CPR & First Aid Training

As professional childcare providers we know that parents and guardians trust us with the lives of their children, and that they look to us to keep their children safe. Here at The Academy it is of grave importance to us that we are prepared in case of an emergency.  We hold multiple CPR & First Aid Trainings annually to make sure that our staff is adequately trained. Code One came out to our location and made sure that we were well trained in CPR & First Aid!

Practicing CPR on the adult dummies! 

Making sure that you are pressing down hard enough is key!

Hand placement is another key, we have to make sure we are in the correct area!

30 reps of pushing before breathing!

How to properly wrap someone's wound with gauze! Not to tight!

A demonstration is in order!

Knowing how to safely use an epi-pen is important!

Demonstrating proper epi-pen usage!

For more information on AoFC and our programs please click HERE

For more information on Family CPR please click HERE

         

Superbowl Funday

  "We got spirit yes we do, we've got spirit how about you?" Superbowl Sunday is fast approaching and to bring in the end of football season PreK2 hosted a little Superbowl Party of their own. They split up into two teams (Patriots &  Eagles), created banners, pom-poms, played football through learning, and so much more. The even had a half-time performance from Mr. Ian and his guitar, and had tons of snacks(including fresh fruit). In the end they learned about sportsmanship and how to respect one another even though we're not on the same time. It's all about having fun!

Are you ready for some football??

Decorating their team banner! Fly Eagles Fly!

Go Pats!

Introducinnnnggg the Patriots of Prek2!

Silly faces with their team banner!

Halftime score! Everyone wins when you're having fun!

Halftime entertainment ready to go!

I'd say they enjoyed the show! 

What's a Superbowl Party with no food?

Silly faces, food, and music. Sound like a good time!

For more information on AoFC and the programs offered please click HERE

For some fun family Superbowl activities please click HERE

Waffles with Olaf and Elsa!

Academy of Forrest Crossing had our 1st Annual Waffles with Olaf and Elsa! They came all the way from Arendelle to see the kiddos at AoFC. They were welcomed with a delicious breakfast spread of eggs, sausage, fresh fruit, blue waffles, & "melted snowman" yogurt cups. Both Olaf and Elsa posed for pictures and Elsa even did some face painting! Many of our kids were sad to see them go and we can't wait for them to visit again!

Breakfast for champions!

Delicious and nutritious! We love fruit!

Melted Snowmen! Sorry Olaf!

Looks like Elsa got our milk too!

Yay! Olaf is here and ready to mingle!

Reunited and it feels so good! 

Ready for some face painting! Snowflakes for everyone!

Whoa, he's much bigger in person...but I still want a high five!

Dressed to impress! Hey Elsa you're on my shirt.

A family affair! Check out those smiles, how adorable!

Hugs all around! Hugs are Olaf's favorites!

Don't forget to grab a wand and bubbles on your way out! We love goodies! 

For more information on AoFC and our programs please click HERE

For ideas on how to make your own toilet paper roll Olaf please click HERE

Story Time With Infants

"Oh the places you'll go!" Stories take us around the word and back again and on oh so many adventures. Here at AoFC we all love story time, all the way from Infants to PreK, and although our infants can't talk back just yet they absolutely love story time. And of course there are so many benefits that come along with reading to our babies such as promoting listening skills, increasing vocabulary words heard, helping to understand the meaning of words, etc. Perhaps the most beautiful sight of all is watching their beautiful faces light up.

Reading buddies in Infant 1!

The 3 amigos! Story time in Infant 3!

Someone is enjoying story time! Look at that smile!

We love story time with friends! 

Can I turn the page? Please Ms. Beverly?

Story time and snuggles! Are we in heaven?

For more information on AoFC please click HERE

To learn more on the benefits of reading with babies please click HERE

Handwriting Practice

Shaving cream is a great for practicing writing letters, numbers, and words! Our Pre-K Two friends enjoyed practicing their letters and numbers. Who doesn't love a little messy activity!?!

First everyone practiced writing their first letter of their names

They then got to practice writing their numbers

This sweet girl loved writing the letter "H"! Great job! 

This friend made a perfect letter "G"!

Some friends used just one finger to write their letters 

Others liked to use both hands! 

The best part is erasing! 

Practice makes perfect!

This friend made a giant "L"! 

We love hands-on-learning at AoFC! 

For more information on the Academy and our programs please click HERE

For more ideas on how to use shaving cream for fine motor skills please click HERE

Brrr It's Cold Outside (Indoor Activities)

Winter is definitely here and we are most certainly feeling it! With temperatures dropping below freezing for the past weeks or so we have been stuck inside. Don't you worry though although we haven't been able to get outside we've been able to continue to implement large gross motor activities during our daily routines. 

Musical chairs is always hit! Do you recall playing this in school? I do!

Who didn't love being able to be Simon?

We love any type of movement, especially dancing. Freeze Dance is a favorite of ours!

Indoor obstacle course anyone? Count us in!

Indoor mazes! Grab a ball and move it through the maze!

Who doesn't love a good game of bowling?

We're going on a bear hunt! Better watch out!

Get those legs moving mister! Tunnel Play

For more information on AoFC and our programs offered please click HERE

For some indoor activities for you and your family during these cold months please click HERE