GPB EDUCATION

GPB Conducts PBS KIDS Learn & Grow Together Family and Community Learning Workshop Series

GPB’s Early Childhood Education Manager, Dr. Kimberly Gore, and Early Learning Specialist, Ambria King, have been busy supporting young learners and their families this school year. Recently, they provided a PBS KIDS Learn & Grow Together Family and Community Learning (FCL) workshop series in partnership with Dorothy Height Elementary School in Muscogee County for Pre-K through 3rd grade families. Designed for families with children ages 3-8, the four-part series of workshops uses guided play to introduce both kids and grown-ups to exciting digital tools and hands-on activities designed to support the development of literacy, science, engineering and design skills. The workshops engage families in research-based learning experiences utilizing PBS KIDS and GPB content and curriculum.

“As families explore and learn together, we are modeling inquiry strategies, pointing out science concepts, promoting vocabulary development, and discussing life lessons while providing tools and strategies that grown-ups can use to support their children’s learning at home,” said GPB early childhood education manager Dr. Kimberly Gore.

The Learn & Grow Together workshop series was provided to twenty-four families for four consecutive weeks and each night of learning centered around topics including self-confidence, empathy and compassion, friendship and responsibility. Each session is designed to address whole child growth and development. This GPB initiative is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as part of the Ready to Learn grant.