promoting and supporting early literacy through the arts
A partnership of parents, artists, educators and community members collaborating to create a culture in Southside Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where the arts are an integral part of all children's lives.
PASELA is transforming early child education classrooms into arts-based, literacy-rich learning environments.
PASELA prepares over 250 potentially at-risk preschool children for success in school
PASELA is funded through February 2007 by a $794,459.00 grant (85% of total project costs) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Child Care Bureau, of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services and more than $140,199.00 in local support (15% of total project costs). The content does not represent the official views of the funding agency, nor does publication in any way constitute an endorsement.
Arts Organizations
Early Education Programs
- • Georgina Jiminez Family Child Care
- • Head Start of the Lehigh Valley -
St. Peters and Donley - • Holy Infancy School
- • Lehigh Valley Child Care -
Campus Center - • Millie's Creative Child Care
- • Northampton Community College -
Reibman Hall Children's Center
Community Organizations
For more information, contact Becky Gorton at (610) 861-5472.