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The
Enquirer, August 29, 2007
Resilient Kids |
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When Marcus Herndon of Covington
started preschool, he came close to being expelled because of
his behavior.
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The Post,
June 21, 2007
Kids learn while serving |
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If you're a schoolchild and your
school has a service-learning program that combines classroom
studies with community service, Children Inc. wants you.
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The
Enquirer, May 17, 2007
Kisor connects with kids |
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David Kisor may be the
pied piper of the preschool set. Toddler groupies surround him, hugging
his knees chirping "Mr. David! Mr. David!"
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The
Enquirer, May 15, 2007
Children Inc. raises 1.2M |
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Children Inc.
announced today that it has raised nearly $1.2 million of its $1.6
million Imagine Tomorrow campaign goal.
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The Post May
15, 2007
Learning by helping |
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The end of the
school year is a logical time to reflect on what students have learned
over the past nine or 10 months.
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The Post,
May 14, 2007
Learning to Serve
School lessons help community |
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The
plants and flowers grow, the students grow. What's not to love?
This
is the basis of Children Inc.'s Service Learning school project,
in which Northern Kentucky students take their classroom lessons
and apply them to community service.
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The Post,
May 7, 2007
Meeting Features Local Agency |
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Children Inc., the Covington-based agency dedicated to improving the
lives of young Northern Kentuckians, will get a voice at the table of
the Prichard Committee's spring meeting Wednesday in Lexington.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post,
January 18, 2007
Expanding the
biz of teaching kids
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Four-year-old Tristan Stidham manipulates red and blue number rods with
confidence, counting off the lengths, arranging them in order at the
Children Inc. Montessori and Early Learning Academy.
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The Enquirer,
September 17, 2006
Montessori for All Ages
Children Inc. trains method for
younger children |
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Montessori soon may be
available to babies and toddlers in various day-care centers around
Northern Kentucky.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, August 16, 2006
Songs of resilience
Program teaches kids how to
bounce back from adversity
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"I go
fast fast fast."
As David Kisor sings the lyrics, a keyboard balanced on his lap, 15 pre-schoolers
run in place, feet pounding, arms churning, eyes sparkling in
anticipation of the musical surprise.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer,
December 27, 2005
The power of improbable
ideas |
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Who inspired me in 2005? A rock star, a Northern Kentucky school
movement, millions of American "suckers" and a neighbor.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, November
17, 2005
Agency extends reach of
school
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Montessori schools
traditionally have been expensive propositions for parents of pre-schoolers.
But Children Inc. is working to change that in Northern Kentuck
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rest of the article. |
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Community
Press,
November 17, 2005
'Wild Things' come to
Fort Wright Elementary |
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The week of
Thanksgiving is going to be a wild time for some Fort Wright Elementary
students.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer,
November 10, 2005
Service teaches flip side of self-esteem |
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Kindergartners at Newport's
Fourth Street Elementary School are learning to share and
respect other children in a five-day "service learning" project,
and more than just parents or teachers should be grateful.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer,
November 9, 2005
Respect for others comes in little
shapes and forms
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A
little boy is about
to squish an ant. Why not? All kids do it.
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rest of the article. |
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Community
Press,
November 3, 2005
St. Thomas helps
community with service learning |
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St. Thomas School is
already taking steps recommended by the Vision 2015 committee.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, October
24, 2005
Dental care van to serve area
kids |
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HealthPoint Family Care community health service is
announcing a program today to bring dental care to up to 5,700 school
children in Northern Kentucky through a dental care mobile office.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post,
October 20, 2005
United Way and schools in
Newport join forces |
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Newport
Independent Schools and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati announced
Wednesday that they will work together to help preschool children get
ready for school.
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rest of the article. |
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The Challenger,
October 2, 2005
Community in the Classroom
Teaching Kids to Give Back |
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Northern Kentucky's Vision 2015 community planning initiative is
in its final stages of development.
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rest of the article. |
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The Challenger,
October 2, 2005
Glue, Scissors and Sounds
Students
Create Service Learning Projects |
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"Isn't technology frustrating?"
