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The Board of Directors for the PSESD Learning Communities Foundation (LCF) is pleased to welcome Nancy Woodland as our new executive director.
Below you will find issues of Learning Communities Foundation and Educare Seattle's joint newsletter, The Leaf, along with other news and stories from the Learning Communities Foundation and Educare Seattle.
NEWS
![Teacher's Corner - April Savage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630098337/psesdorg/b3rlso6ylxp4n2fiuxes/ASFamilyImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630098337/psesdorg/b3rlso6ylxp4n2fiuxes/ASFamilyImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1630098337/psesdorg/b3rlso6ylxp4n2fiuxes/ASFamilyImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1630098337/psesdorg/b3rlso6ylxp4n2fiuxes/ASFamilyImage.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630098337/psesdorg/b3rlso6ylxp4n2fiuxes/ASFamilyImage.jpg","width":1440}])
Learn about Educare Teacher April Savage's story & journey with Educare Seattle!
![Preschool Program Expands Number Of Classrooms, Extends Summer Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617987722/psesdorg/tbutzncjqmv8wq67me8p/preschool-in-seattle-educare-early-learning-center-57f3f6d0f713-huge.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617987722/psesdorg/tbutzncjqmv8wq67me8p/preschool-in-seattle-educare-early-learning-center-57f3f6d0f713-huge.png","width":405}])
Educare Seattle is listed as a site within the Seattle Preschool Program that will provide increased programming to help mitigate learning loss during COVID-19.
![Teacher’s Corner: Multi-Generational Impact of Educare Seattle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616689557/psesdorg/rl26ympuz11rygp8hime/Untitled-1_1.png","width":1950}])
![The Leaf, Issue 5]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616705879/psesdorg/ooqevfgnrwrf9tv8wxtg/K0416_DZ3A9925_EducareSeattle_HiRes.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616705879/psesdorg/ooqevfgnrwrf9tv8wxtg/K0416_DZ3A9925_EducareSeattle_HiRes.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1616705879/psesdorg/ooqevfgnrwrf9tv8wxtg/K0416_DZ3A9925_EducareSeattle_HiRes.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616705879/psesdorg/ooqevfgnrwrf9tv8wxtg/K0416_DZ3A9925_EducareSeattle_HiRes.jpg","width":1200}])
![Educare Adapts During COVID-19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1608058435/psesdorg/esrnmzrb2dzsct0kgz4q/EducareStaff.jpg","width":1920}])
Laura McAlister, Executive Director of Educare Seattle, provides some lessons from the initial adaptations and what look like for staff, students and families.
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Boeing Grant Press Release
![Learning Communities Foundation Update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1601414026/psesdorg/gkx2rz4zjf9m9pkunub1/lcflogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1601414026/psesdorg/gkx2rz4zjf9m9pkunub1/lcflogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1601414026/psesdorg/gkx2rz4zjf9m9pkunub1/lcflogo.jpg","width":576}])
![Educare Seattle's Story]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1587580359/psesdorg/rsd7dg2cne0jqpfcvk83/Educare-1.jpg","width":2200}])
The history of Educare Seattle
By Aeryn King