NSU-CFN Photo Gallery

Introduction to Child Care Shreveport
Renee Richardson conducts one of the Introduction to Child Care classes. These new sessions were designed for new employees based on suggestions from directors. The 12-hour sessions are conducted quarterly.	Renee Richardson presents Introduction to Child Care session.	Participants in session in Shreveport.
KidzMath
The KidzMath Project is a special project designed to teach math skills to children in afterschool programs.	Participants in the KidzMath Project were part of a field test for the development of new math games.	Participants learn how to play games that teach math for use in their afterschool programs.
Participants play games designed to teach math skills to schoolage children.	As more and more children are in afterschool programs, centers face the challenge of helping with academic skills while keeping the activities fun and entertaining.	Megan demonstrates activities. Participants learned the activities through playing the games themselves. They received all necessary materials in exchange for the feedback on the children's reaction to the games.
Richard Cosser demonstrates tanograms on overhead in follow-up KidzMath session.	Richard Cosser of Developmental Services Center, the developer of the KidzMath program addresses school age program personnel in Shreveport.	Participants in the KidzMath session.
Schoolage Conference
Jo Ann Nalley, our keynote speaker, of Arkansas State University located in Jonesboro, Arkansas.	A one-day Schoolage Conference was held in Monroe and Shreveport.	Participants enjoy an activity for schoolagers.
Geena Davis conducts breakout session on communication.	Jo Ann Nalley, of ASU, conducts breakout session.	Diana Courson of ASU conducts breakout session. The breakout sessions gave participants an opportunity to select the topics they needed.
Special Math Project
Cheryl McBride teaches a newly developed math training project. Participating centers received manipulatives and books needed to conduct the activities they learned in the special 12-hour sessions.	Participants in small group math activity.	Participants in small group math activity for children.