AL January 6, 2021 (11:54 am)
When I was driving a school bus annually I would take kids on feild trips to local streams to release the fry that hatched in their school. It was fascinating to watch how engrossed and interested the kids were, and so caring about ‘their babies’.This is a fantastic program for our world, ecosystem and communities, so glad COVID isn’t stopping this all-important program!!
Merrily Stover January 6, 2021 (9:24 pm)
Well done, Judy and Phil! Thanks keeping this innovative and important program going!
thee January 7, 2021 (8:30 am)
I hope we’re explaining to the children the failures that led to the “need” for hatchery salmon and that, ultimately, hatchery salmon are detrimental to wild salmon populations and are not a solution.
Kim Seaman Sheridan wasn’t there to welcome the eight children as they entered a room at
But she was there the following year as a teacher, and she has been there every year since as the center’s director, welcoming nearly 5,000 infants and children over her 42 years of service.
Come January 1, Kim will begin the next chapter of her life – one not so abundantly populated with children.
She sees a change in directors as a plus for the center, enabling new leadership to run with new ideas. Also, she said, “After 42 years, it’s time to be home.”
Kim came to Seattle in 1978 with a degree in psychology and a specialty in child development. Her first job was teaching at a center that she soon realized was not good for children. She started substituting in the fledging program in Fauntleroy, which led to her being hired as a teacher in the spring of 1979.. When the first director moved on, Kim filled in on an interim basis and the board made it permanent in the fall