We would like to welcome our new teacher, Becca Bell, to the team! She will be working at Bay View as a Nature Based Teacher. Read more about Becca below.
Growing up in Minnesota, and since spending much of my adult life here, I've come to cherish the seasons and freshwater we're blessed to have here particularly in Duluth. With an B.A. degree from St. Olaf and a Master's in Environmental Education from UMD, I've since become passionate about sharing that love for our world with my students. For the past seven years I've loved guiding the imaginative, creative, big body, and mindful play of some of our youngest learners in our natural world and I'm now eager for a new beginning with Bay View! When I'm not teaching you'll find me hiking with my dog, Juni, in and on the water, challenging myself with cross-country skiing and mountain biking, and being an auntie to both my nephews and chosen family. I'm honored and excited to be a part of your family's forest preschool experience!
Full Circle Yoga came to visit our summer nature classes! The kids loved learning new poses on this beautiful day. ☀️
Some of our Proctor and Hermantown Kids' Zone staff were recently CPR certified. Thank you, Elmer Engman, for the skill-building class!
Today is the start of Summer Kids' Zone. We would like to welcome all of our students back as summer kicks off!
Welcome Ms. Jodi! Learn more about her below.
My name is Ms. Jodi and I’m so excited to be teaching Stepping Stones this year! This will be the start of my sixth year in the Early Childhood Education Program. I am married to my husband Nathan, and we have two boys, Blake and Brecken. In my free time I enjoy listening to audiobooks, shopping, and spending time with my friends and family. I love teaching because I love making learning fun for others!
It's officially summer break! We look forward to seeing you all this summer at our programs.
Attention Proctor Families! Have you registered your incoming kindergartener and/or first grader for this summer learning opportunity? Register today at ph.ce.eleyo.com.
We would like to welcome Natalie Berg, Summer Intern, to our team. We are excited to have her on board. Natalie is a recent Hermantown High School graduate, and she will be attending Minnesota State University, Mankato this fall. Her hobbies include spending time on the lake, reading, and fitness.
Join us tomorrow night (June 9th) at 7:00 pm at the Proctor High School Auditorium. This movie night is in partnership with the Proctor Police Department. We hope to see you all there!
Summer Nature RailHawks visits Little Barnyard in Esko for nature learning and exploring. Thanks to our partnership with Little Barnyard, preschool students will get to visit once a week for the month of June!
A special thank you to the Girls Construction Class at HHS for building us this Little Free Library for Preschool students at the Hermantown Community Learning Center! If you have books you wish to donate that are appropriate for preschoolers please stop by and help us stock our library!
Come join us on a fun-filled day in Stillwater, MN! Rain or shine we'll enjoy a relaxing paddleboat ride and lunch down the St Croix River. After there will be plenty of time to roam the streets of Stillwater shopping and exploring this historic city. We'll stop for food on the way down and back! ph.ce.eleyo.com
the Women's Book Club that meets every 4th Monday of the month at the PACC library, Book for June is Thunder Rain by Charles Martin, and Book of July is Desperate Acts by Alexandra Ivy.
This 45-minute endurance class combines intervals of strength and cardio exercises to target your entire body. Each session will be different from the last, which will assist in creating more defined muscles, increasing your endurance, and burning calories. Classes will include exercises such as running, climbing stairs, pushups and planks, and various core work! ph.ce.eleyo.com
Just Kids Dental shared the importance of good dental hygiene to our school readiness and stepping stones students in Proctor! Each student got to take home a goodie bag of dental supplies!
A huge THANK YOU to our friends at the Duluth Children's Museum for teaching our Hermantown, Bay View & Pike Lake students about the science behind bubbles! Our students loved the hands-on experiences that you provided this school year!
Led by coach Greg Aker, Hermantown Speed and Strength Training will be taking place at Hermantown High School from Monday, June 19th through Friday, July 28th between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm. This training program is for students in grades 9-12 only.
Our Fourth Grade helpers (including rock star, Levi) have been such an important source of help with our preschool students this year. From getting winter gear on to reading books to our preschool friends, our Fourth Grade helpers did an amazing job helping our little learners become the best they could be this school year!
We just cannot get enough of this great weather in our nature based learning classroom in Hermantown!
A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers from our Bay View, Pike Lake, and Hermantown Reading Pals programs this year! It was so fun to celebrate the end of our year with good food, great stories, and the best company! Enjoy your summer and we can't wait to have you back next fall!
