Students and parents wrote letters to their favorite Disney character as an activity for their Mail and friendship theme. The staff sent them out to the characters the following day, and to the children’s surprise; they got a response back! When they saw the envelope, they were thrilled to see a small picture of Mickey Mouse in the return address spot. The kids were so excited that they read the letter out loud during circle time!
Philadelphia’s Family Fall Harvest!
On September 30th, 2017 Brightside’s Philadelphia region held a Family Fall Harvest festival at the MLK Jr. Recreation Center. The festival offered pony and horseback riding, games, food, music and all around family fun. It also gave local families the opportunity to take that next step to quality childcare! We are grateful to all of the sponsors and vendors who joined our PHL team at this event. We had representatives from Temple University, Health Partners Plans, Special Education for Early Developmental Success (SEEDS), Consumer Satisfaction Team, CityLife, Resource for Human Development (RHD), the City of Philadelphia Fire Department, North Philadelphia Neighborhood libraries and several others.
We want to give a huge thank you to Jacquelyn Taylor, Philadelphia’s Marketing Director, and Colette Kliss, Regional Vice President of Philadelphia, our Family Service Coordinators and all of the PHL team for making this event such a success! Click here for more information on enrolling in a Philadelphia location near you.
Pittsburgh’s Family and Staff Appreciation Carnival!
On September 9, Brightside Academy hel
d a Family and Staff Appreciation Carnival for its Pittsburgh region. The carnival was held at the Squirrel Hill location and brought together families and members of the community for fun filled day! The Carnival included a DJ, face painting, balloon artist, visits from the Pittsburgh Police Department, the Carnegie Library and much more! Families interested in enrollment were given informational sessions by Family Advocate, Maria Perry. We want to give a 
huge thank you to our Pittsburgh Regional Team for making this event such a great success.
Brightside Academy understands the importance of bringing our staff and families together and showing them how much we appreciate what they bring to our organization as a whole. With this is in mind, Brightside will now host Family and Staff appreciation events such as this one for each region! To stay up to date on upcoming events be sure to like our Facebook page. Looking for childcare in the Pittsburgh area? Find the closest 
location to you here!
