A community-wide goal of Future Ready Collier is to ensure all children are Kindergarten ready. Future Ready Collier network partners compiled a resource kit to help your child be prepared for Kindergarten.
To download your own Kindergarten Readiness Toolkit, click here.
NOW AVAILABLE in Spanish (click here) and Creole (click here).
Through the Future Ready Collier Early Learning Workgroup, literacy and program leaders in our community developed a list of recommended books for children ages 0-5.
This list was developed to address significant gaps in resources and provide support in literacy for our community’s youngest learners. Now Available in three languages!
To download your copy of the book list, click your preferred language: English, Spanish, and Creole.
Want to get involved and be part of this effort? You can volunteer with several of our partner organizations. To see the complete list of opportunities, click here.
Did you know there is research showing benefits of shared reading begin at about 6 months old? Check out a great article from Zero to Three that talks about the importance of reading to your child at an early age. To read more, click here.
Collier County has a high rate of attendance, but Collier County Public Schools is working to improve attendance since they know every day counts and has a direct link to academic achievement. Attendance matters! CCPS reminds you to be in school ON TIME all day EVERY DAY!
Please join David Lawrence Center at their 5th Annual Sound Minds Mental Health Symposium for a screening of physician, parent and filmmaker Delaney Ruston, MD’s award-winning documentary, Screenagers, followed by an engaging, solution-centered discussion with the film’s Executive Producer, Lisa Tabb. Take a dive into how parents are raising children in a digital age and the effects on mental health. See the flyer for more information.
The Office of Student Financial Aid and Florida SouthWestern State College invites you to join them for FAFSA Assistance Week!
Dates: February 19-22,2018
To learn more and view the flyer released by FSW, click here.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Champions For Learning, a partner in Future Ready Collier, has compiled resources for Florida Students Post Irma and completing the FAFSA verification process.
Hurricane Irma Resources for Florida Students, click here.
Resources for Completing the FAFSA Verification Process, click here.
To see the original resource post by Champions For Learning, click here.