Brooklyn's Children's Day Parade

Brooklyn's Children's Day Parade

Saturday, May 15th, 10am - 1pm
The New York Aquarium
Surf Avenue at West 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224

The Children's Day Parade is a collaboration between all the schools, parents and administration in each borough to celebrate our students and our achievements. We have a parade of students from participating schools either marching, cheering, playing music, dancing, etc announcing their love of NYC Public Schools. We invite our local elected officials, Borough Presidents, Community Superintendents and community organizations to partner with us as well. If you never attended the event or this will be your first time it has always been a very fun filled day for families.

NYC Students & Schools Are Still In Need of School Supplies

Back to school season is upon us. Many kids do not have the supplies they need. The Washington Post ran an article discussing the shortage of school supplies.

The back-to-school season is placing some area social service agencies closer than ever to the clients they serve: Both have an increased need for supplies.

With more people struggling to hold on to their jobs and their homes in the economic downturn, families are asking for help in record numbers, agencies and government officials said. And a number of agencies said they, too, need help filling requests. Some groups that traditionally have had robust back-to-school drives said they are struggling to secure enough donations.

Check out the article to read more.

To donate supplies, check out the Department of Education's resource page and NYC.gov's donation guide page. They have great suggestions on where to donate.

Many large stores, like Target, Office Depot and Staples, have school supply sales as do stores like Family Dollar and Lots for Less.

Check out this article that gives some great suggestions from Charity Guide.

If you are outside NYC, google places in your city, call your local school and ask or check out online donation sites like I Love Schools.

Environmental Empathy and Children

Check out this great blog post by Suneet Bhatt on Eco Child Play called Kids Can...Develop Environmental Empathy.