Come See Rachel Coleman at the San Bernardino County Library Signing Time Event

What: Rachel Coleman, Emmy-nominated host of Signing Time will be performing in San Bernardino

When: September 2, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: San Bernardino County Library Steel Workers Auditorium located at 8437 Sierra Ave Fontana, CA 92335

Additional Information: This is a free event for the community. Stick around after the event for your chance to meet Rachel!

Come see Rachel Coleman at this year’s Nevada Homeschool Expo in Las Vegas

What: Signing Time Presentation by Rachel Coleman

Rachel will be sharing the benefits of using sign language in educational settings. Plus, you’ll get a peek at the new Signing Time Classroom Edition, which makes it even easier for all educators to incorporate signs in their daily routines and in their current curriculum.

Where: The Nevada Homeschool Expo

Community Lutheran Church
3720 E. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89121

When: Saturday August 8, 2009
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

A meet and greet will follow the event.

Additional Information: Registration for this event is required. Admission varies.

To register, visit: http://2009nhe-event.eventbrite.com/

See Rachel at the Klamath Falls Early Childhood Education Conference and Literacy Fair

Early Childhood Education Literacy Fair: Show Me a Sign

When: Friday, October 31st. The Literacy Fair is from 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Rachel will be performing at 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Where: Altamont Elementary School, located at 2450 Summers Lane in Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603.

Additional Information: This is a free public event that will focus on early childhood communication from birth to age eight years old. Children will receive free books and can participate in many other fun activities.

Klamath Falls Chapter of the Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC) Early Childhood Education Conference

When: Saturday, November 1st. The OAEYC Conference is from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rachel will be the keynote speaker beginning at 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Following the presentation there will be a meet and greet workshop, where attendees will have the chance to meet and speak with Rachel from 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Where: Klamath Community College Bldg. 4, located at 7390 South 6 Street.

Additional Information: For more information about the upcoming conference, please call the Childcare Resource & Referral Center at 541.882.2308.

Fees:
Registration fees for members: $30
Registration fees for non-members: $40
Registration fees for child care providers for Klamath and Lake Counties: $20

Hope to see you there!

There are still news reports coming in from Rachel’s visit to Wilmington, North Carolina. I just couldn’t let these pass by without you knowing about them. You can watch the latest Signing Time related news clip on the WWAY-TV Channel 3 website.

We are back…well, Rachel and Leah get back sometime today.

The Triangle Down Syndrome Network Buddy Walk was fantastic. Rachel, Alex and Leah were a smash!

Going down the slide

After the morning show interview that I talked about in the last post, we all went over to Brier Creek Community Park, where we set up and got ready for the big performance. We may have stopped to take advantage of some fun things at the Buddy Walk…

Rachel, Alex and Leah at the Meet and Greet

After a couple of times down the slide, we headed over to our table and set up a place where people could stop and meet Rachel, Alex and Leah. Even before we set up, the hosts of Signing Time were bombarded… and loved every minute of it.

They had a chance to meet all the little buddies who were there to walk, and even got to see some people who came just to meet the Signing Time stars!

We even had the chance to meet 15-year old Noah Long, who (I hope I get the story right) unbeknownst to his family, volunteered them to help at the Buddy Walk so he would have a chance to work for a good cause and meet Rachel at the same time.

Lindsey Meeting Noah Long

Noah, who is blind, happened to stumble upon the music for Signing Time and has been a fan ever since. It was nice to finally meet him and his family.

When it came time to get Rachel, Alex and Leah to the stage, we felt so bad for leaving the booth…but we literally had to run to make it to the stage on time – we were running as they made the announcement. Rachel went on first and sang the Signing Time theme song. When Alex and Leah were introduced, they were greeted by the best applause and hooting and hollering around!

As part of the show, Rachel, Alex and Leah performed the Silly Pizza song, one of Rachel’s favorites It just so happens that all our Signing Time fans love this song and get really bummed if Rachel doesn’t perform it. Perhaps one of the most challenging songs, Rachel, Alex, Leah and a couple of Buddy Walk attendees performed this without a hitch. As a joke, Rachel falls to the stage exhausted. You can view the video below.



You can read all about one fans experience on our forum.

After the performance, Rachel, Alex and Leah joined the walkers for a walk around the park. From the looks of it, there were almost 2,000 participants that came for the walk.

Walking at the Buddy Walk

All in all, the Buddy Walk was a huge success…and we were so excited to be a part of it. You can see more photos on our website in the Photo Album.

The next day, Rachel and Leah were able to host a Signing Time Story Time at the Child Development Center in Wilmington. Students with exceptionalities and disabilities were able to meet these two stars and learned some sign language at the same time. Rachel and Leah were also able to meet with parents and families living in or around Wilmington, where they were able to talk about the importance of giving communication to all children, regardless of ability.

The Wilmington Star News reported before the event: Star News Parents: Meet Signing Time Host.