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Rainbow Station at Boulders To Host Block Party, Aug. 7
The Rainbow Station at Boulders school, which offers extended day nursery school and preschool programming as well as educational programs for children ages infant to 14 years old, is hosting a block party next Saturday in the Richmond, Va. area.
RICHMOND, VA, July 31, 2010 /Children and Youth PR News/ -- The Rainbow Station at Boulders school, which offers extended day nursery school and preschool programming as well as educational programs for children ages infant to 14 years old, is hosting a block party next Saturday that is free and open to the public.
The "Rock the Boulders!" event is open to children up to age 14, who must be accompanied by an adult. The block party will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. and will include the following activities with prizes awarded for all contests:
* Games including Balloon Toss, Rubber Duckies and a Hula Hoop Contest
* Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest (for ages 6 and up)
* Sack Races
* Bike Parade where children can decorate their bikes and participate in the parade
* Face Painting
* Bowling
* Craft table with organized activities
* Bounce House
* Refreshments
* Booths run by the Chesterfield Fire Department and the Virginia Department of Health to provide information and answer questions that parents may have. The Virginia Health Department will be offering information on car seat and home safety.
* Raffle to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. The prize is a week of free tuition for current families and those who register within 30 days of the event.
* Tours of the on-site infirmary "The Get Well Place," which is equipped with a reverse ventilation system to prevent any spreading of germs. After a quick diagnosis by the attending pediatric nurse and a medical records check, children are sent to one of four rooms based on their symptoms: The Woozy Station for gastrointestinal illness, the Sniffle Stop for respiratory illness, the Spot Stop for chickenpox, and the Rest Stop for convalescent care.
* "Teddy Bear Clinic" where children can bring their favorite teddy bear or doll to the infirmary to get "treatment" of a band aid.
* Tours of the Pre-School and "The Village," the school based on freedom and choice where children attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Cafe Rainbow, Club 5, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green.
The Rainbow Station at Boulders school is located on a two-and-half acre campus at 7421 Boulder Springs Road in Richmond. The school provides year round educational programs including summer camps and before- and after-school programs with buses that transport the children to and from a total of 13 elementary and middle schools located throughout the Richmond and Chesterfield area. The hours of school operation are 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
A strong draw for parents is Rainbow Station's infirmary located in an architecturally separate building on the campus attended by a full-time pediatric nurse so that parents have emergency back-up care when their child is mildly ill. "The Get Well Place" has a dedicated HVAC system designed to prevent any cross contamination, and is additionally equipped with a room with reverse ventilation to further prevent the spread of respiratory illness within the infirmary. The infirmary is open to all children in the community regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in Rainbow Station.
Rainbow Station has received many accolades over its 20 year history. The Greater Richmond Better Business Bureau recognized Rainbow Station's marketplace integrity by awarding the Torch Award in 2006 - 2007, and, in a later competition, the International Better Business Bureau named it a top five finalist in 2008 for marketplace excellence. More recently, Rainbow Station was honored by being named to the Center for Companies That Care 2009 Honor Roll and by receiving the Richmond Human Resources Management Association (RHRMA)'s Employer All Star Award for Workplace Excellence for the second consecutive year.
About Rainbow Station
Rainbow Station is headquartered in Richmond with four schools in the Richmond area with additional locations throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Texas for an overall total of nine campuses. Rainbow Station serves children ages 0-14 with extended day programming. Additional programs include before and after school care and summer camps. The multi-acre campuses include the highly unique feature of providing "The Get Well Place," an infirmary attended full-time by a pediatric nurse. The infirmary is located in a separate building and is equipped with a reverse ventilation system for children with infectious conditions such as Chicken Pox or the flu. Academically, each campus offers a specially constructed "Village," a recreation program based on freedom and choice for the school aged child where they attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Cafe Rainbow, Club 5, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green. Additional information on the campus is available on its website, www.rainbowstation.org or by calling the school directly at 804-272-0641.
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