Category: News/Updates
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Storytelling Cafe: Serving Up Stories for Adults – June 6, 2019
Thursday, June 6 is your chance to support the Clarkston Tell Me A Story! festival and the READY Schools at a fun, friends, and fundraising event! Join CDF Action staff, Board members, volunteers, partners, and storyteller friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Kathmandu Kitchen & Grille in Clarkston for a casual and fun evening of storytelling for adults. We’ll have samples…
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Family Literacy Activity – Language and Healthy Eating
Susan McCoy, Early Learning Consultant, TAP Training Associates, and Roberta Malavenda, CDF Action, enjoyed a reading adventure with children and their families, Sunday, July 15, at the St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, in Stone Mountain. Sudanese families who speak Dinka meet weekly at the church at 5 p.m. and the literacy event was…
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Six Annual Clarkston Tell Me a Story! Cultural and Literacy Festival
The Sixth Annual Clarkston Tell Me a Story! was attended by over 350 children, families, partners, food vendors, and sponsors on Saturday, May 12th. at the Clarkston Community Center. The festival is an annual event which brings together children and adults of all ages to enjoy interactive literacy activities and children’s stories from around the…
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Enhanced Child Development Associate Celebration!
Students in the Child Development Associate program held at Georgia Piedmont Technical College were celebrated at an event held at the Clarkston Womens Club May 17. The students applauded those who have achieved their national CDA credential and those who are going through the process. Everyone enjoyed a mini-presentation and discussion on Professional Early Learning Circles,…
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Our First Walk With a Doc!
The weather was beautiful for our first walk along the Trail. Approximately 30 children and adults participated – of all ages. Dr. Heval began with 3 points: high blood pressure is often silent, knowing and tracking our individual blood pressure is important, and walking just 30 minutes a day is beneficial to heart health. …
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Clarkston Tell Me a Story! Sponsorship
March 2018 Hello Friends, We are just two months away from our Sixth Annual Clarkston Tell Me a Story! Festival, Saturday, May 12, 2 to 5 p.m. On this day, the Clarkston Community Center is alive with stories, children’s health and literacy activities, puppet making, Cat in the Hat, and more. Tell Me a Story! engages more that 300…
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A Community Assessment of Early Learning and Child Care Needs of Refugee Families in Clarkston, Georgia
What does early learning look like in Clarkston, Georgia, one of the most diverse communities in the country? For three months this past fall, students from the Emory Rollins School of Public Health conducted a community assessment of early learning and childcare needs of refugee families. The students set out to learn about the process…
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Clarkston Town Homes READY School
This little girl really enjoys musical activities doing “Circle Time.” Here, she is focused on holding up the correct fingers while singing “Where Is Thumbkin?” Role-playing songs such as “Where Is Thumbkin?” help development math skills. Social-emotional development is also important. Her teachers and parents have noticed how she has matured since being enrolled at…
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2018 New Americans Celebration
Mark your calendars for the 2018 New Americans Celebration! The event will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Georgia State Capitol. More information to come…
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CDF Partners with Georgia Piedmont Technical College and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
CDF Action is pleased to partner with Georgia Piedmont Technical College and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) to offer the Enhanced Child Development Associate (CDA) project. Below you can find a detailed article. Feel free to click the image or this link to read more about what GPTC is up to!…