join! For a $125 you can become a member of our Village for one year. Enjoy all the FREE family events and register for all our classes at a discounted rate!
Not sure you want to join, you can still sign up for a class, just ask about the
non-member rate!
Contact Karen Duncan at 407-645-0923 or [email protected] for more questions.
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Keeping in touch couldn't be easier...
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We are building our Facebook community, and it's currently the best way to get the latest up-to-date info on what's happening in Shayna's Village along with great parenting tips, lots of photos, and so much more! It makes it all that much easier to share all the great stuff Shayna's Village has to offer with your friends and family!
We would also LOVE if you could leave us a recommendation! Many new families find us on Facebook and we are sure they would love to hear about why you are a Shayna's Village Fan! |
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Join the PJ Library Today!
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando brings Jewish families together at bedtime with the PJ Library program. The PJ Library program delivers free Jewish bedtime story books to families with children under five years old. The books help teach children Jewish traditions and inspire Jewish life choices. If you're interested in enrolling your children in the PJ Library program visit, www.pjlibrary.org. To learn more about the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando visit www.jfgo.org or call 407-645-5933.
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Shayna Cai Presser was a preschooler when she died of cancer in the early 1990s.
Her time spent at the Jewish Community Center in Maitland, however, led her parents to establish a place there in her honor with an endowment fund.
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Shayna's Village is located within the Early Childhood Learning Center at the Roth JCC Maitland Campus. When your child begins in our preschool, your entire family joins the JCC family. Both moms and dads make new friends through our fitness center and classes, sports leagues, arts programs, and family events. At the JCC, the entire family makes friends for life.
Schedule a tour of our preschool today!
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