Education and Child Care Tips
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library, 400 Johnson
Street, offers weekly story times for toddlers, preschoolers and school children up to
12 years old. The newly renovated Children's Department offers special programs throughout the year, including the
Story Seekers program, which fosters the imaginations of children ages
10 and up through puppetry and storytelling, and the Summer Reading Book
Club. The library has a CD-ROM storybook collection for in-house use on the library's computers. Call (252) 638-7815 for more information.
The
Craven County Board of Education meets on the third Thursday of the month
at 3600 Trent Road in New Bern at 7 PM. All meetings are open to the
public. There is a half hour public participation segment at every
board meeting that welcomes the public to express issues or concerns.
Board of Education Committee meetings are held the Monday before the
third Thursday beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meetings are open to the
public.
Oaks
Road Elementary School and J. T. Barber Elementary School in New Bern, and
Havelock Elementary School and James W. Smith Elementary in Havelock
all require students to wear uniforms. For all other Craven
County schools, the Board of Education recently adopted a strict dress
code. For more information concerning Board of Education policies, contact
Mary Alice Swindell, (252) 514-6346.
The
Craven County Board of Education recently adopted a 100 percent tobacco
free policy that prohibits the use of tobacco products on all school
property by everyone at all times.