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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Pearl S. Buck International Hosts Special Needs Family Day

Children with special needs are invited to the first Special Needs Family Day.

Parents, siblings and friends of children with special needs are invited to the first Special Needs Family Day at Pearl S. Buck International on February 24. Erika Sands, education coordinator, will take the children on an adventure through children’s books written by Pearl S. Buck. Both parents and children are invited to participate in a variety of hands-on activities and projects as they discover the timeless characters and themes within Pearl S. Buck’s memorable stories. The event will be held from 12 to 3 p.m. and the cost is $8 per person. To register, visit www.pearlsbuck.org/communityeducation. For more information on the camps or other educational programs, contact Erika Sands, education coordinator at esands@pearlsbuck.org or 215…

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Pearl Buck Students Deck the Walls at Pearl S. Buck House 34th Annual Festival of Trees

Students from Neshaminy School District's Pearl Buck Elementary helped decorate the Pearl S. Buck house for the holidays.

Pearl Buck students in grades K-5 were invited to participate in the 34th annual Festival of Trees at the Pearl S. Buck House in Perkasie. Students in Mrs. McGuigan’s art classes created ornaments for the festival tree, including ceramic doves, pipe cleaner candy canes, paper stained-glass ornaments, and button decorated stars, hearts, and oval ornaments. In addition, every student in the school signed a tree skirt createdby Pearl Buck parent Leslie Maxwell. The Pearl Buck Elementary School Tree is located on the second floor landing outside of Miss Buck’s bedroom. Local artists, decorators, and Pearl S. Buck fans have been commissioned to design the holiday room décor in hopes of capturing the visitors’ votes for the “Best Display” during…

Janet Mintzer

10:19 am on Monday, November 26, 2012

It is so special for the students from the school named after Pearl S. Buck to be involved like this. What a beautiful connection and way for the children to learn about service and the global world we live in today. Way to go Mrs. McGuigan & Pearl S. Buck Elementary School. The tree you decorated is so beautiful too.   more ›

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