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Wonder Moments

Children’s Village’s Breakfast Club encourages parents and other family members to enjoy breakfast with the children in the classroom.
Preschool teacher
Asked what they would change about our School-Age Program, parents and students responded: they wished the Program went up to age 13.
Eileen Flannery
I love learning from the children. One taught me about Pointillism, paintings made up of little dots. I wonder where he learned that? Here!
Mary Graham
Children are often disappointed that Children’s Village is closed on the weekends!
Preschool teacher
My daughter talks about Children’s Village as a magical place. Her friends keep asking why they can’t attend Children’s Village, too!
Preschool Parent
The Nutrition Program introduces many children to new foods. Parents often ask Chef Bell for her recipes.
Beth Baker
Children’s Village graduates often return to complete required high school community service hours here.
School-Age teacher
Look at the walls filled with artwork and projects. Children have ownership here at Children’s Village.
Preschool teacher
Our library books have to be replaced, not because they’re lost but because they’re worn. We encourage life-long readers and learners.
Mary Graham
Former students often invite their Children’s Village teachers to their high school graduation.
School-Age teacher
Children’s Village encourages artistic expression. One former student took the lessons to heart; she now attends Moore College of Art and Design.
Preschool Teacher
We serve families throughout the city. Some take two buses and a train rather than send their children to a program in their neighborhood.
Beth Baker
During a trip to the Franklin Institute, one of my students told me it was the best day of her life.
School-Age teacher
A preschooler, nervous about his first day, hesitated at the door. Another child waved and smiled, encouraging him to come in — and he did!
Mary Graham
Children are always excited to go to our PNC GROW UP GREAT library! It has 3,000 books, including some in French, Chinese, and Spanish.
Preschool teacher
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