Family Connections at Breakfast with Buddies We loved kicking off the morning with our Bright Beginnings families at this year’s Breakfast with Buddies! Dads, grandpas, uncles, and other special guests joined their little ones on campus for a fun and meaningful morning together. The kids couldn’t wait to show off their classrooms and share what [...]
Building Big Skills with Our Littlest Learners This summer, our rising VPK students—preschoolers who are gearing up to enter our Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) program this fall—have been hard at work… playing! But at Grace Place, play is serious business. Our rising VPK students attend with their parents, laying the groundwork for a strong school-to-home connection. [...]
Prioritizing Health for Better Learning A child’s ability to learn is closely connected to their overall well-being. That’s why we’re proud to partner with the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile to bring free health screenings directly to our campus. Through this partnership, children enrolled in our programs receive essential hearing, vision, and dental assessments—services that can [...]
Bright Beginnings Showcase At Grace Place, education is not just for children—it extends to parents as well. Our Bright Beginnings 301 program is designed to equip students with essential skills, not only in parenting but also in creative and professional development. Through elective courses, students have the opportunity to explore new talents, develop business skills, [...]
The LENA Grow Program We were excited to introduce LENA Grow to our Bright Beginnings program in the fall and it is changing the way our teachers and parents interact with their toddlers and preschoolers. LENA Grow, a new program that helps teachers have more conversations with young children in the classroom. This matters because [...]
Breakfast with Buddies We recently had the privilege of welcoming dads and other male role models to campus for a special Breakfast with Buddies event! These incredible individuals joined their children in the Bright Beginnings program for a meaningful and fun morning together. The students were excited to show their dads their classrooms, share what [...]
50,000 Minutes for Literacy Success This school year, Grace Place for Children and Families is rallying behind an ambitious literacy goal: 50,000 minutes of staff-wide support dedicated to improving students’ literacy skills. Through this unprecedented commitment, we aim to make measurable gains in literacy benchmarks for our students, from preschool to high school. At Grace [...]
Bright Beginnings 201: Empowering Parents for SuccessWe’re thrilled to announce the start of this year’s Bright Beginnings 201 program, a key part of our mission to support parents in building strong futures for their families. The Bright Beginnings 201 class is designed for parents who have made a deep commitment to their own growth, attending [...]
CMON Partners with Grace Place for STEAM-Powered Learning We are excited to share that the Children's Museum of Naples (CMON) recently visited Grace Place to kick off the first of five scheduled lessons based on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathmatics (STEAM) with our Bright Beginnings 3 and 4-year-olds. This series of hands-on, interactive [...]
Kicking Off a New School Year at Grace Place The first week of school at Grace Place for Children and Families was filled with energy and excitement as we kicked off our fall programs. As students in Golden Gate City headed back to their classrooms, our campus also came alive with the buzz of new [...]