Today, 15 blind and low-vision students from Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (NBCF) ages five to 19 as well as their chaperones enjoyed a special visit to Minus5º ICE Experience at Mandalay Bay for a frosty, 23-degree experience created by expert ice sculptors out of 90 tons of carved ice. After donning warm coats and gloves, the children were escorted into the ice … [Read more...] about Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation Students Visit Minus5º Ice Experience at Mandalay Bay
Preschool
Library District’s New Launchpads Help Kids Get Ready to Read by 3rd Grade
Faced with an ongoing trend of low reading and math scores among Nevada students and falling school enrollment rates, accelerating early learning has become one of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District’s most urgent priorities. To help boost these critical skills, the Library District is putting a new kid-friendly educational tool into the hands of students in our … [Read more...] about Library District’s New Launchpads Help Kids Get Ready to Read by 3rd Grade
City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department to Host Virtual Job Fair on September 18
Variety of paid part-time positions are available and can be applied for online in advance of the virtual job fair The City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a virtual job fair for several part-time positions on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those interested in working for the City of Henderson are encouraged to apply online in advance … [Read more...] about City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department to Host Virtual Job Fair on September 18
City Of Las Vegas Named ‘Bright Spot Community’
Las Vegas Recognized For Supporting School And Community Success The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading announced today that it has named the city of Las Vegas a 2021 “Bright Spot Community” for its responses to the COVID crisis last year. Specifically, the Campaign is highlighting communities that developed exemplary or innovative responses to the COVID crisis, … [Read more...] about City Of Las Vegas Named ‘Bright Spot Community’
Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation Spring Break Campers Ride The Rails At Rail Explorers
Today, 23 blind and low-vision spring break campers from Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (NBCF) grades pre-kindergarten through grade 12 as well as their chaperones enjoyed an exhilarating four-mile downhill ride on the rail bikes at Rail Explorers in Boulder City, Nevada. Following this, the campers experienced a special adaptive tour of the historic trains at the … [Read more...] about Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation Spring Break Campers Ride The Rails At Rail Explorers
Rail Explorers Welcomes The Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation To The Rails In Boulder City, Nevada, March 31
On Wednesday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m., approximately 20 blind and low-vision campers from Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation (NBCF), ages pre-kindergarten through grade 12, will ride the rail bikes at Rail Explorers in Boulder City Nevada. Following their rail-bike ride, the campers will take part in special, adapted tour of the historic trains of the Nevada State Railroad … [Read more...] about Rail Explorers Welcomes The Nevada Blind Children’s Foundation To The Rails In Boulder City, Nevada, March 31