We had a great time celebrating spring and reading with RIF of Northern Virginia. Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia APS Elementary ELA Arlington Career Center #familyliteracy

Our early childhood staff and interns make everything more fun! APS-ACC Early Child @ACCEquityExcel APS Office of Early Childhood

Our community members share culture and talent! A lovely Eid celebration by Moms from Morocco and Afghanistan. Dads came out on the weekend to beautify the playground. #wearefamilyliteracy @ACCEquityExcel APS Office of Family & Community Engagement Charles Randolph

We heard some great stories, did a fun art project and picked out some truly wonderful forever books with The Book Lady from Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.) APS Office of Early Childhood APS Library Services Rachel Bowerman APS School Board

So proud of our current and former students and staff for sharing their stories with Adult Ed teams from VDOE and the US Department of Education! #familyliteracy Arlington Career Center Charles Randolph APS School Board APS Office of Family & Community Engagement Arlington Public Schools

It is school lunch hero day and I can't say enough about this team. They are kind and flexible and provide us with AMAZING healthy food.Arlington Career Center APS Nutrition APS School Board

What a delightful trip we had to Central Library. Thanks Mr. Mike. Moms and kids had a great time. Arlington VA Pub Lib APS Library Services Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia #familyliteracy.

Last week, we wished Happy Mother's Day to the greatest group of moms we know. APS Office of Family & Community Engagement ParentResourceCenter Monica Lozano Caldera. They deserve every good thing.

Even Start was so proud when Dads and kids showed up to celebrate all that the moms had learned! Monica Lozano Caldera Srta. Lúa

Family Learning Night is one of our favorite nights of the year. The families were so proud of the reading and writing these Moms had done! #familyliteracy NCFL APS Welcome Center Arlington Public Schools @VAELN

We had one of our favorite partners visit last week for some healthy and fun holiday ideas. We love working with HCAT, the Healthy Communities Action Team. Dulce Carrillo APS Nutrition Renee Randolph

A visit from The Book Lady and a trip across the parking lot to Columbia Pike Library and we are ready to READ this winter break! Thanks Dana and Ripley. APS Office of Early Childhood APS-ACC Early Child Arlington VA Pub Lib APS Library Services Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.) @GabyRivasAPS

Another great lesson from our partner HCAT, The Arlington Healthy Community Action Team. We all learned more about nutrition labels. #familyliteracy NCFL APS Office of Family & Community Engagement Arlington CTE Renee Randolph

Even Start was pleased to host visitors from VDOE/Vael Nocturnum and SW Virginia. These educators plan to expand family literacy in the Commonwealth. APS School Board Monica Lozano Caldera Arlington Public Schools Arlington Career Center NCFL Dulce Carrillo

We had another great celebration of reading from Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia. There was a pot of books at the of our rainbow. APS Library Services Monica Lozano Caldera APS-ACC Early Child APS Title I

In the last 2 weeks we had visits from some of our favorite partners. Building strong brains and bodies with diverse books and healthy snacks. Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.) Renee Randolph APS-ACC Early Child APS Elementary ELA

The year is off to such a great start at Even Start. Families having fun and learning together. #familyliteracy APS School Board Monica Lozano Caldera Charles Randolph APS Office of English Learners

So many fun things in PACT time last week. A visit from READ with wonderful keep at home books, family board game practice and fun seasonal activities. Our Itsy Bitsy Spiders had a blast! Read Early and Daily (R.E.A.D.) NCFL Srta. Lúa Monica Lozano Caldera

It was PANDA-Monium for books at Even Start this week. We celebrated the return of pandas to Washington, D.C. Thanks to Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia ! With Arlington Career Center APS Library Services

Such Panda-Monium!! So much fun with Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia! APS-ACC Early Child Jackie Pippins We welcomed the new Pandas to the National Zoo, and have brand new books for the 5 day weekend!! NCFL