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	Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based education program that teaches parents to be their preschool children's first teacher and prepare their 3-5 year olds for school. HIPPY parents are supported by easy-to-use activity packets that make learning and play fun, home visits by care professionals (home visitors) and group meetings. Families apply to the program and are selected on the basis of need determined by income. Chosen families must make a two-year commitment to participate 30 weeks per year, concurrently with the school year. Parents are provided with carefully developed materials, curriculum and books. HIPPY home visitors, who are parents in the program, are employed to work with 15 families each. The home visitors call upon the family every second week, bringing a new set of materials - usually a storybook and a packet of instructional materials. The home visitor and parent spend about one hour reviewing the materials, using role-play. If the parent has low literacy skills, an older child or a friend can take part in the visit. All of the instructional materials are prepared at a grade three reading level, and in Canada are available in English and French. Parents spend 15 minutes each day doing activities with their child. Every other week, the HIPPY program offers a group meeting at community centres or schools, with enrichment activities for parents. Home visitors are provided with weekly training sessions that better prepare them for their home-visitation work.	You can now also find us on: Donate to HIPPY It is through the generosity and support of organizations and individuals that we are able to provide this valuable service to more and more families in need. For a donation form please click here, or donate online HIPPY Events September 19, 2012, Royal York Hotel, Toronoto, ON 3rd Annual Aboriginal HIPPY Canada Gala Honoring Phil Fontaine For more information please e-mail: tharkey@hippycanada.ca. HIPPY News HIPPY Canada is delighted that His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, has accepted to become Patron of HIPPY Canada. HIPPY Canada has partnered with TVO to prodcue a series of How-To Videos - available in 9 languages - to help parents teach their pre-school childen about language, math, and science. The Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism supports HIPPY at our gala dinner, March 29, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel Toronto HIPPY Canada Board The following Officers have been elected for the 2011-2012 term: Maureen Boyd - Secretary Tim Casgrain - Chair Ann Cowan - Treasurer Sheldon Ehrenworth Henry Green Stephen Herbert - Vice Chair Kelly J. Lendsay Sandy Martin Laara Mixon Judith Moses - Past Chair Jacquelyn Scott Richard Stursberg Miriam Westheimer - Ex-officio HIPPY Canada Honorary Board Carol Slater, Chair HIPPY Canada Charitable Tax Number 863188538 RR0001

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