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🎄 Don't miss out on Presentation of Mary School's annual Christmas Tree Lighting TOMORROW, Sunday, December 3rd at 6:30pm, followed by a special reception in Kenney Hall complete with cookies, cocoa, and holiday craft-making! ❄️ ☕️ 🍪 PLUS a visit from St. Nick himself! 🎅🏽 RSVP today at forms.gle/x4ruccVEZSHuvD8t8. 📩Oh Christmas Tree... 🎄 Don't miss out on our annual Christmas Tree Lighting with @lakeareadiscoverycenter THIS Sunday, December 3rd at 6:30pm!
Join us in front of school as we watch our tree light up the night, and then head into Kenney Hall for cookies, cocoa, and a craft. There will even be a visit from St. Nick himself! RSVP today at the link in our bio. 📩
#presentationpride #lakeareadiscoverycenter #christmastree #community #stnick
🎄'Tis the season! Presentation of Mary School preschoolers were all ears as they soaked up the magic of Christmas through enchanting stories in library class. 📚 Thank you for sharing the joy of reading and the wonder of the season with our young learners! ✨ #holidayjoy #PreschoolAdventures #StoryTimeMagic
💛 November has flown by, and as we bid farewell to this month of gratitude, we'd like to thank Magnuson Christian School for providing our Community of Grace Kinderstart students with an unforgettable experience discovering what a day in Kindergarten holds! 🏫✨ Thank you for the sneak peek into the exciting learning adventure that awaits them! 📚
🌟 JAZZ HANDS! 🌟 We had a fantastic time at this month's Site Directors meeting, where we celebrated a remarkable 4% increase in new family enrollment! 🎉
📚 We feel blessed to be at the forefront of Early Childhood Education, consistently expanding our reach to welcome new families to Lake Area Discovery Center. 💛
🙏🏽 Thank you to our incredible team and to the hundreds of families who entrust us with their children's education. Together, we're shaping a brighter future! 💫
💡 In this month’s edition of our Parenting Tip Tuesday video series, Behavioral Specialist Dr. Jenna Edlund focuses on Building Positive Relationships.
🌟 Research shows that by creating positive relationships with your child, you not only can decrease current disruptive behavior but can also develop a protective factor against future behavior problems.
🎥 Watch the video to learn more, including a few great ways to restructure daily interactions to be proactive! We also invite you to visit 👉🏽 ladcfamilies.org/current-families/parentingtips/ to access the supplemental parent handout as well as the full series!
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Do-NUT 🍩 miss out on this fantastic opportunity to explore our exceptional Early Childhood Education programming at Annunciation Catholic School - Minneapolis, MN Discovery Center, serving children ages 33 months-5 years old! 🏫 RSVP at shorturl.at/hjlF7, and share this post to spread the word! 🥳
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🙏🏽Sending warm Thanksgiving wishes from Lake Area Discovery Center, where even Winnie the Pooh himself has joined in the festivities! 😁🐻 Gratitude fills our hearts for the unwavering support of our cherished families, dedicated faculty, and committed staff in nurturing the growth of our young learners. 💛 May this Thanksgiving bring you an abundance of blessings! 🍂🥧
📸 Photo Credit: Hosanna Lutheran Forest Lake
💛 What a blessed Thanksgiving week it has been! Our preschool communities came together with their grandparents and special friends for their annual Fall Festivals, 🍁 where they created Thanksgiving-themed arts and crafts, played games, and enjoyed tasty snacks! 🖼️😋
🎨 Preschoolers also showcased their creativity in the classroom throughout the week crafting adorable turkey-inspired masterpieces. 🦃 We are so grateful for our LADC family! 🙏🏽
📸 Photo Credit: Hosanna Lutheran Forest Lake, Saint Helena Catholic School, Annunciation Catholic School - Minneapolis, MN St. Paul Lutheran Church Faith Lutheran Church Our Savior's Lutheran Church
💛 What better way to kick off Thanksgiving Week than with a lively game of Harvest Bingo? 🌾 Thank you for organizing such fun and festive activities for our preschool friends, Faithful Shepherd Catholic School! 🦃🌽🥧
🎁 It's Give to the MAX Day, and we are JUMPING FOR JOY! 🎉
💙 By making a gift to Lake Area Discovery Center:
🏫 Your gift impacts 17 LADC locations providing high-quality Christian-based early childhood programming and care to over 2,000 students!
