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

Baltimore County

MD Patch Team

Baltimore Metropolitan Area

Parkville-Overlea

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 fire that began in a trash compactor at Towson senior housing high-rise apartment building caused 20 people to evacuate ther apartments late Sunday night. Fire officials responded to Virginia Towers, 500 Virginia Avenue, at approximately 11 p.m. Mar. 3, according to a news release from the Baltimore County Fire Department. When they arrived, they found a fire in a trash compactor. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze. Smoke from the fire caused about 20 residents to be temporarily evacuated from the building, according to the release. A second alarm was called in to assist with evacuations. Around 1:15 a.m. Mar. 4 fire officials determined, using air-monitoring devices, that the residences were safe and allowed people to return to their homes, according to the statement. About 30 fire units were called to the scene of the two-alarm fire. No one was injured and the incident remains under investigation.

A fire that began in a trash compactor at Towson senior housing high-rise apartment building caused 20 people to evacuate ther apartments late Sunday night.

Fire officials responded to Virginia Towers, 500 Virginia Avenue, at approximately 11 p.m. Mar. 3, according to a news release from the Baltimore County Fire Department. When they arrived, they found a fire in a trash compactor. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze. Smoke from the fire caused about 20 residents to be temporarily evacuated from the building, according to the release.

A second alarm was called in to assist with evacuations. Around 1:15 a.m. Mar. 4 fire officials determined, using air-monitoring devices, that the residences were safe and allowed people to return to their homes, according to the statement. About 30 fire units were called to the scene of the two-alarm fire. No one was injured and the incident remains under investigation.

Jacob Baumgart

Towson

The fire began in a trash compactor and smoke spread to the residential floors.