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Summer Transition Events Helped Families Prepare For Kindergarten

Summer is a great time to get ready for the coming school year. Transition activities like the Welcome to Kindergarten Transition Event that happened on June 5th was a one time event to familiarize parents and future Kindergarteners with the school and help them feel comfortable about the upcoming school year. K-Clubs provide 6 sessions of parent-child activities that are designed to help ease student anxiety and make learning and preparing for school fun. Our summer K-clubs are winding down now. The schedule was as follows:

Community: Homewood/Faison
Location: PAEYC’s Learning Hub, 7219 Kelly Street, Pittsburgh PA
Dates: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

Community: Hill District/Weil
Location: Weil Elementary, 2250 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Dates: July 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

Community: Northside/King
Location: Pittsburgh Allegheny Elementary, 810 Arch Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Dates: July 9, 11,16, 18, 23, 25

Community: Southside/Arlington
Location: Arlington Elementary 2429 Charcot Street Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Dates: July 16, 18, 23, 25, 30, Aug 1

Community: West End/Langley
Location: Sheraden Public Library, 720 Sherwood Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15204
Dates: July 22, 24, 26, 29, 31, Aug 2

Community: West Mifflin
Location: Homeville Elementary, 4315 Eliza Street West Mifflin, PA 15122
Dates: July 23, 25, 30, Aug 1, 6, 8

Ready Freddy is funded by:

  • Henry L. Hillman Foundation
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Grable Foundation
  • The Buhl Foundation
  • Birmingham Foundation

The Ready Freddy Program

University of Pittsburgh
Office of Child Development
400 North Lexington Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412-244-6372
Email: rfreddy@pitt.edu

(c) 2012 University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development