First Friday Hikes, art classes and more with Sewickley's Nonprofit Corner

Allegheny Land Trust

416 Thorn St., Sewickley. 412-741-2750. alleghenylandtrust.org.

First Friday Hikes

On the first Friday of every month (barring holidays) join an ALT education staff for a nature hike at one of ALT’s green spaces.

On July 9, from 10-11:30 a.m. we’ll be at Audubon Greenway exploring the bugs that call the meadows home. Tickets are $5. No walk-ins are permitted.

The Audubon Greenway is located at 160 Magee Road in Sewickley.

Sweetwater Center for the Arts

200 Broad St., Sewickley. 412-741-4405. sweetwaterartcenter.org.

Art classes

Summer registration is open. Sweetwater Center for the Arts offers weekly camps through Aug. 20 for ages 4-16 in a variety of mediums, including ceramics, drawing, painting, mixed media, performing arts and culinary.

Sweetwater also offers pre-care beginning at 8 a.m. and after-care until 5 p.m. and scholarships to students demonstrating need. In addition to summer camps, Sweetwater offers ongoing classes and workshops for youth and adults of all skill levels and experience, as well as private lessons with professional teaching artists.

To ensure a healthy learning space for all, a limited number of seats is available.

Explore options and register online. Contact Erin Cory at ecory@sweetwaterartcenter.org with questions.

Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children’s Center

424 Frederick Ave., Sewickley. 412-741-4087. laughlincenter.org.

Preschool Jumpstart Program

A mini-preschool program to help children new to preschool ease into a school environment before starting preschool in the fall.

The program, taught by Village Preschool teachers, will foster social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development, as well as support individual developmental milestones that contribute to a strong foundation for future learning in the preschool setting. Class sizes will be limited to between 10 and 12 children. It will take place from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays July 13-29.

Call Karen Borland at 412-741-4087 with questions.

Countdown to Kindergarten Summer Program

Countdown to Kindergarten is for children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2021.

The multidisciplinary group is designed to prepare your child for kindergarten.

Each day will offer fun and varied activities to promote language enrichment, fine and gross motor skills, socialization and early academic knowledge. Staffed by Laughlin Children’s Center therapists and clinicians, children will participate in centers to engage with each discipline.

It will take place 10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from July 26-Aug. 6. Cost is $300 per child and class size is limited.

The Village Preschool in-person registration

Registration is currently being accepted for The Village Preschool.

The program for 3-year-olds is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Class is limited to 12 children. Children must be 3 by Sept. 1. Registration is $50 and tuition is nine monthly payments of $225.

The program for 4-year-olds is Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-12:10 a.m. and Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Class is limited to 18 children. Children must be 4 by Sept. 1. Registration is $50 and tuition is nine monthly payments of $400.

Classes are intentionally small to give the school’s qualified, caring, experienced teachers an opportunity to know your child well and leverage Laughlin Children’s Center’s 60+ years of multidisciplinary experience to help your child grow.

For more information, contact Karen Borland at 412-741-4087 or k.borland@laughlincenter.org.

Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Workshops

CARE training including an educational component and active practice for general use by adults who interact with children of all ages in a variety of settings.

CARE is a trauma-informed, field-initiated training for nonclinical adults.

The training is not therapy but is based on principles taught in Parent Child Interaction Therapy. CARE utilizes the 3 P’s – Praise, Paraphrase, Point out to connect with children and promote positive child-adult relationships. CARE training also contains a set of techniques for giving effective commands to children and a set of selective ignoring techniques to redirect problematic behaviors.

The Laughlin Children’s Center Psychology department is offering a one-day CARE workshop for adults only, 10 a.m.-noon July 30 and Aug. 6, Aug. 12 and Aug. 13.

The Tull Family Theater

418 Walnut St., Sewickley. 412-671-1456. thetullfamilytheater.org.

Postpartum Revolution Road Trip

Postpartum Depression impacts one out of five moms and is particularly prevalent among Black and brown communities. The advocacy of comedian Angelina Spicer, a PPD survivor, has led to three current California laws supporting new moms, and with her Postpartum Revolution Road Trip, Spicer is advocating for similar national legislation – and to have PPD openly discussed and addressed. On July 17 at 7 p.m., she’ll be at the Theater (her exclusive Pittsburgh stop on the national tour) for an event featuring her filmed comedy special on PPD and a live panel discussion with other survivors and local healthcare experts who can connect women with the care they need. Spicer’s next focus is a documentary film, “The Push for Permission.”

Editor’s note: The Nonprofit Corner is a new weekly listing of the Sewickley area’s nonprofit events and fundraisers. To have your information listed, email Sewickley Herald editor Katie Green at kgreen@triblive.com.