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Julie’s adult learners participated in the Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network (WE LEARN) writing contest for publication in their journal Women’s Perspectives Women Who Dare: Daily Steps to Big Accomplishments. Of the twelve women who submitted work, seven were published in the journal, and two won cash prizes for honorable mentions. Find out how
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| Teaching little ones to read, takes lots of love, discipline, and patience. Julie’s staff engaged forty-five families in our Family Literacy program in which mothers learned how to read to their children on a weekly basis and completed monthly, take-home activity kits to reinforce important reading
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In January, Julie’s adult learners were introduced to a new science curriculum in conjunction with the new theme about health and the body called “A New Year, A New You.” Through a partnership with the Notre Dame Education Center, Julie’s borrowed microscopes to enhance our learners’ education on biology and
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| Mothers, children, and staff enjoyed some apple-picking, a hay ride, and petting some farm animals at Smolack Farm in North Andover. As part of the children’s curriculum, they learned about apples - their shapes, differences, and biology – so this family trip really brought alive all that they
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“Summer Camp” is what our Montessori Preschool children look forward to each summer season as the traditional learning environment transforms to more outdoor activities and off-site field trips. Cooling off in the backyard swimming pool is
always a treat!
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| Julie’s staff are trained to detect developmental delays and special needs in our young children. This past year, four infants and three toddlers were identified as needing early intervention. All seven children received on-site intervention with appropriate collaborative providers and showed improvement in overcoming or adapting to their special need. |
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Julie’s mothers were overwhelmed with gratitude to receive many Back-to-School donations including backpacks, school supplies, and gift cards to buy new school clothes and items for school lunches. These contributions helped alleviate many of their anxieties about how they were going to afford these things that their children needed to start the
new school year. Find out how
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| Operation Frontline, a national culinary art program was taught by two professional chefs who educated our adult learners about nutrition, shopping for healthy food on a low budget, and how to prepare and cook dinners for their families. There were six, two-hour classes, which also reinforced the learning that was completed since the beginning of January on the human body, financial management, and math. |
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While traveling to the local parks, staff engaged our toddlers in an interactive discovery and identification game so they can learn, absorb, and understand their environment. By having them stop, listen, and look around, staff were teaching our toddlers how to identify their surroundings by using their senses and helping them expand their vocabulary. |
| Every December, the Montessori children learn the traditions of Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanza. They end the season with performing a Christmas pageant for our families at Julie’s with a surprise visit from
Santa and one of his elves. |
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Julie’s Montessori preschoolers learned the basics of fire safety through reading stories, completing puzzles, and practicing fire safety responses to be prepared for emergencies. They also visited the local fire station, so that the children could meet the firefighters, “drive” the fire engine and squirt water from the fire hose. |
| Fourteen mothers participated in the MA Coalition for the Homeless Legislative Action Day at the State House and petitioned their respective Senators and Representatives to support legislative bills to provide funds to help those on welfare, the homeless, the elderly, and disabled. All of those women expressed that they had gained great knowledge and insight into the government process and why it is important to stand up
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For the first time ever, our families traveled to Plimoth Plantation to deepen their studies of American history and the varied roots of our country. Observing firsthand the tough challenges and life choices the Pilgrims and Native Americans confronted opened up new insights for our mothers. They began to see connections between the economic difficulties of their own current lives, and the challenges for families back then.
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| Throughout November Julie’s toddlers and preschoolers learn and experience Thanksgiving in a personal and “hands-on” approach. Some of the older children help “cook” a Thanksgiving dinner and eat together as a Julie’s family before
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During the Thanksgiving season our families experience an abundance of generosity from many donors who provided turkeys and all the fixings to ensure that our families had
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