News Release

Rancho Santiago Community College District Gives the Gift of Reading to Preschool Students


Media event to be held Thurs., Dec. 5 at Santiago Canyon College

WHAT: The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is sharing the gift of reading with the youngsters enrolled at Santiago Canyon College’s (SCC) Child Development Center.
The Child Development Centers are training sites for SCC, Santa Ana College and other local college and university students in the early childhood development and human services fields. Students observe and participate in the classrooms to fulfill course requirements and gain practical experience in working with young children.

RSCCD Trustee Arianna P. Barrios, RSCCD Chancellor Marvin Martinez and SCC President John Hernandez, Ph.D. will read aloud Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf, and Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. Following story time, every child will be given the gift of a book and a copy of RSCCD’sTips for Reading Aloud with Children.

WHY: Reading ignites children’s intelligence and imagination and helps prepare them for elementary school and beyond.

WHEN: Thursday, December 5, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Santiago Canyon College Child Development Center
8045 E. Chapman Avenue
Building C
Orange, CA 92869

WHO:
Story readers include:

    • RSCCD Trustee Arianna P. Barrios
    • RSCCD Chancellor Marvin Martinez
    • SCC President John Hernandez, Ph.D

This event is open to the media, but not to the general public. Parking for the media is available in Lot 2 in spots marked “CDC Only.” Please refer to the map linked here.

For more information, please contact Janneth Linnell, RSCCD director of Child Development Services at Linnell_Janneth@rsccd.edu or (714) 480-7546.

About the Santiago Canyon College Child Development Center
The Santiago Canyon College Child Development Center (SCC CDC) serves children from two to five years of age. The center offers a full-day program from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The curriculum used by RSCCD Child Development Services is the High Scope Curriculum, which is based on active learning. We believe that children learn best through hands-on experiences with people, materials, events, and ideas. The RSCCD Child Development Center teachers support the children's current level of thinking and challenge them to advance to the next stage through support and differentiated instruction.

About Santiago Canyon College
Santiago Canyon College (SCC) serves more than 17,000 credit and noncredit students each semester. In 2017, SCC was ranked No. 13 among the 50 Best Community Colleges in the U.S. by College Choice and is currently ranked No. 3 in California by bestcolleges.com, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources. The college prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions and careers, and provides courses for personal and professional development, as well as customized training for business and industry. The college is recognized for its adult education program which keeps the working adult - and senior - in mind by offering flexible schedules, and community locations. Serving the residents of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Tustin, and Villa Park, SCC is one of two comprehensive colleges under the auspices of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

About Rancho Santiago Community College District
Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of the Rancho Santiago Community College District, which serves the residents of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Tustin. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, and customized training for business and industry.

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Contact: Karen Kalil

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