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This last Sunday, we held our second annual 2’s and 3’s fest for parents looking for programs and schools for pre- pre-k. This time the event was at the beautiful SPARK Brooklyn which has a great placespace all the kids loved.
The original idea for the 2’s and 3’s fest came from my personal experience finding programs for my 2 year old. There are so many things for babies and then more when they get a bit older, but there is definitely a 2-year old gap. There are also many fewer schools and programs because most parents either have their children in daycare at this age or stay home with them. I wanted my child to experience a school environment where she learned something useful, socialize, and give me a little break without needing to go every day. Our 2’s and 3’s Fest this year featured some great options for parents in just this situation.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BMS-at-Spark.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] The Brooklyn Music School was in attendance and telling people about all the great new classes they have for little ones like African drumming. They are also having a pretty cool open house/Halloween party on October 28th. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] The Hudson Guild is a new no or low-cost universal pre-k (and even 3k) program complete with nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks, services for children with special needs, and access to community resources (ex. dental, vision, and hearing screens). They also offer extended hours and all enrolled 3 year old students receive Pre-K priority the following school year. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”]
Our friends at the LightBridge Academy also attended. They are now offering American Sign Language and Spanish classes and we accept infants from 6 weeks old.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] The Science, Languages, and Arts International School is an independent nursery to grade 8 school in Brooklyn, focused on hands-on science, arts, and math and committed to providing children with a rich and rigorous multilingual education in French and Mandarin. They have a great new campus ready for tours! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SLA-at-Spark.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ISB-at-Spark.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] The International School of Brooklyn (ISB) brought a parent volunteer and had a great time talking with all the parents and little ones. ISB’s innovative and robust Pre-K 3s to 8th Grade French and Spanish IB program is a multilingual educational journey that develops students into driven explorers and passionate communicators. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] We got to meet the Brooklyn Friends School for the first time at the 2’s and 3’s fest. It’s a Quaker school with a commitment to critical thinking, which I love! Brooklyn Friends is a Preschool through 12th grade independent school located in the thriving Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BFS_Primary_Logo_RGB-5bbbe45834909.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” max_width=”180px” /][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/brooklyn-music-school-logo-tagline-5b840d49e58a4.png” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Untitled-design.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SLAlogocolor1.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BCM_Logo_Spark_FINAL-copy-1024×805-1.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/LightbridgeLogo..png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.72″ src=”https://www.achildgrows.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo_transparent_background.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]