BERLIN – A grant from the Maryland State Department of Education will allow for the expansion of early learning programming at Buckingham Elementary School.
Thanks to a $330,000 grant from the Maryland State Department of Education, a Judy Center Early Learning Hub is being established at Buckingham Elementary School. The Judy Center, like those already established at Snow Hill and Pocomoke elementary schools, will promote school readiness for children under five.
“Last year 66% of kindergarten students entered Buckingham fully ready for school,” Principal Chris Welch said. “It is our hope that with the addition of the Judy Center that all families will have the support and opportunities to ensure school readiness for all children.”
According to the Maryland State Department of Education, Judy Centers, named for Judith P. Hoyer, prepare students for success in school and life. The centers, located within Title I schools, are unique in meeting the needs of their communities. Welch said the Buckingham center would be part of the Worcester County Judy Center Hub, which includes Pocomoke and Snow Hill. The MSDE grant will provide funding to improve school readiness for students birth to age five.
She said examples of programs would include parent education regarding issues like potty training and dealing with difficult behaviors. The Judy Center will also feature the Frog Street Home Education Program, as a home educator is included in the grant. The program provides kids between six months and four years old with books and curriculum to ensure school readiness.
Would Judith P. Hoyer happen to be related to Steny Hoyer?
Parents,
It is YOUR job to be sure your child can read BEFORE Kindergarten. If they are able to do so, they will be successful in school. If they cannot, they begin at a deficit in life which will only grow worse. Please also be sure that your children can count to 20, identify all of the primary colors and basic shapes, and teach them how to play and work well with others. If you deliver a child to Kindergarten teachers that has the above skills mastered, they will experience success. If not, they won’t.
Sincerely,
A retired Kindergarten teacher
Why in the world would you want to expose your children to degenerate leftist ideals earlier than necessary? Children younger than 5 need their mother. My oldest daughter entered kindergarten knowing colors, shapes, and count to twenty, as well as how to do many practical things to take care of herself. I purposely did not teach alphabet as she was not yet interested. At the year start she was placed in the bottom group, by the end she had surpassed all. Many of the kids who had been to Pre-K were bored as it was essentially the same material. She is now an attorney, went to one of the top 20 law schools in the country. Did the same with her siblings who are very successful as well. Never had to fight them to go to school. How would you like to have another 2 years of the exact same material tagged on to your educational experience?