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We are hiring at our Sellwood and Cedar Mill locations. Please spread the word for us if you know loving, committed early childhood educators. [email protected]

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-11-22/how-to-talk-with-kids-about-the-first-thanksgiving-8-to-3?fbclid=IwAR0rQXozDJKMtTWao2wjQeI5SZ63XYm-8GAqVM5gMf708QG5pv2gxqm4iwU

How to tell your kids the true story of the 'first Thanksgiving' The traditional Thanksgiving story got it wrong. How should you talk about the holiday with your kids?

https://www.pri.org/stories/2021-10-01/new-doc-highlights-paulo-freires-early-vision-education-tool-transformation?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=TheWorld&utm_medium=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR1aRVRWN7V3nYcSrPbHd44-_1o57hTh3xSeSRWhYOJ_8H5J20mZau3q-Qc

A new doc highlights Paulo Freire's early vision of 'education as a tool for transformation' filmmaker says "A is for Angicos," a new documentary by filmmaker Catherine Murphy, looks back at the pioneering work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire.

Our own Teacher Mel, preschool teacher, guide, magic maker, wonder seeker will be featured as an Every Day Hero today on KATU news (channel 2) at 6 pm www.katunews.com Teacher Mel is battling stage 4 cancer and still bringing joy, inquiry, wonder and magic to our preschool friends every day.

If you are inclined, please donate to the GoFundMe for Teacher Mel's medical co-pays and share in your circles.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-teacher-mel-with-cancer-medical-bills

Helping teacher Mel with cancer medical bills, organized by deanna cohen Teacher Mel, our beloved Willow (preschool teacher) is about to undergo t… deanna cohen needs your support for Helping teacher Mel with cancer medical bills

Wow and Flutterville is hiring for a full time teacher with experience and current in the CBR (if you are an ECE teacher you will know what that is). We offer a living wage to start and medical, dental benefits and PTO plus the most wonderful children in our care. If this is not you, please share in your circles. We are committed to lifelong, on-going learning of being active allies and fighting to unlearn our own active acts of racism. Please send your resume to [email protected]

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Happy Autumn Equinox 🍁

May her memory be a blessing and her life and work be an inspiration for our children.

We would’ve had a party. We would’ve had a celebration. Instead, we have a pandemic, a racial social, climate and economic injustice pandemic and even so we celebrate inside these walls. We celebrate children. We celebrate their perfection. We celebrate their beauty and goodness. We celebrate the possibility of what can be, when we do the deep, rich, active work.

Wow and Flutterville staff putting in the much needed community work talking and opening up about rasicms!

Families if you have anything you can share with other families who did not get their meals through Pps yesterday please read below.

Stay safe. Stay well. And in case anyone with children in PPS and is in need.. Good people and good companies like laughing planet are supporting children in our community. “Look for the helpers.”-Fred Rogers