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Mood Indigo to Appear as Finalists in The Great American Duet Sing-Off

March 31, 2009

Small Steps’ music instructor, Joe Romano, and his singing partner, Susan Elliott, have been selected as one of six duet acts to appear as finalists in The Great American Duet Sing-Off.  The sing off will occur on Saturday, April 11th at the Town Hall in New York City, and will be broadcast live during that [...]

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Sign Up To Receive Small Steps’ Newsletter!

March 24, 2009

Small Steps is getting ready to send out our latest newsletter, Heart & Sole (to view previous editions, see our Get Connected page).  If you don’t already receive this newsletter in your mailbox, we would love to send it to you! 
Just e-mail Lydia Jones with your physical mailing address and we’ll get one to you [...]

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St. John’s School Middle Schoolers Serve and Connect

March 13, 2009

Sixteen St. John’s School seventh graders volunteered and connected with our students from Small Steps’ Jensen location today, Friday, March 13.  They gathered here with the goal of planting a spring garden and coming alongside our sixty Small Steps students in order to show them how to plant in the Small Steps Community Garden.  However, due [...]

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Small Steps Goes Texan At BBQ Cook-Off

March 10, 2009

For the ninth year, Cold River Cattle Company has hosted Small Steps at their BBQ Cook Off tent, throwing an all-out Texas style party for our students.  On February 27, we went by chartered bus (provided by Carey Transportation) and school van to the rodeo grounds where we were met by gracious hosts Paul and [...]

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Small Steps Students Collecting Pennies for Schools in Afghanistan

March 5, 2009

Our Kindergarten students at Small Steps’ DePelchin campus have been reading Listen to the Wind, an early reader’s version of the story of Greg Mortenson and his efforts to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  (The full story is captured in Three Cups of Tea.)  The children responded to this moving story, one of Pakistani [...]

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