Babies, crawlers, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to bring their parents to the FREE Building Blocks Festival. Parents can learn about more than 50 preschools and early learning opportunities at this event.

  Saturday, November 03
  9:30am – 12:30pm
  FREE
  Hamlin Robinson School
  1700 E Union St
  Seattle WA 98144

There will be several mini-lectures on hot topics for parents, including: Choosing a Preschool, Funding Your Child’s Education, Teaching Young Kids a Second Language and a talk by co-op teacher and Joyful Play with Toddlers author, Sandi Dexter, about how to provide low-cost, easy and fun activities for your children at home.

Kids get to have fun, too, boogying to live music, enjoying a puppet show and storytelling from Frye Art Museum and Seattle’s Children’s Theater, trying their hand at a dinosaur matching game provided by the Burke Museum and a craft and storytelling session with the Nordic Art Museum.

Free active fun (parents, read ‘FREE childcare’) will be provided by Seattle Preschool teachers from the Seattle Gymnastics Academy. Goody bags will be given to the first 200 families.

Hosted by Hamlin Robinson School
Building Blocks is brought to you by Seattle’s Child
Building Blocks Sponsor: GET – Guaranteed Education Tuition Program
Recess Sponsor: Seattle Gymnastics Academy/Seattle Preschool
Learning Sponsor: Burke Museum

Have you ever struggled in school or wondered what it would be like not to succeed because of the way you learn? Have you wondered what a school day is like for a student with a language-related disability? 

As part of October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, Hamlin Robinson School is leading a program that  simulates the experiences a dyslexic child faces in a typical classroom. Experience this simulation of life with dyslexia and understand its impact on the learning process. A series of exercises will lend insight into the auditory, visual and kinesthetic challenges of dyslexia.

This event is intended for adults and older children.

Walk in the Shoes
  Thursday, October 11
  6:30-8:00 pm
  HRS Learning Center
  1700 E Union St
  Seattle WA 98122

Contact : [email protected]

Hamlin Robinson School Head of School Joan Beauregard has been selected to be a ‘human hamster’ at the Seattle Sounders v. Portland Timbers game on Sunday, October 7th at Century Link Field. Selected in a drawing for the Washington Federation of Independent Schools ‘Principals on the Pitch‘ event, Joan and another Head of School (St. Catherine’s School) will go head-to-head in giant inflatable clear plastic spheres and maneuver around an obstacle course on the soccer field during the half-time show.

The special and friendly competition is sponsored by PEMCO Insurance and organized by the Washington Federation of Independent Schools. For participating in this event, PEMCO will provide HRS with an appearance from a Seattle Sounder player. He will speak with students, sign autographs, and even host a mini-soccer clinic. In addition, both schools will receive a donation from PEMCO insurance, which HRS will use for financial aid. 

No Principals will be harmed in the making of this competition.

Hamlin Robinson School art teacher, Allison Echanove, deserves to take a step out of the art room and into the spotlight! She has been recognized with the Annual Leadership Award from Artsonia, the world’s largest online kid’s art museum, for outstanding ladership in the area of Arts Education at HRS. The HRS online gallery ranks 7th in Washington State. 

The Leadership Award presented to Allison honors teachers who go beyond the classroom walls to encourage family and community involvement in arts education. The award also recognizes significant achievement in the area of technology integration within the school arts program. 

While teachers in more than 100 countries showcase their student artwork on Artsonia, Allison has created a school community deserving recognition. During the 2011-13 school year, HRS school gallery showcased 651 pieces of artwork. This popular collection of art has been visited more than 20,000 times and has received nearly 100 comments from friends and family. “Artsonia is a simple, yet effective, way to get parents and family members more involved in Art Education,” said Allison, “and my students love it!“

In addition, family members can purchase keepsakes imprinted with the child’s artwork, with Artsonia donating 20 percent of their annual product revenue back to the school art program.

Hamlin’s Got Talent! Join the students and families of Hamlin Robinson School for an evening showcasing the 2D, 3D, Drama & Music talents of the HRS students! Take a stroll through the building and enjoy the diverse artwork, sculpture, video, drama and music arts.

The Program for the evening includes: 

• Welcome by the Drama Club
• Poetry Jam
• Music Performances
• Claymation Videos
• LEGO Robotics demonstration
• Visual art displays

Come and hear a special presentation and attend a book signing with the authors of the acclaimed book, The Dyslexic Advantage, Brock L. Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette Eide M.D. The event will take place this Wednesday, Nov 30 at 6:30pm at Hamlin Robinson School, an independent school on Capitol Hill dedicated to meeting the educational, social, and emotional needs specific to students with dyslexia and related language difficulties.

In this paradigm-shifting book, the authors describe an exciting new brain science that reveals that people with dyslexia have unique brain structure and organization. While the differences are responsible for certain challenges with literacy and reading, the dyslexic brain also gives a predisposition to important skills, and special talents. 

With advice for parents, educators, and dyslexics, The Dyslexic Advantage provides the first complete portrait of dyslexia. Supporting their claims with groundbreaking science and interviews with successful dyslexics and innovative teachers, the authors of this essential book show how the unique strengths of dyslexia can be captured for success at home, at school, and at work.

Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2421972184

What others are saying about the book:
“Probably the most helpful material ever published on dyslexia…” – Manuel Casanova MD, Gottfried and Gisela Kolb Professor of Psychiatry
“A compelling call to action.” – Scientific American Mind 
“This is a must read for parents, educators, and people with dyslexia.” – Gordon F. Sherman, Ph.D., Past-President International Dyslexia Association 

Parents of preschool-aged children, save the date for this free early learning and preschool fair! More than 50 pre-schools are attending the fair to help you weigh location, class size, language and more! Includes FREE childcare (one hour limit) provided by Annie’s Nannies in the playroom provided by Seattle Children’s Museum.

Learn 
Talk to over 50 preschool and other exhibitors related to the early years 
Parent “mini-lectures” including: 
 – Getting an Early Start on Financing Your Child’s Education  
 – Why Learn a Second Language Now?  
 – Developmental Milestones—How to decide when intervention might be needed
 – Helping the “socially-challenged” preschooler  Choosing a Preschool

Eat 
Lunchtime Leverage Yummy Snacks 
Cupcake Decorating with  Cupcake Royale

Play 
Mini-Soccer with Arena Sports in the covered outdoor playground 
Storytime in the school library
Live Music on the school stage including:  
 – Alley Oop  
 – Nancy Stewart 
 – Jamtown 

Presented by Seattle’s Child Magazine and GET. Hosted by Hamlin Robinson School

http://www.hamlinrobinson.org/buildingblocks