The Early Childhood Extravaganza was full steam ahead at the Children’s Discovery Museum on Thursday, March 9th, with more than 180 families in attendance.
Families came and enjoyed the learning opportunities from Victoria ISD, the Children’s Discovery Museum, and many amazing community partners.
All 3k, ECSE, prekindergarten, and kindergarten children were invited to a free evening of exploration and discovery. The purpose was to acknowledge that the child’s first learning years are the most important and parents are the first and most important teachers. VISD wanted to help parents navigate through all the possibilities of Early Education and the child’s beginning to an “&”.
Twenty community members and organizations set up informational booths outside and inside the museum to provide possible resources and activities for the families. The VISD transportation department shuttled parents back and forth from the Fine Arts building to the Museum to alleviate parking problems and provide an element of excitement. VISD teachers, staff, and museum board members helped to facilitate the learning experiences. Every child took home a science book and many learning activities.
The survey from parents overwhelmingly expressed appreciation of the event and how much they enjoyed the museum activities and the resource opportunities.
VISD is “Full STEAM Ahead” making the most of the “Window of Opportunity” for our young learners.
Thank you to our amazing community partners for making the 2023 Extravaganza a success!
Thank you:
Whataburger
Grace Ranch
Grumpy’s Food Truck
CDM
One Heart, One sound
Victoria College
UHV
ECI – R3 Child Find
Victoria Public Library
HEB
Chick Fil A
Almourie
Girls Scouts
Boy Scouts
Crossroads Art House
VISD Summer School Program
VISD SPED department
VISD Multilingual Department
VISD PRE-K Book Bus