Woodworth Consolidated Library: Making Learning Fun! Susie Joyner, Manager
We love to make learning fun at the Library, and our most enjoyable events include activities that you might not initially associate with educational pursuits! But, there are so many ways to learn: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, linguistic, logical, musical, spatial, and even naturalist!
Hilltop Riding Stables: Favorite Events Heidi Mohr, Manager
My favorite Hilltop Riding Stables events of 2012 were filled with the joy of the outdoors and sharing the appreciation of nature and the yearly seasons in all its beauty!
Singing, dancing, Yoga, word games, bingo, live bands, original puppet shows, crafting, duct tape fashion shows, art shows, sidewalk chalk contests, story hours, book clubs at local restaurants, Cookie Day, felt monster making, and so much more! When you engage the “fun” centers of the brain, you make learning easy and memorable. Our favorite events are cooked up outside the box and are a joy to share with our Soldiers and Families! At the Library, we love to share laughter, knowledge, and the possibility for a better world! We look forward to continuing this tradition into the New Year, infinity and beyond!
The Old Fashioned Christmas and winter festival was a lot of fun, with the holiday excitement in the cold evening air. I loved the hay rides with the children bundled up listening to the holiday music, drinking hot cocoa, and watching the brightly colored holiday lights of the season! It was a lovely bit of nostalgia; like being in an old holiday movie.
School Support Services: Supporting Parents and Youth in the Past, Present and Future!
On cool sunny spring days, our trail rides highlight the light colors of green and pastels of the flowering buds peeking out from the trees and plants. The crisp air and peaceful rides are fabulous to share with our Soldiers and Families. In the fall, we celebrate Oktoberfest and offer fun pony rides for the kids. This year, along with our famous ponies, we introduced the mischievous little donkeys: Chloe, Zoë and Jack. My staff was exhilarated with the anticipation of all the fun and excitement of the Gyro wheels, and really enjoyed helping all the adrenaline junkies laugh and squeal! Sometimes, I really do think that IMWRF stands for (I Make Work Really Fun). If anyone can say anything about Fort Gordon; it is that we, as a community, can have a great time!
School Support Services finished out 2012 with the Second Annual Back to School Parent and Youth Advisory Council (PYAC) meeting. This year, the event was attended by not only parents and members of the Fort Gordon Military Community, but also school counselors, teachers, and school principals from the Aiken, Columbia and Richmond County School Systems. PYAC attendees were treated to lunch and were provided information on Operation Military Kids, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, changes in Homeschooling Laws for the state of Georgia, and Student to Student programs. School Support Services looks forward to hosting the event next year as participation continues to grow!
Melissa Barrickman and Heather Howse
For more info on School Support Services, call Melissa Barrickman at 706-791-4168 or Heather Howse at 706-791-7270/6494.
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