White Marsh Hosts BCPSfest 2019 Back-To-School Festival

From Baltimore County Public Schools: Join Baltimore County Public Schools at a free outdoor festival to celebrate the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Come to see our exciting Mobile Innovation Lab. Get up close and personal with an antique fire engine. Learn more about supporting student success on the BCPS Parentmobile. Test your dancing skills. Let the experts give you dental advice. Find a great book to read on the county library’s Bookmobile. Discover BCPS and community programs and services. Be entertained by talented BCPS students. This event is sponsored by The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools.

When: Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Where: Boscov’s at White Marsh Mall
Lower parking lot
8200 Perry Hall Boulevard, 21236
Background: Festival vendors are:

From the community

• AAA Mid-Atlantic
• Adventure Dental, Vision, and Ortho
• Baltimore County Public Library Bookmobile
• Colgate-Palmolive Dental Van – dental screening, free toothbrushes
• Community College of Baltimore County – information about early college and other programs
• The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools – information about support for teachers
• Fire Museum of Maryland – bringing antique 1949 Mack fire engine
• First Financial Federal Credit Union – book giveaway and reading nook
• Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum
• Maryland 529 – information about saving for college
• Maryland Association of School Health Nurses – health information, spin to win
• Medieval Times – bringing a princess or king
• Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education
• Patient First – medlcal information, giveaways
• RSVP – Retired Senior Volunteer Program – volunteer opps for seniors and schools
• State Highway Administration

From BCPS

• Career and Technical Education
• College and Career Readiness – goal-setting, picture booth
• English for Speakers of Other Languages
• English Language Arts
• Food and Nutrition Services – answering questions about school meals
• Health and Physical Education
• Home and Hospital
• Library Media Programs – storytime booth with local celebrity readers
• Magnet Programs – information about application process, options
• Mathematics – math games
• Mobile Innovation Lab – LEGO construction, circuitry, computer programming
• Music and Dance Education – Wheel of Dance, interactive music activity
• Parentmobile – mobile resource center
• Resource Centers for Families and Schools – selling learning materials
• School Counseling
• Science
• Social Studies
• Staffing and Recruitment/Human Resources – job opportunities with BCPS
• Transportation – bringing a school bus
• Visual Arts – printmaking bookmarks

Featured Entertainment

• Dancers from Shady Spring Elementary
• Southwest Academy Marching Tigers
• Performers from Stages Music Arts in Cockeysville