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Meet the Masters Program Featured

Meet the Masters Program Featured

by ChuckS | Feb 23, 2018 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

Please enjoy this edition of St. Johns County’s Superintendent Spotlight featuring our Meet the Masters Program. http://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/blog/superintendent-spotlight-february-2018/  
Worms! We dig this activity.

Worms! We dig this activity.

by ChuckS | Mar 21, 2017 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting

We dig this activity! Made by volunteer Erika Bauserman who is a reading pal at Brandts Child care in St. Augustine. to view and to subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/8yQUZi_VjY4 Learn more about how you can volunteer!
The Cat in the Hat Visits Sugar N Spice Daycare Center

The Cat in the Hat Visits Sugar N Spice Daycare Center

by ChuckS | Mar 13, 2017 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting

Clay County’s own Sugar N Spice daycare center enjoyed a special story-time from the Cat in the Hat and volunteer Reading Pals on Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Video was taken of the special day and can be found below or by clicking the link here to view and to...
[PRESS RELEASE] ELC Hosts Week of Early Literacy Featuring Dr. Seuss

[PRESS RELEASE] ELC Hosts Week of Early Literacy Featuring Dr. Seuss

by ChuckS | Mar 13, 2017 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 13, 2017 – Every year, the Early Learning coalition of North Florida (ELC) celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a weeklong event to help promote early literacy. This year, between February 27 and March 3, ELC hosted seven Dr. Seuss-themed...
Dates for ELC Days at Sykes Farms and Amazing Grace Crop Maze (October 2016)

Dates for ELC Days at Sykes Farms and Amazing Grace Crop Maze (October 2016)

by ChuckS | Sep 6, 2016 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting

ELC early literacy events for October 2016 are described below! At both events, all children in attendance will receive a FREE “Spookley the Square Pumpkin” book as a gift and each classroom will receive a bag of assorted Spookley and other...
[PRESS RELEASE] Volunteer “Reading Pals” Program Brings Lasting Benefits to Local Children

[PRESS RELEASE] Volunteer “Reading Pals” Program Brings Lasting Benefits to Local Children

by ChuckS | Mar 14, 2016 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release, Volunteers

Volunteer “Reading Pals” Program Brings Lasting Benefits to Local Children The advantages to reading to children from ages birth through five years is substantial. This is why the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) continues to expand its...
ELC Teams Up with Local Childcare Centers for Read Across America Event

ELC Teams Up with Local Childcare Centers for Read Across America Event

by ChuckS | Mar 3, 2016 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 2, 2016- Students in the North Florida region joined millions of their peers across the country to celebrate the annual National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day on Tuesday, March 2, 2016. NEA’s Read Across...
ELC Hosts Ninth Annual Reading with Ronald McDonald Event

ELC Hosts Ninth Annual Reading with Ronald McDonald Event

by ChuckS | Mar 2, 2016 | Early Literacy, Events, Press Release

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 2, 2016- Throughout February of  2016, the Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) and Episcopal Children’s Services (ECS) held a series of six Reading with Ronald programs for preschoolers in Clay, Nassau, Baker, Bradford, Putnam...
[PRESS RELEASE] Coalition Hosts Third Annual Early Educators Conference

[PRESS RELEASE] Coalition Hosts Third Annual Early Educators Conference

by ChuckS | Jan 29, 2016 | Early Learning, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

ORANGE PARK, Fla., Feb. 1, 2016- The Early Learning Coalition of North Florida (ELC) hosted its third-annual Early Educators Conference Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Thrasher-Horne Center, focusing primarily on early learning teacher education. Every year, the...

More than 5,000 Local Children Read for the Record at Learning Coalition’s Literacy Event

by ChuckS | Oct 28, 2015 | Early Learning, Early Literacy, Events, Families & Parenting, Press Release

More than 5,000 Local Children Read for the Record at Learning Coaltion’s Literacy Event PALATKA, Fla., October 23, 1015- During the morning hours of October 22, 2015, preschools across Putnam County participated in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, a...
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