Job Corps Program Paid Internships at Bright Futures for Youth
Looking to develop some much-in-demand skills, gain valuable experience AND make a HUGE difference in the lives of children and young adults? Check out Bright Futures for Youth’s two Job Corps openings — Marketing/Program Assistant and Basic Needs Assistant, which ensures youth have what they need, from healthy meals to warm clothes. Both are one-year, PAID internships. https://bffyouth.org/job-corps-program-internships…/
There is a variety of things that can conjure positive feelings of appreciation or gratitude that may guide people towards meaning and better health.“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson offers a helpful introduction into what practicing gratitude can look like, and this article will begin there and explore the current psychological research behind this value.
Gratitude is an emotion similar to appreciation, and positive psychology research has found neurological reasons why so many people can benefit from this general practice of expressing thanks for our lives, even in times of challenge and change.
To begin though, we need to define what we mean by “gratitude.”
Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our three Gratitude Exercises for free. These detailed, science-based exercises will help you or your clients connect to more positive emotions and enjoy the benefits of gratitude.
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Early Learning Updates
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Head Start released new documents to encourage collaboration between state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and Head Start programs to effectively meet the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requirements. These documents make clear that all SEAs, LEAs and Head Start programs have responsibilities for implementing IDEA to ensure that all children with disabilities enrolled in Head Start programs receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. These new documents include:
One thought comes immediately to mind when looking at Stanford University researchers’ systematic review of 66 studies on the value of early childhood environmental education: This took a lot of coffee.
“I know, I know,” says research associate Alison Bowers with a laugh. Bowers and Stanford associate professor Nicole Ardoin conducted the in-depth review of literature on early childhood environmental education (EE), The Benefits of EE and Nature Connections in Early Childhood, in partnership with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). “It took coffee both to understand the material and sometimes just to get through it. Some of the papers can be a bit dry.”
Anyone in the early childhood field looking for affirmation of what they’ve known all along—namely that environmental education improves learning outcomes broadly, not limited to “the environment”—will thank the researchers for their service. For evidence-based appeals to funders, administrators and politicians, the exhaustive review is worth whatever caffeine jitters the researchers might have experienced.
The review details environmental education’s many benefits to young learners, from social and emotional learning and improved physical development to improvements in math, science, language and literacy, in addition to more direct improvements to outcomes in environmental literacy. The mission of environmental literacy is to grow children’s knowledge and awareness while building the attitudes and skills to help them become adults who are vested in the future and in taking care of the earth.
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The Community Support Network of Nevada County (CSN) is excited to share we will be hosting the 3rd Annual Spooky Boooky FREE Book Giveaway. This event is in-person at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City on Friday October 28, 2022 3pm – 5pm.
Our community partners will be handing out fun festive goodies and there will be FREE fun activities including a FREE book giveaway, face painting, outdoor games, story time, sing-along songs, festive crafts, candy, & more!
Please wear your costume and come join us for the festivities. We look forward to seeing the kiddos and families of Nevada County wearing their costumes and enjoying time together.
Please click the link to share the Spooky Boooky | Facebook event! We appreciate our CSN partners helping us spread the word!!
Downtown Grass Valley’s Safe Trick-or-Treat for preschoolers and
Book Giveaway at the Grass Valley Library
Monday, October 31st from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM!
Downtown will be open to shop and take photos with all the Halloween decorations and downtown murals and displays. Shop in costume!
The Grass Valley Library will be giving away books and spooky and fun goodies during the Safe Trick-or-Treat event in downtown Grass Valley.
Stop by their table on Mill Street for a scarily fun grab bag and don’t forget to say Trick or Treat!
Goodies and Books are available while supplies last.
For more information on this and other events visit Halloween 2022 – Downtown Grass Valley
Happy Halloween!
Nevada City Halloween Spooktacular
Nevada City is thrilled to welcome trick-or-treaters back to town on October 31st from 3-5 pm for a fun, family-friendly Halloween event. The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, the City of Nevada City, and Nevada County are partnering to make Nevada City the spookiest (and most convenient) trick-or-treating destination in town—with parking at the Eric Rood Center and a free Nevada County Connects shuttle to downtown Nevada City.
Ghouls and ghosts of all ages are invited to roam the haunted halls of the Rood Center and the spooky streets of Nevada City, go on a Spooktacular Scavenger Hunt, and gather tasty treats from each store and County department, where they’ll find a different world behind every door. Take the free Nevada County Connects shuttle to and from downtown Nevada City. Shuttles will run between the Eric Rood Center and City Hall every 15 minutes until 7:00 pm.
You’ll find special activities in both locations including face painting downtown and a scavenger hunt with prizes at the Eric Rood Center.
For more information, see the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce website.
Have a Happy Halloween!
Safe, free & FUN for the whole family!
WHEN:
Monday, October 31, 2022
5:00-8:00pm
WHERE:
TCC
WHAT:
Get ready for our Fall Family Festival that is safe, free & fun for the whole family!
You won’t want to miss the ANIMAL ADVENTURES including games, inflatables, candy and FUN! Reasonably priced BBQ dinner will be available for purchase as well.
The Community Support Network of Nevada County (CSN) is excited to share we will be hosting the 3rd Annual Spooky Boooky FREE Book Giveaway. This event is in-person at the Madelyn Helling Library in Nevada City.
Our community partners will be handing out fun festive goodies and there will be FREE fun activities including a FREE book giveaway, face painting, outdoor games, story time, sing-along songs, festive crafts, candy, & more!
Please wear your costume and come join us for the festivities. We look forward to seeing the kiddos and families of Nevada County wearing their costumes and enjoying time together.
Please click the link to share the Spooky Boooky | Facebook event! We appreciate our CSN partners helping us spread the word!!
This year, CLPPB will host three webinar sessions about the potential hazards of lead in drinking water and lead service line replacement that is taking place in some California communities. The target audiences include parents and communities, local health jurisdiction programs, water utilities, and childcare providers. Please join the California Department of Public Health for the following free sessions open to the public. Click here to register for each session to register.
NAMI IN PERSON FAMILY SUPPORT OCT 18TH – https://mailchi.mp/e2a8237d1aa8/test3-11587330
