events/speakers
Get information on parent education events, community outreach projects, and special visits/performances going on at the Family Resource Center.
Parent Events
Be sure to mark your calendars for:
Parent Coffee Talk: Speech Milestones & Support
Wednesday, October 9, 9:00–10:30am in the Redwood Room (right across the patio from the Children's Center)
Join Speech-Language Pathologist, Kei Worry, as she shares "What preschool parents need to know about speech milestones and support". This free talk will cover the following topics:
- The value of early intervention
- The typical speech milestones
- Oral anatomy and tongue placement
- Speech therapy overview
- How to decide if speech therapy is needed
Coffee and light breakfast treats will be provided. Anyone in the community is welcome to attend, we just ask that they register, so we know how many attendees to expect. Questions? Please contact, Bryn Stuebner at Brynstuebner@laumc.org.
Pediatric First Aid/Infant-Child CPR Class
Tuesday, November 12, 6:00–9:00pm, in the Children’s Center Multi
Cost: $45 per participant
Join other Children's Center Parents, Grandparents and Caregivers for a one-night class where you can learn critical CPR skills.
In just one evening, you will learn the skills associated with assessing a victim, doing CPR, handling a choking incident, controlling bleeding and managing shock for an infant, child and adult. Although we hope you will never have to use the skills learned in this class, you surely will have a new-found confidence and peace of mind after receiving your pediatric CPR certification.
Space is limited, so secure your slot today by registering here. Questions? Please contact, Bryn Stuebner at Brynstuebner@laumc.org.
Community Outreach
The Children’s Center is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of all children in our greater community. In a typical year, we strive to participate in 4–5 philanthropic activities that will be meaningful and approachable for the preschoolers. We believe that nurturing community service is an important and fundamental value for all children. In recent years, we participated in the following activities:
• Project Night Night — We collected gently used and new books to help support children in shelters.
• Community Services Agency — We collected over 400lbs of food during our Halloween Hoot Festivities. We have also supported CSA with our "Socktober" sock drive to assist homeless people.
• Ecumenical Hunger Program in East Palo Alto — During the holidays we collected new pairs of pajamas to help make some children's Christmases a bit more magical.
• There With Care — We collected thousands of diapers to support families with critically ill children.
• In the Spring we collected books for Help One Child & The Creative Montessori Learning Center of East Palo Alto.
Special Visits & Performances
Here at the Children’s Center we strive to make each day colorful and fun! To meet this goal, we delight in scheduling special events for the preschoolers. Some of our favorite special events have included:
• Interactive Author Visits — Such as Christie Matheson, the author of Touch the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star
• Jump Rope Performers — Our preschoolers were literally jumping with joy as they watched the Stanford Jump Rope Team perform their amazing jump rope feats!
• Special Dance Performances — Greene School of Irish Dance on St. Patrick's Day and a Cinco de Mayo performance by the Los Altos High School’s Latino Student Union Dancers. What a blessing to experience music and dancing from different cultures!
• An amazing Bubble Performance — by Sterling Johnson, The Bubblesmith
Contact
If you have questions about an event, contact brynstuebner@laumc.org.
