A Little Star learner received the BEST ninth birthday present ever from Mom…a chance to check out an ambulance with the paramedics. The Carmel/Clay Township Fire Department stopped by Little Star, providing an exciting learning opportunity for not only the birthday boy, but for other learners as well!
Little Star learners visited Mulberry Fields splash park in Zionsville, Indiana. Mulberry Fields is a great park which features a splash park, skate park,biking and walking trails, and educational day camps. Here, learners sprint through a spray tunnel, a refreshing break from stifling heat.
Little Star Center celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, with a parade, hot dogs and refreshments. In spite of the heat, the learners and mascot Canine Companion for Independence (CCI) Newbury, a white Lab who served as parade emcee, put on a terrific parade! See parade here!
Little Star and Middle Star learners visit West Park water park. This Middle Star learner has found the solution to cooling off in the sweltering heat.
It is important that learners understand how to behave in normal, social environments and this outing is one of several Little Star offers its learners on a regular basis.
Little Star Center thanks Wendy Smart, educational consultant with Usborne Books & More, for donating more than $500 in books from recent book fairs, which is great news as Little Star is expanding its teen program and launching the new Early Learner Program!
“We (Usborne Books and Duke Realty) have been conducting these fundraisers for nearly three years now,” said Wendy. “We sell primarily children’s books at the fairs at various Duke Realty properties during the spring and summer, as well as some parent guides and teen books. We’ve enjoyed working with Little Star as the beneficiary on several levels. I most enjoy it when the Little Star learners take a field trip to one of the book fairs and purchase their own books. It is a good experience for them to learn about exchanging money for an item they want.” If you are interested in purchasing books, visit www.UsborneBookLady.com.
A Little Star learner eagerly awaits a bite of his birthday cake honoring his turning four years old.
Little Star learners visited the National Institute for Fitness & Sport (NIFS) on the IUPUI campus. A Little Star learner here is learning how to shoot a basketball. Learners also walked and ran the track, went through obstacle courses, rock climbed, and played with the parachute. It is important that learners understand how to behave in normal, social environments and this outing is one of several Little Star offers its learners.
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Little Star learners got some fresh air and a chance to move around at Cool Creek Park. The playground was a great place to be on a summer’s day. The swings! The slides! Playing ball! Simple pleasures are the best!
Little Star learners visited West Park water park recently. The weather was perfect and this learner found the water fountains an enjoyable experience.