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Westminster Presbyterian Church ~ Boardman, Ohio
Serendipity Christian Learning & Development Center
Special Days
Bike Day, Speech and Language Screening, Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas Party, Bear Day, Alphabet Day, many other 'theme' days.
Boardman Park, Mill Creek Park, Mahoning County Extension Farm, Butler Art Museum, Great Harvest Breads, Haus Apple Cider Mill
Enrichment Classes
Gymsters, Christmas Crafts, Gymsters II
The only school in the area to have such a unique learning tool.
Special Activities: Imaginary Trip Day, Valentine Party, Dentist Visits, Lazy Eye Screening, Winter Picnic, Beach Party, readiness testing, parent-teacher conferences.
Professional Advancement: Besides monthly faculty meetings, the faculty attends Tru-Mah-Col meetings and Conferences, and certified training classes in First Aid, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect, and Communicable Diseases. We have been awarded Best Preschool in 1999, Director of the Year: 2001, and two of our teachers received Teacher of the Year awards through Tru-Mah-Col, the local chapter of The National Association of the Education of Young Children.
Contact: Susan McGee, director - 330-758-4513
SERENDIPITY
From Director, Susan McGee
We had another wonderful year at Serendipity. We want to thank everyone who supported our fundraisers this year. A special thank you to Barb and Bob Gibbs for helping out at our Art Show. If you missed it…shame on you because it was amazing! You just can’t believe what creative teachers and artistic children we have! If any of you know of anyone looking for a great preschool that teaches Christian ideals, remember, Westminster has one. Send them our way. Thank you for all your support this year.
Susan McGee Jeanne Watson
Rosanne Wall Katie Krieger
Jackie Jamieson Paula Frister
SUNNY SIDE UP
Sunny Side UP will run for 4 weeks this year: June 23rd through July 18th. Campers can sign up for 2 weeks or all 4 weeks. Pony rides are back this year as well as Gymsters, and guests each week to complement our nature theme. Camp meets from 9:30 till 12:30 each day.
Spread the word and have your friends and/or family call the church for a registration form.
P.S. If any of you young people would like to help at camp, please phone Mrs. McGee at the church.
About Serendipity
Twenty-three years ago Rev. Gordon Butcher asked Sharron Hetzel to begin a Christian preschool here at Westminster as an outreach to the community. We began small...very small. Three students, one director (Sharron), two teachers (Jane Wellendorf and me). But oh how we’ve grown! We went from 3 students to 120 at our peak.
SERENDIPITY PLAYGROUND RENOVATION
Through two separate grants ($4,000), some Memorial Funds, and donations from our church family, we have been able to upgrade read more....
SERENDIPITY PLAYGROUND RENOVATION
Through two separate grants ($4,000), some Memorial Funds, and hopefully donations from our church family, we have been able to upgrade our playground to new State Standards. It took a lot of man and lady power to do this for we saved over $1,400 installing it ourselves. We recycled the old woodchips and put them on the Land Lab trail. We want to thank the following people for their help with this project: Bob Gibbs, Duane Ward, Joe McGee, Eric Wells, Phil and Lynn Smith, Sandy Stuart, Jim Munn, Dave Prokop, Dave Anderson, Pete and Kevin Mirich, and Walt Holokai. But, we aren’t through yet. The border was not in when we received the mulch so we will need another work crew to take out the old railroad ties and replace them with the new border. If you can help, please call Joe McGee (330-758-0615) or Bob Gibbs (330-792-9324). If you can’t help physically with the border, please consider donating to the balance amount we will owe: $800.
The Playground renovation project was partially supported by the memorial funds of Hannah Marie Blair, Peg & Lou Capots, Evelyn Thompson, Virginia Totten and Clyde Vanaman.
LOOK! We're the only Preschool with a LAND LAB!
Our children experience nature along our path through the woods. We learn to identify trees, visit Old Fossil Rock, feed the birds, and much more! photos!
Our LAND LAB - Up close and personal in nature!
Twenty-three years ago Rev. Gordon Butcher asked Sharron Hetzel to begin a Christian preschool here at Westminster as an outreach to the community. We began small...very small. Three students, one director (Sharron), two teachers (Jane Wellendorf and me). But oh how we’ve grown! Read more!
Serendipity offers preschool and pre-K classes for ages 3,4 & 5 and serves the children socially, emotionally, cognitively, physically and spiritually. We also support strong family units through 'family activities' we offer through out the year.
CAMP SUNNY SIDE UP
We will again be offering a wonderful summer experience for children 3 years old through second grade. Camp Sunny Side Up will run for 4 weeks this year: June 23rd – July 18th. If you know of any families who have children in this age bracket, please tell them about Sunny Side Up and have them phone the church for more information. The camp meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day and we have great fun learning about different aspects of nature and the critters that live in it. Each week we have a songfest, sports program, outdoor Chapel, a cook-out, visitors, flag raising and lowering, crafts, water play, games, bubble table, and more. It’s great fun! Pony rides are back this year as well as Gymsters, and guests each week to complement our nature theme. Camp meets from 9:30 till 12:30 each day.
Spread the word and have your friends and/or family call the church for a registration form.
P.S. If any of you young people would like to help at camp, please phone Mrs. McGee at the church.
Campers can attend 2 weeks or 4 weeks.
Art Show
An event for which you should mark your calendars is our Annual Art Show. The children have been busy all year creating some wonderful masterpieces. I know you will be impressed. There is no charge for this event. Just come and enjoy. May 14th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
