Discover Your Superpower with Hero Elementary
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As a community outreach and family support coordinator who is passionate about helping families connect with valuable resources and programs, I’m busy generating excitement for the upcoming pre-K school year.
School is more than classrooms and textbooks. It’s a place where the magic of potential sparks to life. Just like the students in the PBS KIDS series Hero Elementary, we all have unique abilities waiting to be discovered. Maybe your child is a whiz at building gadgets like AJ or possesses incredible super strength like Benny. School is the launchpad where students learn, experiment and hone those talents. Imagine turning a love for drawing into designing superhero costumes, or a fascination with rocks into creating superstrong shields. The possibilities are endless!
Take Lucita Sky from Hero Elementary, for instance. She started out shy and unsure, but with the help of her friends and teachers, she learned to control her incredible growth power. School provides that supportive environment where children can overcome challenges and celebrate victories, big or small. They’ll make friends who share interests, just like Mr. Sparks and his crew, who formed an awesome team despite their different powers. Together, they’ll learn valuable lessons about teamwork, communication and the importance of never giving up on their dreams.
School is more than just preparation for the future; it’s an adventure. It’s a place where your child can unlock the superhero within, discover their passions and embark on a journey of lifelong learning. So, step through the school doors with excitement, embrace the challenges and remember, the magic truly begins when we start to believe in ourselves and the incredible things we can achieve.
What’s your superpower?
Push Pull Puzzles is a super fun problem-solving science game! Learn the science behind what makes objects move.
In this activity, with prompting and support, kids describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.
Author Jessica Bohrer reads her book Your Voice is your Superpower about why free speech is so important.
Taler Miranda is the Community Outreach Specialist for Stanly County Partnership for Children. She is a North Carolina native and is passionate about giving back to the community that raised her. She graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2012 with a degree in foreign-language education and pursued a career in teaching Spanish. After working in the public school systems for 11 years, she shifted her focus to working with families with children ages birth to five years old in order to better advocate for literacy, healthy lifestyles and family units. Taler is a military wife and mom of two girls and two fur babies. For fun, she teaches Zumba, works on DIY projects and reads as much as possible.