Baby Scholars: Help your baby grow smarter
Years of educational research proves something we all know to be true: ALL children can learn. We also know that the first five years of life are critical for learning, because that’s when babies’ brains are developing and growing fastest. During these years, parents can help babies grow smarter.
With Baby Scholars, a three-part program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, parents will learn how talking, singing, smiling, and making eye contact help prime their baby’s brain for language development. They’ll learn how simple games and rhymes help toddlers learn colors and shapes and sounds. In quality classrooms with professional teachers, preschoolers will get ready for kindergarten by learning letters and numbers.
Baby Scholars is open to parents who live in one of the B2B Zones and who plan to send their children to Grand Rapids Public Schools.
- For infants ages 5 to 19 months, call 391-6078 today.
- For toddlers and preschoolers ages 20 months to 5 years, call 819-1406 today.
Baby Scholars
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Summer Learning
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Parent Advocates
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Gatherings of Hope
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