NEW ORLEANS — Event offers kids a chance to practice expected skills, helps parents prepare, celebrate.
WHO: Louisiana Children’s Museum
WHAT: Kindergarten Kickoff is geared towards first-time students entering Kindergarten and features facilitated activities including cutting with scissors, placing folders in backpacks, balancing lunch trays and writing names. Presentations include those by kindergarten teachers and several story times. A school bus will be available onsite for children to have a trial run and learn about bus safety.
WHY: The goals of the event are to allay anxiety of parents and caregivers as it relates to their children starting “big school,” provide parents and children a chance to celebrate the milestone and allow children to practice skills expected in their new grade.
WHEN: Friday, Aug. 4, 2023
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: 15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, La. 70124
About the Louisiana Children’s Museum
Louisiana Children’s Museum has long been known for its work in the community through innovative outreach and nationally recognized programs that support children and advance the museum’s mission to engage children’s potential and make that potential visible. Through play, shared explorations, and in dialogue with adults, LCM connects children to each other, adults, their environments, and communities. Keep up with the Louisiana Children’s Museum and future announcements at www.lcm.org and on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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