Project Enlightenment
Project Enlightenment is an early childhood program of the
Wake County Public School System’s Office of Early Learning that provides a unique blend of quality services to young children birth through kindergarten, their families, and teachers in the Wake County community.
ADDRESS: 501 S. BOYLAN AVE., RALEIGH, NC, 27603
PHONE:
919-856-7774
December 2013
or search for
Project Enlightenment through your personal Facebook page.
THANK YOU to our Book Drive
Friends! Project
Enlightenment’s 14th Annual Book Drive continues to be a great
success! To date, we have collected thousands of books! We would like to extend
a heartfelt “thank you” to our elementary and preschool partners and anyone
else who has participated by donating, collecting, sorting and distributing
books. We have worked diligently to get the collected books into the hands of
children and families that do not have books in their homes. Thank you for
helping us make that happen for so many.
The Book Drive runs through December, but books can be donated to
Project Enlightenment at any time throughout the year. Books needed include baby
and toddler books (board or chunky), preschool books, Spanish books, and
beginning reader books. Please call 919-856-7804 for more information.
Barnes & Noble Book
Drive Partner- The Barnes
& Noble in Cary is sponsoring Project Enlightenment for their Holiday Book
Drive this year. They are collecting books through January 1, 2014. You can
help us get books into the hands of young children that need them by purchasing
a book to donate to Project Enlightenment’s "On the Road to Reading"
book drive.
Resources, Resources,
Resources… Remember that Project Enlightenment offers a host of
helpful resources and services for teachers and parents of young children birth
through kindergarten. Project Enlightenment offers classroom consultation, two
demonstration preschool classrooms, teacher workshops, developmental screening,
parent education and counseling, a Parents as Teachers program and a resource
center for teachers and parents. Come by, call about our services
(919-856-7774) or visit our website at
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net.
We look forward to seeing you!
Parent Counseling Service- Project
Enlightenment offers a short-term counseling service to support families who
have concerns about child behavior or development that may impact school
success. The counseling staff has decades of experience with issues facing
families of young children, and their main objective is to provide specific
interventions that will increase a child's success in home and school
environments. Call 919-856-7774 or visit the Resource Center to schedule an
appointment. For more information, visit our website at
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net
and click on the Parent Resources tab.
TALKline at 919-856-7808- Project Enlightenment is pleased to offer a call-in
service for anyone who has a question or concern about a child, birth through
kindergarten age. A caring professional Project Enlightenment staff member will
take your call, listen to your questions and talk to you about your concerns.
No issue is too small or unimportant. TALKline is available on Tuesdays from
9:30 am-11:00 am, Wednesdays from 1:00 pm-2:30 pm and Thursdays from 1:00
pm-2:30 pm. Remember to call TALKline at 919-856-7808 if you need to talk. Please see the attached flyer.
Workshops at Project
Enlightenment- Project Enlightenment offers workshops for teachers and
parents beginning in late August through the end of May. Please check our
website to download our workshop brochures or register for a class.
Workshops for Teachers- Project
Enlightenment offers a variety of workshops for teachers of young children
birth through kindergarten age on topics including classroom management, child
development, supporting English Language Learners and more. Please check out
our website at
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net
for more information.
Upcoming Teacher
Workshops for January 2014 include:
Ø Enjoy
Baby Doll Circle Time ™: The Ultimate in Appropriate Group Time for Our
Youngest on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 from 1:00- 3:00 pm
Ø Toddler
Talk: How Toddlers Acquire Language Skills on Thursday, January 9,
2014 from 1:00- 3:00 pm
Ø Weather
on Monday, January 13, 2014 from 1:00- 3:00 pm. Please note that this
workshop occurs in the Discovery Room at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences,
11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Ø Using
Shubert Books to Help Children Learn to Solve Problems on Thursday, January
16, 2014 from 4:30- 6:30 pm.
Ø Demonstration
Preschool (DPS) Classroom Observation on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from
8:30 am-11:00 am
Workshops for Parents- Project
Enlightenment is pleased to offer workshops for parents on a variety of topics.
Please visit
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net
for more information.
Upcoming Parent
Workshop for January 2014:
Ø Positive
Discipline: Firmness & Limit Setting on Tuesdays, January 7, 14
& 21, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30pm
The Parent Teacher Resource
Center (PTRC)- Project Enlightenment offers a variety of helpful
information (including a library full of books for adults
and children)
and services for teachers and parents of young children birth through
kindergarten. Come by and check out the resources in the Parent Teacher
Resource Center (PTRC), call about our services (919-856-7804) or visit our
website at
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net.
PTRC Displays- Please stop by the Resource Center to see our
displays on Sleep and When Your Child Needs a Little Extra TLC (comprised of
materials on how to be reassuring, how to create and deepen a close connection,
and how to support and comfort your child during challenging times.) Come in or
call 919-856-7804 for more information.
The Production Area- A
Production Area is located in the PTRC. It is available to anyone who wants to
make activities and materials to use with young children. You will find
construction paper, poster board, laminators, book binding machines and a
variety of Ellison Die Cuts in addition to various other materials. A user fee
may apply.
Books on teaching strategies and
fun activities are displayed throughout the school year. This month, books on
songs, rhymes and chants are provided.
Please call ahead (919-856-7804) if
you wish to visit the Production Area, as it is reserved at times for large
groups.
Library Catalog- Looking for information about sleeping, eating,
behavior? You can go on-line and search the resources that Project
Enlightenment has on those subjects and many more that pertain to young
children. To access our library catalog from your computer,
just follow the simple directions listed below.
To access the
Library Catalog:
2. Look under Highlights.
3. Click on
destiny.wcpss.net
4. Select Project
Enlightenment (at top of list).
5. This will take
you to our catalog.
6. You may search
for any book or subject.
Third Thursday in the PTRC-
The PTRC will be open until 8:00 pm on January 16th. Make
plans to come by and see us! REMEMBER, Third Thursday will not
occur in December 2013.
Project Enlightenment
E-Newsletters-
If you know someone that would like to join our e-news email list,
please have them email Robyn at
rtrueblood-noll@wcpss.net .
Website- Our
website,
www.projectenlightenment.wcpss.net
designed for parents, other family members, teachers and other
professionals is loaded with information that is relevant regarding young
children.
