Summer Learning Family Fun Day
Sat, Jun 17
|Jackson
Jackson Convention Complex, Saturday, June 17 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Education and health-related vendors from across Mississippi will be on hand to provide resources and fun hands-on learning stations.
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2023, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Jackson, 105 E Pascagoula St, Jackson, MS 39201, USA
About the event
Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Summer Learning Family Fun Day returns to the Jackson Convention Complex, Saturday, June 17 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Education and health-related vendors from across Mississippi will be on hand to provide resources and fun hands-on learning stations.
Come enjoy hands-on activities and a book giveaway, in addition to meeting MPB and PBS characters like Ed Said, Alma's Way, Daniel Tiger, and McGruff. Also, enjoy special performances from Ed Said and Move2Learn.
Our theme this year is "All together…together." The main goal is to enrich the lives of Mississippi families through literacy activities. We aim to engage and encourage families to learn together. Summer Learning Family Fun Day is an example of how MPB interacts with its communities to promote summer learning. Summer reading is critical and helps prevent the “summer learning slide.” It also supports student learning and engagement.
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