Yearly Archives: 2018

Outdoor Adventures

Click image above to view what Mi-Mini camps did the first half of the month – and what our plans are as we finish up July. After Independence Day we continued to learn about our nation and enjoyed make believe travels to big

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Summer Adventures

Sorry it’s been a lil’ over a week again since my last post – but we’ve been busy having summer adventures! In our 1room school house and across Michigan we’ve been learning about summer adventures… and transportation by playing out

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summer schedules

I’m finding it hard to keep up with articles this summer! Between friends coming over for daycare, and students attending our summer school program, and my own family enjoying summer activities – it’s been a busy month! Here’s a link

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Parent Partnerships

Mi Families facilitates programs for families and those who work with families – such as daycare providers and teachers.  Mi Families facilitates programs for infants through grandparents – with a focus on parent partnerships.  Parent partnerships include resourceful connections and communication

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Connecting

JUNE 2018 (click 4 calendar)                                                                         

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SUMMER SCHOOL

It’s June! That means it’s time to start our summer programs! Mi Families has limited spaces left for provider trainings, parent workshops, family events and youth services.  Youth services include tutoring sessions and mini camps. Mini camps are part-time small-groups

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It takes a village

There is an ancient proverb that “it takes a village to raise a child.”  During a recent parent meet up one got defensive saying only parents should do the “raising.”  Not debating politics or worldly influences – we simply then conversed about the benefits of involving POSITIVE

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Parent Partnerships

Mi Families (“my families”) facilitates programs for families and those who work with families, through provider trainings, parent workshops, family events and youth services.  All programs have an “education through recreation” approach, and all programs have a parent partnership focus. Parent

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Communication

Mi Families facilitates programs for families and those who work with families.  Mi Families (“my families”) facilities provider trainings, parent workshops, family events, and various youth services.  Youth services include part time child care, homeschool classes, tutoring and developmental assessments.

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Language 2 Literacy

As the director of Mi Families I work with kids and I work with adults – who work with kids (as parents or caregivers or teachers…). I also work with tweens/teens through babysitting and child-development courses.  During child development courses,

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