Sister Mary Norene McCormack asks her
class at Prince of Peace School.
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rest of the article. |
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The Challenger,
October 2, 2005
Project Teaches Middle-Schoolers the ABC's of Service
Kids
Learn Disaster Relief Requires Teamwork |
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A few minutes after Paul Ruggeri
gave his Woodland Middle School sixth-grade business class a writing
assignment Thursday morning, a student approached his desk.
"I don't know what service means," the boy told his teacher.
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rest of the article. |
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The Challenger,
September 25, 2005
Arts Showcase Targets Young Children
Chance to Explore Local Organizations |
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Children of all ages as well as their families will be
welcomed at the Florence Mall next Saturday, treated to a day of
performances and arts activities by more than 30 area artists and
performers during the second annual Young Children's Arts Showcase.
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rest of the article. |
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The Challenger, July
24, 2005
Newport Chalks Up New
Plans
All Day Preschool Available |
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A
plan passed by the Newport Board of Education July 16 will reshape the
city's school system over the next five years.
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rest of the article. |
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The Campbell County Recorder, July
21, 2005
Newport board
approves 5-year plan |
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After a delayed vote
and much discussion, the Newport Board of Education voted unanimously to
approve the district's five-year improvement plan, Saturday, July 16.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer, July
17, 2005
Readiness for school starts at
baby stage
Newport will track kids in
homes, day cares |
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The Newport school
system soon will be nationally known for its groundbreaking approach to
getting kids ready for school, Children Inc. Executive Director Rick
Hulefeld said Saturday.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer, July
14, 2005
Cincinnati Art Museum takes show on the
road |
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Cincinnati Art Museum officials will
be visiting Kenton County children and adults this summer and throughout
the coming year as part of the institution's Art for Life program.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer, July
14, 2005
Newport schools may put $2.8M in new
programs
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A plan that includes expanding
preschool, opening a parent welcome center and making high school more
rigorous will cost the Newport school system about $2.8 million over
five years.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer, July
13, 2005
Tap power of all-day preschool |
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Newport Independent
Schools have taken the lead in the region in proposing to make all-day
preschool available for every 4-year-old in the district.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, July
12, 2005
Newport to offer all-day preschool
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The Newport school district, working
with early childhood providers in the city, is ready to start offering
all-day preschool and expanded educational services to children as young
as infants.
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rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer,
June 29, 2005
Preschoolers have new place to learn at
Covington center
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"I'll put my heart and mind to it," sang the 92 preschoolers who greeted
the opening of their new school, Montessori and Early Learning Academy,
this month.
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rest of the article. |
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WCPO,
February 15, 2005
Young
Kids Learn Orchestra Conducting |
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Some five-year-olds got to learn how to
conduct the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Tuesday morning.
Associate conductor John Morris Russell taught the children from Saint
Ann's Early Childhood Center.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, December
22, 2004
Report: Pilot projects aid kids
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Preschoolers seeing success |
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Preschoolers called "disruptive" by their teachers showed dramatic
behavior improvements. Youngsters with low language skills improved both
their skills and their self-confidence.
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rest of the article. |
The Post, December
9, 2004
Brainpower? It's a no-brainer |
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Jokes ricocheted around the room of high school seniors Wednesday as
brain development expert Tom Lottman challenged them to perform a task.
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rest of the article. |
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The Post, October 4, 2004
Children, Inc. Covington
center's excellence is rewarded with accreditation from national
association
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Four-year-old Zain Mosley takes a deliciously long whiff of a vanilla
scented candle and proclaims: "This smells like cake."
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rest of the article. |
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Challenger, July 9, 2004
Find quality
child care: Asking the right questions makes all the difference
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Quality childcare is not just a matter keeping a child safe and
happy, according to Phyllis Berry, associate executive director of
Children Inc. in Covington. It really is an investment in the child's
future.
Click here to read the
rest of the article. |
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The Enquirer,
June 17, 2004
Arts melded into learning
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Educators are learning this week how to teach art through dance, and
poetry rhythms through coffee-can drums.
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rest of the article. |
