Project Enlightenment Helps to Get Your Child "Off to a Good Start" in Kindergarten
Jan. 5, 2005 - Project Enlightenment, part of the Wake County Public School System, is presenting "Off to a Good Start - As Your Child Enters Kindergarten," a free information session for parents of rising kindergartners. Sessions are planned for eight Wake County locations during January 2005. Project Enlightenment offers these sessions each year prior to kindergarten registration held in February.Each session, led by either Project Enlightenment teacher/parent consultants or kindergarten transition specialists, offers information about helping your child get ready for kindergarten. Sessions also include WCPSS kindergarten registration information, hints and ideas to help ease a child's transition into kindergarten and ways to help parents become involved in their child's new learning experiences. Time is also allowed for parents' questions.
No pre-registration is necessary. All sessions are intended for adults only and are offered in addition to any meetings held at individual schools for new kindergarten parents. Session dates and locations follow and are also available online at www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net. Call Project Enlightenment at 856-7774 for further information.
Thursday, January 6, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
Project Enlightenment, Room 302, 501 S. Boylan Avenue, Raleigh, 27603
Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
Upper Room Children's Center, Media Center, 3300 Idlewood Village Drive,
Raleigh, 27610 (continued)
Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
Farmington Woods Elementary, Cafetorium, 1413 Hampton Valley Road, Cary,
27511
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Preschool, 7506 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh
Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 6:30-7:30 pm
Carver Elementary School, 291 Liles-Dean Road, Wendell, 27591
Monday, January 24, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church Preschool, 1100 S. Judd Parkway SE,
Fuquay-Varina, 27526
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 7-8:30 pm
Wakefield Elementary, Multipurpose Room, 2400 Wakefield Pines Drive, Raleigh,
27614
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 6:30-8 pm
Salem Elementary, Multipurpose Room, 6116 Old Jenks Road, Apex, 27523
Project Enlightenment is an early childhood education and early intervention program of the Wake County Public School System serving parents and teachers of young children age birth through kindergarten.
Since 1969, Project Enlightenment has provided assistance for parents and teachers to help young children succeed at home, at school and in life. A variety of services are available including parent workshops, teacher consultation, staff development, parent counseling, early intervention screening, TALKline, Parent Teacher Resource Center, and more. Call 856-7774 for further information.