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Join us for a special parent event with Heidi Tringali, pediatric occupational therapist, speaker, and author of The Readied Child: Parenting Tools for Learning and Life Readiness. With more than 30 years of experience helping children and families, Heidi offers practical, compassionate guidance for understanding what true readiness looks like—not just for school, but for life.
| Event Date | Tuesday, September 15 2026 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
For Grades: Young Knights Pre-Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade
Are you ready for a Duplo Adventure? Using our imaginations and creative thinking- we will build our very own Duplo Town. We'll have fun making a snack and working as a team. Allergy Alert!! Dairy products will be used in the making of ice cream. YK1
| Event Date | Tuesday, August 25 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | Tuesday, August 25 2026 |
| Price | $35.00 |
Blending research with years of pediatric occupational therapy experience, The Readied Child helps parents understand how being organized, calm, and connected shapes attention, confidence, and performance. You’ll gain simple, actionable ways to support your child—without comparison or overwhelm.
This book offers a clear, compassionate roadmap for parents who want to raise capable, resilient learners by meeting their children where they are—and guiding them to be truly ready—inside and out.
Join us a for a study of The Readied Child by Heidi Tringali, MS,OTR/L.
Led by PDS' Jenny Stenberg, Emily Lequerica, the study will take place over a two sessions offered from 11:30–1:00 in the Library. Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch.
Books are available for purchase from Amazon in audiobook, hardcover, and Kindle formats.
| Event Date | Tuesday, September 1 2026, 11:30 am |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, September 8 2026, 1:00 pm |
To register for this event:
For Grades: Young Knights Pre-Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade
Grab your hard hats and join Bob the Builder’s Tiny Team! In this hands-on adventure, we’ll build mini projects, create fun construction-themed art, make tasty “builder snacks,” and enjoy story-time with Bob the Builder books. It's the perfect mix of imagination, creativity, and teamwork — can we build it? Yes we can!
| Event Date | Thursday, September 10 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | Thursday, September 10 2026 |
| Price | $35.00 |
Young Knights Pre-Kindergarten
All aboard for a toot-tastic afternoon of fun! Our YK and Pre-K boys are invited to join the Thomas the Tank Engine Enrichment Express! We'll chug along through creative stations—making train-themed art, building epic tracks, and enjoying a special train-tastic snack. It's the perfect after-school adventure for our youngest engineers! ?
| Event Date | Tuesday, September 22 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | Tuesday, September 22 2026 |
| Price | $35.00 |
For Grades: Young Knights Pre-Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade
Join Mrs. Comes and Ms. French for some fun Fall activities. We will make a creative keepsake. We’ll paint, create, read, and sing about the season. Snack will be provided.
| Event Date | Thursday, October 1 2026 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Cut off date | Thursday, October 1 2026 |
| Price | $35.00 |