A Family Affair Children's Center

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher created curriculum. We have a music teacher who comes once a week and we take several field trips a year. Our 2’s and 3’s Program In our 2’s and 3’s room we focus on helping children master self-care tasks such as toilet-training and using cups and forks as well as building social skills. We also lay the foundation for future academic learning with the basics such as the alphabet, colors, and basic math skills such as patterns and counting. Our 4’s and 5’s Program Our 4’s and 5’s program focuses on Kindergarten readiness. We cover all developmental areas including literacy, math concepts, science, social skills, music, and art all couched within a fun and interactive theme such as “Animals” or “The Beach.” Learning activities related to each of those topics are done throughout the week. Before and After School Care We provide before and after school care for children who attend Pine Grove or Harford Hills Elementary. We are open when schools are closed. We do a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Table games ○ Crafts ○ Legos ○ Outdoor play We also offer homework help, a morning and afternoon snack. Children are picked up and dropped off from the center by the BCPS bus system. Summer Camp We offer a school age summer camp for Kindergarten—5th graders. Our camp is theme based and children are engaged in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: ○ Field trips ○ Swimming ○ Art ○ Music ○ Exercise ○ Games ○ Science ○ Enrichment activities email: julianna.brown@afamilyaffaircc.net

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Maryland

We have a full preschool program serving children ages two through five years old. We use creative curriculum which is a theme based, teacher...

A 13-year-old eighth grade boy was charged with threatening his teacher and classmates with a gun. The teacher allegedly intervened and disarmed the student and there were no injuries. Related:   A national service organization is leading the charge against a proposed White Student Union at Towson University. Members of the former student group Youth for Western Civilization, which reportedly wrote "white pride" in chalk at campus locations are involved in the effort to create the new student group. Related: Jason Hisley, a pastry chef who also claimed a second place win on Food Network's Sweet Genius, is opening a European-style bakery that also sells cupcakes on Chesapeake Avenue. Councilman David Marks is now accepting fundraising help from a development attorney he criticized three years ago for raising tens of thousands of dollars for then Democratic council candidates <a href="https://essex.patch.com/search?keywords=Cathy+Bevins" rel="nofollow">Cathy Bevins</a>, <a href="https://towson.patch.com/search?keywords=Gordon+Harden" rel="nofollow">Gordon Harden</a> and <a href="https://catonsville.patch.com/search?keywords=Tom+Quirk" rel="nofollow">Tom Quirk</a>. Baltimore County Public Schools posted a list of the priority order for its schools without air conditioning to get accommodated ahead of a Sept. 18 Board of Education meeting. Related:

A 13-year-old eighth grade boy was charged with threatening his teacher and classmates with a gun. The teacher allegedly intervened and disarmed the student and there were no injuries. Related:

A national service organization is leading the charge against a proposed White Student Union at Towson University. Members of the former student group Youth for Western Civilization, which reportedly wrote "white pride" in chalk at campus locations are involved in the effort to create the new student group. Related:

Jason Hisley, a pastry chef who also claimed a second place win on Food Network's Sweet Genius, is opening a European-style bakery that also sells cupcakes on Chesapeake Avenue.

Councilman David Marks is now accepting fundraising help from a development attorney he criticized three years ago for raising tens of thousands of dollars for then Democratic council candidates <a href="https://essex.patch.com/search?keywords=Cathy+Bevins" rel="nofollow">Cathy Bevins</a>, <a href="https://towson.patch.com/search?keywords=Gordon+Harden" rel="nofollow">Gordon Harden</a> and <a href="https://catonsville.patch.com/search?keywords=Tom+Quirk" rel="nofollow">Tom Quirk</a>. Baltimore County Public Schools posted a list of the priority order for its schools without air conditioning to get accommodated ahead of a Sept. 18 Board of Education meeting. Related:

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Towson

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