April

Newsletter

find out what's new & happening with LEAP Outside KY!

In this issue: Our Summer Programs & Schedule, Spotlight on Families & Leaders, News, Updates, & More!

Summer Program Offerings

We are so excited to announce our Summer Program!  

  • Family Gardening (all ages welcome, meets at Blackacre)
  • TWO Babies-only Nature Classes (at Blackacre and Cherokee Park)
  • AM & PM Caregiver+Child Nature Hour (ages 1-5, at Blackacre (AM), Cherokee (AM & PM), and Beckley Creek Park (AM))
  • Ages 3-6: Drop-off Program AND Caregiver+Child Classes, both at Blackacre
  • Playgroup (various times/locations, announced on our Facebook Group)

 

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LEAP Family Spotlight!

We want to get to know YOU! AND we want YOU to get to know each other! SO each month we will be featuring a LEAP Outside family. Click below to read April's Family Spotlight: Meet the Colliersmiths!

 
Family Spotlight Interview

LEAP Teacher Spotlight!

We also want you to get to know our AMAZING teachers & leaders! This month, our Teacher Spotlight is on Sienna! Sienna leads caregiver+child mixed-age classes at Blackacre, and will be co-leading the Froggies Drop-off class at Blackacre this summer as well.

Please click below to learn more about Sienna.

 
Teacher Spotlight Interview

Nature Playgroup

Did you know? Nature Playgroup will be FREE for the rest of the Spring Session! What is it? Unstructured time in nature for our kids to play, meet new friends, and discover new locations to explore! How do I find out more? Details are on our website and events are posted to our Facebook Group.  Where & When are the Spring Playgroups meeting? They alternate Tuesdays and Fridays, and will meet at the following locations:

 

  • 4/26 10:00 AM Jefferson Memorial Forest 
  • 5/6 10:00 AM Morgan Conservation
  • 5/10 10:00 AM Beckley Creek Park
  • 5/20 10:00 AM Falls of the Ohio State Park
  • 5/24 10:00 AM Broad Run Park

Spring Sticker Sale!!!

ONLY $3 each!

We will be selling stickers at all of our classes and playgroups this Spring! These stickers are water resistant (great for water bottle flare!) and the proceeds will help us provide a scholarship for a qualifying family. 

If you, or someone you know, would like to apply for a need-based scholarship, please contact us:

 
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Happy Earth Day! 

This Friday, 4/22, we celebrated Earth Day. Our playgroup met at Bernheim to experience the Earth Day concert, and it was a blast! Thank you to Nikki for leading playgroup and for all who came to enjoy the fun.

 

On this Earth Day weekend I also wanted to take time to say THANK YOU to all of our LEAP families. 

Thank you for investing in your child's outdoor education, which in turn is investing in the future of our planet.

I'll explain! Studies have shown that children who develop a RELATIONSHIP with their environment and natural world at a YOUNG age are more likely to make efforts to PROTECT that environment as they grow up.  Our classes are intentionally PLACE-BASED, meaning every week children interact with nature in the SAME location, helping them to develop that relationship with that space. 

So, THANK YOU for investing in your child's outdoor education, which is really investing in the future of our Mother Earth, for all of our children!  

See you outside!

Evie Wilkinson, Program Director 

leapoutsideky@gmail.com

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