Training and Information Sessions

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To register for any of the following trainings: Please call 249-6688.

So that all participants can receive the full benefit of the trainings, please be mindful of the following:

  • Trainings, unless otherwise noted, are currently free of charge. Please register only if you know you can attend.
  • Trainings begin and end at the time listed. To receive credit for any training, participants must be present no later than 15 minutes after the starting time.
  • For those participants who will be picked-up after the training, please make sure the driver is here when the workshop ends.
  • Each individual participant must call to reserve their own space - please no calling for other people.

 

August 2010

  • 3rd - Parent Orientation: Smart Start Scholarship
    • Location: Smart Start Office
    • Offered at 6:30PM
    • Designed for parents in the scholarship program
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register
  • 17th -Parent Training: Love Languages of Children
    • Location: Smart Start Office @ 6:30PM
    • Join us to learn how to understand and speak your child's love language!
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register.
    • Trainer: Erin Beck
  • 19th - SIDS
    • Location: Smart Start Office from 6:30-8:30
    • Trainer: Sherry Brannon
    • 2 hours of inservice credit
    • State mandated safe sleep training for teachers working with infants
  • 24th - CPR/First Aid
    • Location: Smart Start Office from 5:30-8:30
    • Cost is $25, checks made payable to trainer
    • Trainer: Ella Bunting
    • 3 hours of inservice credit, if applicable
  • 26th - Parent Training: The Importance of Play
    • Location: Smart Start Office @ 6:30PM
    • Parents will learn activities and strategies for using play for learning.
    • Trainer: Megan Ewing
    • Call (336) 249-6688

September 2010

  • 1st - SACERS (School Age) Training
  • 9th - Parent Training: Bringing the Outdoors In
    • Location: Smart Start Office @ 6:30PM
    • There are many activities that children can do with nature indoors. Join us to learn how.
    • Trainer: Megan Ewing
    • Call (336) 249-6688
  • 14th - Parent Orientation: Smart Start Scholarship
    • Location: Smart Start Office
    • Offered at 6:30PM
    • Designed for parents in the scholarship program
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register.
  • 16th - Preschool Foundations
    • Location: Smart Start Office from 6:30-8:30PM
    • Guidelines, Development, Learning for NC Children 3 years, 4 years and Pre-K
    • Trainer: Stephanie Nelson
    • 2 hours of inservice credit
  • 21st - Infant/Toddler Foundations
    • Location: Smart Start Office from 6:30-8:30PM
    • Guidelines, Development, Learning for NC Infants and Toddlers
    • Trainer: Gina Collins
    • 2 hours of inservice training
  • 23rd - Fire Safety
    • Location: Smart Start Office
    • Cost of training is $10. Checks payable to trainer
    • Trainer: Darren Draughn
    • 2 hours of inservice training
  • 25th- Parent Education Conference
    • Location: Landmark Pentecostal Church, Lexington
    • This is a day dedicated to parent education
    • There will be 3 parent education seminars, including a Question and Answer Session with a panel of Childhood Experts!
    • Call (336) 249-6688 or email for more information
  • 28th - NAEYC Code of Ethics
    • Location: Smart Start Office from 6:30-8:30PM
    • Come learn and experience how the Code of Ethics influences the many daily decisions you make regarding young children.
    • 2 hours of inservice training

October 2010

  • 5th - Parent Orientation: Smart Start Scholarship
    • Location: Smart Start Office
    • Offered at 6:30PM
    • Designed for parents in the scholarship program
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register
  • 21st -Parent Training: Everyday Activities for School Readiness
    • Location: Smart Start Office @ 6:30PM
    • In the Grocery Store, in the car, at the beach...we will learn how to use every possible learning opportunity.
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register.
    • Trainer: Erin Beck

November 2010

  • 2nd - Parent Orientation: Smart Start Scholarship
    • Location: Smart Start Office
    • Offered at 6:30PM
    • Designed for parents in the scholarship program
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register
  • 11th -Parent Training: Love Languages of Children
    • Location: Smart Start Office @ 6:30PM
    • Join us to learn how to understand and speak your child's love language!.
    • Call (336) 249-6688 to register.
    • Trainer: Megan Ewing

March 2011

  • 26th- Early Childhood Professional Conference
    • Location:First Baptist Church, Lexington
    • This is a day dedicated to teacher education
    • Time: TBA
    • Call (336) 249-6688 or email for more information