Tag: KinderCamp

United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA) — KinderCamp™ 2024: Space, Safaris, and Success

by Community Contributor • July 19, 2024 • Comments Off

Last month, more than 150 four- and five-year-olds in Flagstaff, Williams, and Pinetop-Lakeside received a preview of what school life will be like by attending KinderCamp™.

The targeted intervention program, provided free to families, is a signature early education initiative coordinated by United Way of Northern Arizona with local school districts. It provides students who have limited preschool experience with the academic and social skills they’ll need to successfully transition into kindergarten.

United Way of Northern Arizona — Deadline Extended to May 17 for KinderCamp™

by Community Contributor • May 17, 2024 • Comments Off

A survey of parents indicated that children’s KinderCamp experience improved their knowledge of letters and sounds of the alphabet, made them better able to socialize with other children, and increased their ability to communicate with adults.

If you are interested in learning more about KinderCamp in Flagstaff or registering, please click here.

United Way of Northern Arizona — ‘My Baby Girl Learned So Much’

by Community Contributor • July 14, 2023 • Comments Off

Summer always is a special time, and for me one of the biggest highlights of the season is visiting KinderCamp™ classes.

It is always magical watching four- and five-year-olds gaining the confidence and skills they need to make a successful start in kindergarten.

KinderCamp is one of United Way of Northern Arizona’s signature programs to Step Up for Our Youth, and judging from the parents’ comments you’ll see below, it is making a huge impact in the lives of our students.

Many thanks to our partners – and to individual donors like you – who make this program possible.

United Way of Northern Arizona — KinderCamp™ – Helping Families and Pre-Schoolers

by Community Contributor • May 11, 2023 • Comments Off

Plans are underway now for this year’s KinderCamp™ in northern Arizona, which will give preschoolers the foundational, social and academic skills needed to successfully transition into kindergarten.

However, as you’ll learn below from KinderCamp Coordinator Sara Owen, this effort to Step Up for Our Youth is as much for the parents and families as it is for the kids who will attend this summer.

KinderCamp has been close to my heart since it began in 2005, and I am proud of being one of its earliest supporters. Many thanks to our partners who are making this year’s program possible.

United Way of Northern Arizona — Parents & Students Give KinderCamp™ High Marks

by Community Contributor • March 9, 2023 • Comments Off

Participants in last year’s KinderCamp™ program – and their parents – gave the early childhood education program high marks in a survey conducted by AZ OnTrack.

The survey was completed by 50 children who were part of the KinderCamp program at Kinsey Elementary School in Flagstaff last summer. More than 80 parents also participated in the survey. AZ OnTrack is the state’s initiative to help children catch up from learning losses caused by the pandemic.

United Way of Northern Arizona — How You Make KinderCamp™ Possible

by Community Contributor • October 6, 2022 • Comments Off

For more than 15 years, KinderCamp™ has ensured that hundreds of preschoolers were ready for that vitally important first day of school. That they stepped into their kindergarten classrooms confident and eager to learn. That they were prepared – academically, socially, and emotionally – to make their first school year a phenomenal success.

This signature program, which takes place every June in schools across northern Arizona, is how United Way of Northern Arizona is supporting early childhood development. It’s also a great reason to donate to UWNAduring the annual campaign going on right now.

Take a look at the smiling faces in this video to see the love of learning in action.

United Way of Northern Arizona — KinderCamp™ 2022: ABCs and Basketball

by Community Contributor • July 21, 2022 • Comments Off

After two years of being impacted by the pandemic, 2022 was when KinderCamp™ returned to normal.

“It felt like the kids got to be kids again,” said Sara Owen, a teacher with the Flagstaff Unified School District and the coordinator of the early education program. “They got to experience the school environment; their parents got to be part of it and we had lots of visitors.”

Those visitors included a pediatrician from North Country Healthcare, who taught the students how to use a stethoscope; firefights just back from battling local wildfires; a nutritionist; and basketball players from Northern Arizona University and Flagstaff High School.

United Way of Northern Arizona — KinderCamp™ Returns This Summer

by Community Contributor • May 13, 2022 • Comments Off

Plans are underway now for this year’s KinderCamp™ in northern Arizona, which will once again give preschoolers the foundational, social and academic skills needed to successfully transition into kindergarten.

Plus, there will be a little basketball included.

In honor of a $10,000 donation from the Phoenix Suns for this program, there will be a one-day basketball clinic for the Flagstaff preschoolers participating in the four-week program.

United Way of Northern Arizona — KinderCamp™ Events Celebrate Special Summer

by Community Contributor • July 9, 2021 • Comments Off

The classes were a little smaller, the program was a little shorter, and smoke from wildfires sometimes made getting outside for recess difficult. Despite those challenges, the return of KinderCamp™ last month was a great success.

More than 130 students from Flagstaff, Williams and Pinetop-Lakeside took part in this year’s collaborative project, which prepares pre-school age children academically, socially and emotionally for kindergarten.

“It was great,” said Sara Owen, the coordinator for the project. “The families were excited to be back in person, the kids were happy to be in school, and the teachers were appreciative for a chance to help them grow.”

United Way of Northern Arizona — Wells Fargo Makes Major Contribution to KinderCamp

by Community Contributor • July 5, 2019 • Comments Off

Click here for the entire e-newsletter KinderCamp™ Supply Drive This year’s KinderCamp™ classes have just wrapped up, and the program got a terrific graduation present – a $20,000 donation from Wells Fargo. “We understand the importance of investing in…

United Way of Northern Arizona ‘KinderCamp’ update for July 12

by Community Contributor • July 12, 2018 • Comments Off

Click here for the entire e-newsletter ‘I Hope This Program Will Always Be Around’ 2018 KinderCamp™ Scores High with Kids, Parents One of the most rewarding parts of each summer’s KinderCamp™ is that day when dozens of children in our region…

United Way of Northern Arizona update for June 15

by Community Contributor • June 15, 2018 • Comments Off

Click here for the entire e-newsletter See KinderCamp™ in Action It has been 14 years since United Way of Northern Arizona and its community and school partners launched the KinderCamp™ program. In that time, this four-week summer boot-camp has helped…