Mother Goose Program for families with children from birth to 4 years
The Mother Goose Program teaches parents and their youngsters:
Nursery rhymes
Finger Plays
Songs
Story telling techniques
This quality time for parents and their infants/pre-schoolers fosters:
Positive interactions between parent and child
Infant/parent bonding
Development of vocabulary and other language skills
Pre-literacy skill development, helping children to be ready to learn when they enter school.
School District 22, in partnership with the NOEL Project, provides Mother Goose programs at no cost to families at the following locations:
BX Elementary
542-4013
Full Gospel Church
(Ellison/Okanagan Landing area)
260-4176
Kidston Elementary
542-5351
Mission Hill Elementary
545-0639
Silver Star Elementary
545-4409
West Vernon Elementary
545-0549
Programs run for about 1½ hours, once a week for 8 weeks. Contact the location closest to you to register and receive more information, or call the Mother Goose information phone line at 542-3121 local 111.