Week of the Young Child

The Week of the Young Child

April 13th – April 17th, 2026

During Week of the Young Child, our students participated in a variety of engaging and meaningful activities that celebrated learning through music, wellness, teamwork, creativity, and family involvement. On Music Monday, students sang, danced and explored rhythm by creating musical instruments using recyclable materials while proudly displaying 3D recycled art projects and decorated pinwheels throughout the school. Tasty Tuesday focused on healthy habits as students enjoyed nutritious snacks and explored connections between health, math, literacy, and science. During Working Together Wednesday, our 4-year-old students collaborated with younger peers to model teamwork, problem-solving, and positive social interactions.  Artsy Thursday encouraged creativity through art exploration and visits to the school’s 3D exhibition.  The Science Fair in the multipurpose room provided hands-on learning at different stations where the students explored experimenting with mixing primary colors using paint or water, learning about our five senses, building and engineering, light and shadows, recycling, and volcano eruptions just to name a few. The week concluded with Family Friday: Books and Breakfast, where family members visited classrooms to share the joy of reading with students, strengthening the home-school connection.

The Week of the Young Child, is an annual celebration by NAEYC honoring early learning, young children, their families, and teachers. At School No. 51, families collaborated with their children to decorate pinwheel sheets with affirmations, kind words, and messages of support. These heartfelt creations symbolized the love and compassion within the community and were displayed throughout the school to promote unity and raise awareness of the importance of nurturing young minds.

Our school celebrated “The Week of the Young Child” from April 8^th to April 12^th. This is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families.  Activities throughout the week included music and movement activities and reading stories on healthy eating that made connections to math, literacy, and science.  Students also enjoyed a special visit from grandparents as guest readers.  In addition to inviting parents to join in on the celebration for WOYC, they were invited to bring awareness to another event during the month of April, Child Abuse Awareness Month.  They were encouraged to work together with their child to discuss acts of kindness, empathy, and the importance of supporting one another. Afterwards, they were encouraged to write kind words, affirmations, or messages of support on a ‘pinwheel’ that would serve as a reminder of the power of love and compassion they feel for the community.  The student’s work was displayed on the windows facing the school garden as a visual representation to promote awareness and unity. Each classroom also featured 3D art that was displayed in the school lobby. On April 9^th., the students enjoyed a unique collaboration of science experiments during their annual Science Fair. The interactive experience included hands-on experiments exploring the concepts of air pressure, chemical reactions, and many more. 

The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and families. In celebration of the Week of the Young Child, the students participated in numerous school-wide activities.   Activities included learning through music and movement, reading stories about healthy eating habits and nutrition, learning about various community helpers, and creating 3D art using recyclable materials.  Parents also participated in the celebration by working on the home/school connection project ‘Family Fun Friday.’