EdVenture to host 50th anniversary celebration of Head Start
October 21, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – EdVenture Children’s Museum is pleased to host the 50th anniversary celebration of Head Start on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EdVenture will provide a fun-filled morning of music, play, storytelling, science and exercise for 1,000 Head Start students and their caregivers from across South Carolina.
This exciting day will begin with a celebration at 10:30 a.m. on EdVenture’s Congaree Terrace and will continue with a sing-a-long and the reading of a passage from the Head Start Awareness Month Proclamation signed by Governor Nikki Haley in commemoration of the anniversary.
“This year, we celebrate 50 years of Head Start,” said Evelyn Patterson, president of the SC State Head Start Association. “It is a historic milestone that presents a perfect opportunity to reflect on how we have evolved. It also encourages us to renew our continued passion and commitment for providing high-quality services to our families.”
The museum will be extending the My Backyard early childhood exhibit to cover the entire second floor with activities for the Head Start students. There will be a special guest appearance from Curious George and some of Columbia’s local firefighters, who will participate in story time. The day will conclude with lunch on the museum’s terrace.
“Both Head Start and EdVenture lead South Carolina with initiatives to build first-class learning opportunities for all children throughout the state,” said Nikki Williams, executive vice president of external relations at EdVenture. “EdVenture is delighted to partner with Head Start to celebrate the success of such a wonderful mission. We plan to wow every student who walks through our doorson Thursday!”
The anniversary celebration at EdVenture is sponsored by the South Carolina State Head Start Association, Inc., the South Carolina Head Start Collaboration Office and the South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships, Inc.
About EdVenture
The mission of EdVenture is to inspire children to experience the joy of learning. EdVenture is a locally-managed, not-for-profit informal educational institution dedicated to lifelong learning through its 92,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor interactive exhibit space and in its educational outreach programs and after school programs. The museum has welcomed visitors from all 50 states and 18 foreign countries, creating shared experiences and memories for families learning together. For more information about EdVenture, visit www.edventure.org or call (803) 779-3100.
About SC State Head Start Association
The South Carolina State Head Start Association (SCSHSA) is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families in South Carolina. Head Start is a federal to local comprehensive, income eligible, school readiness program designed to improve the lives of children and their families by way of high quality programming. In South Carolina, there is a Head Start program in each of the 46 South Carolina counties. Over 13,000 South Carolina children are served by 25 grantees. Services are provided through Early Head Start, Head Start, Migrant Head Start, Native American Head Start, and Early Head Start/Childcare Partnership grants. Celebrating 50 years of service: 1965-2015. Head Start is in fifty states and two territories.
