Excited Prep-Ready Kids and their families celebrated their graduation on 27 November 2023 at Ocean International. The children had all completed the Prep-Ready Kids Program delivered by The Neighbourhood Hub.
Prep-Ready Kids Program is for children aged 3.5 to 5 years old and aims to prepare them for primary school. The Program is funded by the Multicultural Affairs through the Department of Environment and Science.
The Program allows children to learn some of the basic skills they will build on as they enter primary school including numbers, letters, listening, comprehension, cooperation, socialising, experiments, physical literacy, excursions and more.
Celebrations on the day included watching a photo compilation of the group’s achievements over the year, a visit from Santa, and celebratory games. Special guest, Taylor Warrell, Transition to Prep Coordinator from Victoria Park State School, gave an inspiring message to the graduating children and their families. The graduating children received their framed certificates and medals from student representatives from Victoria Park State School.
Ela Maglente, the Program Coordinator has worked with the children throughout 2023.
“We’ve had an enjoyable learning experience this year,” Ms Maglente said.
“We run the sessions as if they were happening in the Prep class rooms at school. The children excelled in this setup and instantly bonded with each other.
“This also allowed us an opportunity to provide activities which focused on parents such as fitness sessions, information sessions, workshops, and other activities which the parents thoroughly enjoyed and, in the process, found friendship and connections with one another.”
Ms Maglente said the end of the year event is always a special one which families look forward to.
“This year is a celebration of the children and parents’ hard work and resilience.
“The success of the Program is also made possible with the help of our lovely volunteers who generously share their time and efforts. It was wonderful to see the families come together and celebrate what has been a fruitful year for the multicultural families.”
The Neighbourhood Hub is taking expressions of interest for its class of 2024 and encourages anyone who is interested – either of Australian or multicultural background – to email Ela at elam@tnhub.org.au.”
Prep-Ready Kids is delivered at 43 Shakespeare St, East Mackay every Monday (school term only) from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
Photos supplied: The Neighbourhood Hub
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