Mayfair 2025 - Featured Pillar of Community
Friends of Friendship “Turtle” Park (FOFP) proudly salutes our Pillars of Community
Building Together, Shell by Shell
Today’s featured sponsor is CommuniKids!
CommuniKids offers an early childhood language immersion school dedicated to helping young children become bilingual through an engaging and nurturing educational environment.
Founded with the mission of fostering global citizenship from a young age, CommuniKids offers preschool and pre-kindergarten programs that immerse children in a second language such as Spanish, French, or Mandarin. The school believes that early exposure to language builds not only linguistic skills but also cultural awareness, cognitive flexibility, and social-emotional development. Using play-based, child-centered teaching methods, CommuniKids integrates language learning into everyday activities, enabling children to develop fluency naturally and confidently. Its curriculum aligns with national early learning standards and includes a strong focus on literacy, math, science, and social studies—all taught in the target language. Teachers are native speakers who are trained in early childhood education, ensuring an authentic and developmentally appropriate experience.
With multiple locations in DC, CommuniKids serves a diverse community of families who value multilingualism and multicultural education. In addition to its core school-year programs, the school offers language immersion summer camps and enrichment classes. Through its commitment to language, culture, and community, CommuniKids helps lay the foundation for lifelong learning and cross-cultural understanding in young children.
🔗 Learn more about CommuniKids: https://communikids.com/
🎉 Join us for MayFair 2025 — a joyful, carnival-like celebration for kids ages 2 and up —
📅 Saturday, May 17 | 11 AM–3 PM
📍 4500 Van Ness Street NW, Washington, DC
Come enjoy rides, games, food, and fun as we honor the people and partners who help our community grow—shell by shell.
We have many events throughout the year. Click here to find out what's coming up at Turtle Park!
OUR PROJECTS
Learn more about all the great projects Friends of Friendship Park has been able to complete for the community.
Friends of Friendship Park is the liaison between the community and DPR to provide a safe, clean and beautiful park that includes the playground, recreation center, basketball court, tennis courts and baseball field. Learn more.
Join us by volunteering at our events or by making a donation. If you have an idea for how to improve the park, let us know!