🏆 You can help LADC win prize money! Each gift gives our organization a chance to win additional prize money totaling $500 or more. There is even a $10,000 prize!
🙏🏽 We can provide more tuition assistance and enrichment resources that help all students at LADC!
✝️ Thank you for being part of the LADC family, where we nurture, develop, and help children GROW in God's love!
👉🏽 Give to the MAX today at shorturl.at/gFKNV!
👨🏽🚒 Our local firefighters from Stillwater MN Fire Department recently paid a special visit to our preschool friends at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN to share valuable lessons about fire safety and their life-saving firefighting gear. 🧯🚒 Thank you for the visit, firefighters! 🙏🏽 We love our wonderful Stillwater community! 💙💛
🇺🇸 On this #VeteransDay, we remember and honor our brave heroes who've served to protect our nation's freedom and the safety and future of our children. Let us lift them up in prayer and thanksgiving. God bless our veterans! 🙏🏽💙🕊️ #VeteransDay2023 #godblessourheroes
🍂 Our St. Joseph Catholic STEM School preschoolers recently teamed up with K-8 students for the school's "Rake for a Reason" service project! 🍁 Together, they had a blast spreading joy, beautifying the school grounds, and lending a helping hand. 🏫 🙌🏽
👏🏽Witnessing our young learners give back to their community warms our hearts! ❤️ #RakeForAReason #ServiceProject
Preschoolers at St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School 🏫💙 joined forces with the Kindergarten-8th Grade classes to put their faith into action during a special month brimming with service and kindness! ✝️
Students collected soap for those in need, 🧼 crafted heartfelt appreciation hearts for the school’s cooks and custodians, 💛 and sprinkled kindness by delivering 'PengWINNER' mascots and snacks to teachers and staff! 🐧
We love seeing our students make the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time. 🌎 #ServeAThon #SpreadKindness #PengWINNERS
More Halloween fun in our Kinderstart classroom at Notre Dame Academy Minnetonka, MN! Thank you to all who helped make the party a (monster) MASH-ing success! 🎃👻🎉
🦁 Lions, 🦖 dinosaurs, and 🦄 unicorns - OH MY! 🎃 Students dressed in their spook-tacular best at today’s Harvest Parties across our metro sites! 🍂 Wishing our LADC families a fa-boo-lous, festive, and safe Halloween! (Don’t forget to bundle up, friends!) 🕸️👻 ❄️
📸: Hosanna Lutheran Forest Lake Saint Helena Catholic School Presentation of Mary School St. John the Baptist Catholic School and Preschool - Savage, MN
📣 Looking for a place to call home for your Infant-upcoming Kindergarten student? RSVP for Presentation of Mary School's Preschool & Kindergarten Information Night at shorturl.at/rxIQY, and share this post to spread the word! 💌
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💙 Discover our caring and faith-filled Early Childhood Education program at Presentation of Mary School's Preschool & Kindergarten Information Night on Dec. 7! 🏫✅ RSVP at shorturl.at/rxIQY and experience our exceptional learning community firsthand! 📚There's a Place for YOU at Presentation! 🫵 Come to our Preschool & Kindergarten Information Night and learn about the great programming and curriculum Presentation of Mary and our Lake Area Discovery Center Preschool offer for families! RSVP today at forms.gle/658RptQoGfFLNnXR6.
#presentationpride #lakeareadiscoverycenter #kindergarten #Preschool #enrollnow #CatholicEducation
🎉 We're thrilled to announce the upcoming arrival of our brand-new, state-of-the-art playground at Faith Lutheran Church, scheduled for completion next year! 🍂🛝
🚀 Prepare for adventure-packed playdates, laughter, and unforgettable memories. The countdown to FUN has begun! 🥳
🌟 It’s time for another edition of Parenting Tip Tuesday! 🎥 In this month’s video, Behavioral Specialist Dr. Jenna Edlund focuses on Heavy Work Strategies, a tool created and used by Occupational Therapists, which provides a calming and organizing effect on the body through various movements. 💪🏽
💻 Watch the video to see if your child could benefit from these strategies and for simple ways to incorporate them into their everyday life! Visit ladcfamilies.org/current-families/parentingtips/ to learn more, and to access our supplemental handout. 📚
💡Did you know? We are currently enrolling children ages 6 weeks-5 years in our award-winning Early Childhood Education program! Explore our 17 Metro locations at ladcfamilies.org/ today! 🏫
