Berwick parents had fun making hot chocolate mix to give away as gifts at December's parent meeting.
November 2017
Head Start parents create family trees at the November Parent Meeting.
October 2017
Fall Harvest Fest
October 2017
Families at the Berwick Center enjoy an evening full of fun fall activities. Children and their parents enjoyed pumpkin and apple activities, crafts, and snacks. The event was funded through a Farm to Early Learning Award from The Food Trust.
Ribbon cutting on the newly-dedicated Florence Thompson Memorial Playground
L-R): Fred Gaffney, president, Columbia Montour Chamber; Cassie Weaver, administrator; Debbie Jones, Child Care Coordinator; Sylvia Costa Board member; Jen Johnson, administrative assistant; Bernie Landers, board member; Virginia Thompson & Marge Duck, daughters of Florence Thompson.
L-R): Fred Gaffney, president, Columbia Montour Chamber; Cassie Weaver, administrator; Debbie Jones, Child Care Coordinator; Sylvia Costa Board member; Jen Johnson, administrative assistant; Bernie Landers, board member; Virginia Thompson & Marge Duck, daughters of Florence Thompson.
August 2017
Preschool children in Columbia Sullivan’s Head Start Partnership Classroom at Columbia Child Development Program enjoyed a field trip to the Bloomsburg Fire Station.
Front row (l-r) Kevin McCawley, Korra Caliguiri, Jayce White, Zalayah Pangelinan, Demarcus Kyler, Serenity Bardo, Samantha Allen, Christian Haberstick
Second row (l-r) Havana Deuchar, Alondra Valentin, Eva Campuzano, Alize Jeirles, Dunkan Wertman, John Lindenfield.
Front row (l-r) Kevin McCawley, Korra Caliguiri, Jayce White, Zalayah Pangelinan, Demarcus Kyler, Serenity Bardo, Samantha Allen, Christian Haberstick
Second row (l-r) Havana Deuchar, Alondra Valentin, Eva Campuzano, Alize Jeirles, Dunkan Wertman, John Lindenfield.
June 2017
Children enrolled in the Columbia Sullivan Head Start program at Columbia Child Development Program enjoyed a field trip to the Bloomsburg Library.
Left to right: Kendal Shires, Kora Caliguiri, and Zalayah Pangelinan.
Left to right: Kendal Shires, Kora Caliguiri, and Zalayah Pangelinan.
May 2017
Berwick Head Start parents and staff help clean the Berwick Theater during the United Way Day of Caring.
Linda Dietrichson, of the River Poets, engages Head Start students in acting out poetry to celebrate Week of the Young Child on Friday.
Columbia County Commissioners, Rich Ridgway, Chris Young and David Kovach, proclaim the Week of the Young Child to Head Start students at Columbia Child Development Program on Friday.
Rich Ridgway and Chris Young look on while David Kovach reads PA One Book "Daniel Finds a Poem" to Head Start students at Columbia Child Development Program in celebration of the Week of the Young Child on Friday.
April 2017
As part of PNC's Great Day, Curtis Snowden and Paula Sullivan presented an iPad air and accessories to Columbia Child Development Program. Administrator Cassie Weaver, center, accepted the donation on behalf of the Head Start program.
March 2017
The staff from Columbia Sullivan Head Start participated in the Berwick School district recruitment of pre-school children at an open house on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at the West Berwick Elementary. Shown are Kristen Melendez and Mary Millham.
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 Hanna Rafter is pictured learning to properly brush her teeth on Dental Day at the Head Start preschool center at Town Park Village.
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“Reading Buddies” Lisa Makara and Kerry Whitmoyer from Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital, read to the preschool children in the Head Start program at the Town Park Village Center.
Pictured left to right: Riley Baylor, Lisa Makara, Janaia Profit, Brantley Hauck, Kerry Whitmoyer, Vanessa Acosta, Brynna Wintersteen.
Pictured left to right: Riley Baylor, Lisa Makara, Janaia Profit, Brantley Hauck, Kerry Whitmoyer, Vanessa Acosta, Brynna Wintersteen.
February 2017
Jason Schmidt, parent volunteer, shows the children in the preschool classroom at the Town Park Village Head Start center, how to make a volcano.
Pictured left to right: Jaon Schmidt, Killian McCloughan, Ethan Snyder, Maddison Minnich, Caden Makar.
Pictured left to right: Jaon Schmidt, Killian McCloughan, Ethan Snyder, Maddison Minnich, Caden Makar.
Julie Kessler, Director at Berwick McBride Library, reads to the preschool children at the
Town Park Village Head Start Center.
Left to right front row: Maddison Minnich, Ethan Snyder, Killian McCloughan, Xavier Longenberger, Cade Traver, Nelson Chacon Pineda,Cherish Sykes
Left to right second row: Caden Makar, Connor Hartzell, Dylan Renninger, Nijaun Garrett,Victoria Bowes, Violet Grimes, Jacob Campbell, Michael Hittle, Dakota Swank, Jillian Jarrard
Town Park Village Head Start Center.
Left to right front row: Maddison Minnich, Ethan Snyder, Killian McCloughan, Xavier Longenberger, Cade Traver, Nelson Chacon Pineda,Cherish Sykes
Left to right second row: Caden Makar, Connor Hartzell, Dylan Renninger, Nijaun Garrett,Victoria Bowes, Violet Grimes, Jacob Campbell, Michael Hittle, Dakota Swank, Jillian Jarrard
Karen Emel, Center, Manager of Health Information Management at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital, reads to the preschool children at the Head Start Town Park Village center.
Left to right front row: Killian McCloughan, Violet Grimes, Ethan Snyder, Michael Hittle, Nelson Chacon Pineda
Back row: Nijaun Garrett, Dakota Swank, Hunter Ruschak, Xavier Longenberger
Left to right front row: Killian McCloughan, Violet Grimes, Ethan Snyder, Michael Hittle, Nelson Chacon Pineda
Back row: Nijaun Garrett, Dakota Swank, Hunter Ruschak, Xavier Longenberger
Pictured are families from Columbia Sullivan Head Start who recently graduated from the Positive Solutions for Families program. The program is funded through the Berwick Health and Wellness Fund of the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation. The positive parenting techniques that the parents learned during the program complement the positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) program that is being implemented with the children in their Head Start classrooms. PBIS focuses on intentionally teaching children social emotional skills, like how to express feelings, solve problems, make friends and stay calm when frustrated.
Providing the building blocks that children need to be ready for school.