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IN THIS ISSUE
Educators fill our classrooms nights and weekends
A T.E.A.C.H. scholar's enthusiasm spreads throughout her center
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Bringing Mind in the Making into Providence's neighborhoods
Thanks to a partnership with the Providence Housing Authority at Manton Heights, we're bringing Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs to the parents and grandparents of children entering kindergarten who live there and in the surrounding neighborhood. Shown above is Tania Quezada facilitating one of the sessions. Click here to see more pictures from the class, or here for more about the course.
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 Center for Early Learning Professionals
Educators fill our classrooms nights and weekends to take classes and get support
"I just LOVE coming to this class," said family child-care educator Adriana Munoz as she settled into her seat on a recent
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Adriana Munoz
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Saturday morning. Adriana is taking the Essentials series, one of several courses offered through the Center for Early Learning Professionals that are being held right now at Ready to Learn.  In a nearby classroom, other educators are receiving technical assistance -- also offered through the state's Center -- to improve their quality improvement plans. Shown at right is Technical Assistance Specialist Lourdes Pichardo working with Maura Hernandez and Onelda Bautista (in yellow). To learn about upcoming classes offered through the Center, click here. Go here for information about technical assistance. Classes and technical assistance are offered in English and Spanish at locations around the state. |
 T.E.A.C.H. scholars
This scholar's enthusiasm spreads throughout her center The morning after one of her classes, it's not unusual for Erin Murray to rip up the activity she had planned for her pre-kindergarten classroom that day and approach the material completely differently. "I get so excited when I learn something new in class that I want to try it out right away," explains Erin, who has worked at the Four Corners Early Learning Center, a program of the YMCA of Pawtucket, for six years. With a scholarship from T.E.A.C.H. Early ChildhoodŽ RI, Erin is pursuing a bachelor's degree at Rhode Island College. She is part of a T.E.A.C.H. cohort that takes classes together in the evenings. Read more about Erin and how this cohort has made it possible for her to achieve her dream. |
Meet Maria Christina
Maria Christina Miranda is one of our extraordinary AmeriCorps members.Get to know her and others through this series of profiles written by fellow members. 
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Congratulations to our Pre-K kids
Our pre-kindergarten classrooms at Heritage Park and CCRI recently held their end-of-the-year family celebrations. Click on the above links to see pictures. 
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 Center-based administrators:
We need your help!
If you're a center-based administrator and haven't filled out the T.E.A.C.H. survey on staff credentials, please do so before July 3. Your responses will help T.E.A.C.H. RI create scholarship options that meet the academic needs of Rhode Island's ECE workforce. Click here to access the online survey. Congratulations to Frances Murphy (right) of the Washington Park Community Center in Providence, shown with T.E.A.C.H. RI Director Maura Pearce. Frances recently won a $100 gift certificate to the Lakeshore Learning Store in a raffle of survey participants. |
