Durant News
June 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Transportation! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
May 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Farm Life! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning...
April 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Check out the April 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar. The theme for this month is Weather! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align...
March 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is all about Spring! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
February 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is Winter! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning...
October 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
The theme for this month is All About Fall! Kindergarten Readiness calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4 years old. All activities align with the Mississippi Department of Education Early...
August Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Can you believe that it is just about time to go back to school? We love the summer but also love going to school! We love is so much that we thought the theme for this month should be “All About Going to School!” Check out the August 2019 kindergarten readiness...
June Kindergarten Readiness Calendar
Check out the June 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
May Kindergarten Readiness Calendar!
Check out the May 2019 kindergarten readiness calendar! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
April 2019 Kindergarten Readiness Calendars Are Here!
Check out the April 2019 kindergarten readiness calendars! The calendars are created monthly with thematic activities for families to engage daily with children ages 3 & 4. All activities align with Mississippi Department of Education Early Learning Standards....
Durant National Night Out and Back to School
News Release to Holmes .County Herald, August 10, 2018 On August 7 a record crowd attended Durant National Out and Back To School Party at the historic Durant Depot in downtown Durant. About 75 volunteers worked to provide Durant families with school information,...
Durant Excel By 5 Meets with New Representatives
The Durant Excel By 5 Coalition meeting on September 2, 2015, dealt with plans for the Children's Center improvements. Click here to see details of our most recent meeting.
National Night Out 2014
City of Durant and Durant Excel By 5 National Night Out Durant Mayor Tasha Davis and the City Board along with Durant Excel By 5 welcomed several hundred visitors to South Depot Street for Durant National Night Out and Back To School Party on August 5. The program...
Durant Excel By 5 Coalition Approved
Durant Excel By 5 Coalition received approval recently as a Candidate Early Childhood Community with Mississippi Excel By 5, a non-profit organization dedicated to quality early learning for children ages birth to five. State Director Bob Clay and Site Coordinator...