Diana Garcia \ Roundup
This last at Pierce “The Week of the Young Child,” was held on Friday at 9:30-11a.m., between the business office and the bookstore where the Child Development children had a chance to tour the art exhibit that has been displayed since Monday by young children in the local community.
“A total of 108 children have been invited to come and go through the exhibit and the art,” said Alondra Murcia, vice president of the Child Development Club.
According to Murcia, the art that was displayed comes from the Pierce children, but from other schools and centers.
The exhibit includes pictures by the children of fishes, flowers, birds, angels and a letter that reads Happy Birthday with rainbows and butterflies.
The children line up all together in aqua color T-shirts in hand of volunteers which are directed to observe the art displayed on the glass windows. Immediately, they are lead down the steps towards the green and brown picnic tables where they sit to begin creating more art. Using green and yellow color sheets where they were given natural purple flowers and used a sticky clear sheet to press down and used as a frame.
“We are doing this clear transparent sheet and placing in between plants and then to decorating the brown bags using color sheets, pencils and crayons,” said Kenis Montel, 21 a Liberal Arts mayor.
Kids’ playing with a large parachute displaying the colors green, navy blue, yellow and red is set down on the ground for the kids to play with. A blue round ball is set in the center of the parachute while each child holds an end of the parachute bouncing the ball up and down. The joy of the kid’s laughter creates an excitement.
“They are great, you can learn so much from them and they are so honest,” said Roza Shaolinn, 31 a Child Development mayor. “They just need to learn to socialize and they are learning the life skills,” said Shaolinn.
Sitting on the picnic table with her silky light brown hair up in a pony tail painting a masterpiece on her brown bag using an orange crayon she begins to scribble scrabble with an up and down motion throughout the bag. She is asked what her name is, “I am three years,” said Levy while holding up her hand and showing only three tiny fingers.
With a confused squinting look on them and the sun rays hitting their soft silky faces that makes them narrow their eyes. Impatiently, they begin, “I want to play,” say the children all together and wait for directions from Murcia.
Soon after, certificates decorated with a blue border displaying small pictures with the teachers and volunteers name printed along with a set of flowers were passed out by Murcia. Ending it with a brief speech, “Thank you for visiting and coming, thank you I hope you guys had fun,” said Murcia.
This event is an annual celebration sponsored by The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world’s largest childhood education association that holds nearly 90,000 members.
This event is to focus on the children and their needs. This program was created to communicate with children one on one and teach them the tools they will utilize in the near future.
According to naeyc.org, approximately 13 million infants, toddlers and preschools children are non- parental care in the United States.
Programs like this help children stay focus and involve in their education giving them a chance to produce skills and learn to communicate.
