Spotlight on The New York Foundling’s Back-to-School Shopping Day. Here, kids in the child welfare system were able to pick out new school supplies and clothes. READ MORE
Tiffany, a veteran presence at Camp Felix, discusses how Camp Felix has shaped her life and taught her to be a leader. A former camper and current counselor, Tiffany is about to start her second year at SUNY Albany, and is an excellent role model for the campers she works with. In her video blog, […]
This book review was given childrensbookstore.com’s “Book Review of the Month Award. Big thank you to the blog writer, Celia McGee, who contributes all of The Foundling book reviews. Ages 2-5 Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion Books) A little green duck has lost […]
Destiny, a Camp Felix camper of 7 years, discusses what the camp experience means to her. She is now assuming a leadership role for the younger campers as a counselor-in-training (C.I.T.) and has plans to come back as a counselor in the future. Look for more on Destiny after her performance at the Camp […]
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Many thanks to Foundling friend Celia McGee for her expert reviews! Ages 5-7 What Floats in a Moat, by Lynne Berry, illustrated by Matthew Cordell (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) The wily intention of this hilarious book is to convey the how’s and why’s of Archimedes’ law–the apparent loss in weight […]
Bill Furman grew up in Orange County, NY and graduated with the class of 1974 from Warwick High School. After school, he got a job as a direct care worker at the Pius XII Youth Services with the teen boys who were mostly Office of Children and Family Services involved kids. Bill found his calling […]
Thanks to Foundling friend Celia McGee for this Issue! Ages 3-6 Water in the Park, by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin. Schwartz & Wade Books. In addition to all the things water does in a city, it can also tell the time of day.Well-known children’s book author Emily Jenkins takes this idea and […]
By Foundling friend, Celia McGee Ages 3-5 Gus the Dinosaur Bus, by Julie Liu. Illustrated by Bei Lynn. (Houghton Mifflin) The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy, by Martha Brockenborough. Illustrated by Israel Sanchez. (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) Chick-O-Saurus Rex, by Lenore and Daniel Jennewin (Simon & Schuster) These three books offer off-beat stories about some of […]
Our Haven Academy charter school celebrates its five year anniversary and graduates its first ever fifth-grade class.
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