HIPPY Bowenfels will be celebrating the eighth national HIPPY week with a celebration on Wednesday, September 26.
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This year it will be holding a birthday party to celebrate HIPPY’s 20th year in Australia.
The HIPPY celebration starts at 12.30pm at Fatima Hall on the Great Western Highway.
The celebration will commemorate the achievements and recognise the efforts of all involved in the program; from coordinators and home tutors, to the parents, carers and children.
HIPPY Coordinator Ashlea Werner says HIPPY Bowenfels is a very active group in the Lithgow region.
“We currently have 60 enrolled families actively participating on the program,” Ms Werner said.
“The HIPPY celebration is an action packed afternoon of novelty events and activities for families to participate in.”
“The HIPPY program encourages a love of learning by using a number of strategies that make the most of everywhere learning without having purely a focus on traditional education practices.
“It builds self-esteem and confidence in parents and carers to be involved and enjoy their child's development and ongoing education, and we know it improves the enjoyment and achievement at school of our participating children.
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“We absolutely love HIPPY week and are so proud to celebrate the outcomes being achieved by our families every week.”
Families living in Lithgow, Wallerawang and Portland areas with a child in the year before formal schooling, around four years old, may be eligible to start HIPPY.
Parents can call HIPPY Coordinator, Ashlea Werner, on (02) 6352 4868 to find out more.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) is licensed to operate HIPPY in Australia with Centacare Bathurst the partner agency delivering HIPPY Bowenfels in Lithgow, Wallerawang and Portland.
