Song by the youth at Kids First 21st Century Community Center with introduction by Senator Cam Ward.
Restore Family Outreach
Behind the 1st United Methodist Church of Alabaster
Next door to Rite Aid
KidsFirst is pleased to announce that the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center will provide a student education opportunity on Saturday, March 16 from 9:30 am – 4:00pm. The event will take place at the Shelby County Instructional School on Highway 31 in Alabaster.
NASA’s BEST Students (Beginning Engineering, Science, and Technology) is a collection of activities designed to teach students the Engineering Design Process (EDP) through problem-based, hands-on activities. More information can be found here on the NASA web site.
The EDP is a series of 6 steps (ask, imagine, plan, create, experiment, improve) that engineers use to guide them as they solve problems. What makes NASA’s BEST activities different than many others is that there is no recipe for building the items in each activity and there are no given drawings. The emphasis is for students to understand that engineers must imagine and plan before they begin to build and experiment. Additionally, the students truly enjoy improving upon their model after their initial experiment.
The NASA team will offer professional development for the KidsFirst educators in the morning. The educators will then have the opportunity to practice their newly obtained knowledge by bringing these exciting resources to the students of KidsFirst that afternoon. NASA education specialists will be on hand to support the implementation with the students.
Recently, Kids First was featured on Birmingham’s FOX 6 News Central Alabama Business Break. Kids First Board Member Jennifer Moore explains our new H.O.P.E. Program and the help it will be to the Alabaster community.
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Kids First Awareness 21st Century Community Learning Center announces a Community Meeting on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Kids First Center in Alabaster.
The event will begin with a meet and greet at 4:30 p.m. At 5:00, the event will officially begin with an explanation of the HOPE Program and the benefits it will bring to the Alabaster community.
Following the HOPE presentation, a free BBQ dinner will be served.
All area residents are encouraged to attend.
For information, contact Cindy Hawkins, Kids First Director, at (205) 706-9467.
Kids First Awareness 21st Century Community Learning Center in Alabaster Alabama it pleased to announce a new community outreach initiative, the HOPE Program.
HOPE, which stands for Helping Our Parents through Education, is a joint collaboration with local businesses and community leaders to provide free services to adults with education and resources that make a positive difference in daily living, lead to better quality of life and produce working members of our community.
Education offered through the program includes:
Classes meet at various locations around the Alabaster community. Free childcare is available for all scheduled classes.
For more information, contact Cindy Hawkins, Kids First Director, at (205)706-9467.
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