The Week of the Young Child is good, but a Month of the Young Child is better!

MFN is partnering Arts for Learning Maryland, MDAEYC, MSCCA, and Ready at Five to declare April 10 through May 5 the Month of the Young Child. The four week long celebration will kick-off with an online event on April 11 at 7:00 PM that is open to the public. This hour-long rally will feature a keynote address by Maryland’s Teacher of the Year Berol Dewdney, who is a pre-kindergarten teacher at Baltimore’s Commodore John Rogers Elementary School. Then, just as little kids seldom sit still, participants at the kick-off event won’t either! Arts for Learning artist, Natasha Mirny, will engage participants in joyful, interactive theater and creative movement activities that support language and literacy development in young children. Participants will also learn about opportunities to advocate on behalf of young children in Maryland. Register for the event here.