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Alexandria, VA
Alive Child Development Center
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Telephone: (703) 548-9255 · Website: www.alive-inc.org/Alive%20CDC.htm
Home-School Connection
Director's Comments
Parents are invited to visit their child's classroom at any time; Alive conducts monthly Prent Circle meetings on Wednesday evenings; each fall the director presents a workshop on "The Gift of Literacy" in which each family is provided a set of books and materials (such as alphabet match-ups, a set of magnet letters, a nursery rhyme CD) and provided instruction on how to help their child use these materials to develop literacy skills essential for success in kindergarten; likewise, a similiar workshop is offered to provide parents with materials and ideas to help their child develop math and science skills; parent-teacher conferences are conducted in the fall and again in the spring; Alive's Family Support Worker provides access to many community resources, based on each family's needs.
Separation
Beginning of the year separation is handled through:
- Pre-entry meetings with parents at school
- Parents in classroom early on
- Abbreviated schedule at start of school year
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