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🎉 Have you heard the exciting news? 🎉 It's Discover Catholic Schools Week! ✝️
💛 At Lake Area Discovery Center, we’re proud to partner with 9 Catholic school locations across the Twin Cities to provide exceptional, faith-based Early Childhood Education to Minnesota's youngest learners. 🍎
⛪️ Find a Catholic site near you and join our community of learning and faith by visiting tinyurl.com/3abruafr. 🎈
✨ Share this post to spread the word! ✨ #GrowinginGodsLove
📸: St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Preschool - Savage, MN
Fall fun with our Community of Grace preschool friends! 🍎🍂 We had an amazing day at Pine Tree Apple Orchard – from learning about the orchard to picking the perfect apple for cider, and enjoying a picnic together. A day full of laughter, learning, and memories made! 🌳🧺
Hear from our wonderful Executive Director, Janet Miller, as she reflects on the incredible partnership we have established at Faith Lutheran Church Discovery Center over the last decade. Learn more about Faith's Season of Gratitude Stewardship campaign at faithfl.org/give/! 💛💙
🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day from Lake Area Discovery Center! 🇺🇸 Today, we extend our love and gratitude to the brave men and women who have fought for our freedom and the future of our little ones.💙 #VeteransDay
We would like to extend a warm 💛 LADC thank you to the local heroes who joined us for our Community Helpers unit at Our Savior's Lutheran Church and across our 18 sites! Our preschoolers have had an amazing time learning about the vital roles these helpers play in making our neighborhoods safe. We appreciate all who shared their time and talents with us! 👮🏽👩🏼🚒🚑🙏🏽
🇺🇸 On this Election Day, St. Bartholomew Catholic School preschoolers had a blast learning about the democratic process by:
🗳️ Casting their votes for their morning snack—cauliflower or cottage cheese, perfectly timed for C week! 🥦🧀
🌟 Receiving "Future Voter" stickers
📚 Diving into the book, “Duck for President,” exploring the big question: Who should run the farm—Farmer Brown or Duck? 🦆👩🌾
✍🏽 Filling out voter registration cards, and casting their ballots!
What a wonderful way to celebrate their future as engaged citizens! 🎈🥳
🌾Our Notre Dame Academy Minnetonka, MN preschool friends had an un-FUR-gettable day at Gale Woods Farm, experiencing the beauty of God’s creation up close! 🐑🐶 From petting sheep and a friendly pup to tasting fresh, delicious vegetables, they loved every moment of farm life! 🌱❤️
😇 On this All Saints' Day, Father Ryan from Faithful Shepherd Catholic School made a special visit to read to our preschoolers! ✝️🙏🏽 What a wonderful way to end the week! 💛#allsaintsdayTalk about Saints! 😇Fr. Ryan made a special trip to read to preschool!
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From parades, to parties, to pumpkin activities and scary-fun crafts, our preschool friends have been gearing up for the big day, which has finally arrived! Wishing our LADC families a safe, fun, and happy Halloween! 🎃🕷️👻🧙♀️
📸: St. Bartholomew Catholic School Our Savior's Lutheran Church Faithful Shepherd Catholic School Trinity Minnehaha Falls Hosanna Lutheran Forest Lake Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN Notre Dame Academy Minnetonka, MN
🎃Trick-or-treating with grateful hearts! During Mini Chapel, Pastor John from Faith Lutheran Church shared a fun and heartwarming prayer, reminding our preschool friends to be thankful for the sweet treats they will receive on All Hallows' Eve tomorrow! 🙏🏽🍬 Here’s to filling our bags with candy and our hearts with gratitude! 💛
Tiny hands, big hearts! 💛 Our St. Bartholomew Catholic School preschoolers took part in the school’s annual Rake-a-Thon, a fun and festive service project! 🍂🍁 We’re so proud to see our young learners embody their faith through meaningful acts of service in the community. Way to go, Bulldogs! 🐾
🎃 Our Faith Lutheran Church preschool families were IN THE SPIRIT 👻 at our annual Trunk-or-Treat partnership event! 🍬 LADC staff hosted festive crafts and the Candyland trunk, 🍭 while the parish provided spooky refreshments, and the remaining trunks! 🚗🍫
Thank you to all who helped make the event a scary-fun success! 🧙🧡
Faithful Shepherd Catholic School preschoolers teamed up with their 4th grade buddies for a spooktacular Halloween adventure complete with festive stories and creative coloring! 🎃📚🌈 Watching friendships grow across our preschool sites is the best part of the season! 🧡
🌟 This month, we’re diving into a powerful tool for Early Childhood development: Shaping Behavior. Whether you're introducing a brand-new behavior, reinforcing one that’s partially learned, or helping your child use a learned behavior more consistently, this approach can make all the difference! 🎉
👣 By reinforcing small steps, you can guide your child toward lasting success. 😎
🎥 Watch our video to learn how to use this strategy, and download our helpful handout at ladcfamilies.org/current-families/parentingtips/!💡
⛪️ A behind-the-scenes look at our NEWEST preschool location, Grace Lutheran Church of Apple Valley Discovery Center, where our young learners are diving into Bible stories with Pastor Sarah! 📖
🗓️ Schedule a tour at tinyurl.com/nhu2fc3t (ages 16 months-5 years), and share this post to spread the word! 💛
✨ We can't wait to welcome even more little ones into our loving, faith-based, and Nationally-Accredited preschool program. 🎒✝️Pastor Sarah sharing a Bible story with our Grace Lutheran Discovery Center students!
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Rolling into the week at Faithful Shepherd Catholic School like! 🚴🏻♂️🚴🏽♀️ Bike days are the BEST days! 🎉
The farm fun continues! 🌾🍎 Preschoolers from St. Paul Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church had a blast at Sunrise River Farm in Wyoming! 🤩 From apple picking and wagon rides to making animal friends and memories with farm-themed photo cutouts, it was a day full of adventure! 🐴🍂📸
💛 Love these heartwarming photos of Notre Dame Academy Minnetonka, MN preschoolers powering up during quiet reading and snack time, for their many FUN-tastic adventures ahead! 🍎📚🎉
St. Bartholomew Catholic School preschoolers have had a fantastic time learning about the vital roles of our community helpers! 🚓💛 From police officers to firefighters to doctors, our friends were overjoyed to welcome these local heroes to the classroom!🧑🏼⚕️👨🏻🚒👨🏾⚕️
This little pumpkin is stealing hearts! 🎃 Loving these adorable moments from Picture Day at Faithful Shepherd Catholic School! 💛
