Our intent is to be a driving force in getting caregivers geared up and knowledgeable about how their contributions can significantly influence their child’s success. The GET UP Project provides services to prepare adults who nurture, educate, and care for children and youth in ways that foster optimal success in educational, emotional and social development. Here at The GET UP Project we seek to highlight the importance of “understanding” in fostering positive relationships between individuals who find themselves in “parenting” roles (hereafter referred to as trustees) and the children and youth that they seek to educate, guide, protect, and nurture. Parents need to know the ways in which kindergarten has become more advanced and technical. Trustees have the responsibility of providing the educational foundation during those crucial years. Price feels strongly that parents need to understand how their choices affect a child’s future success in school. She also recognizes that people working with parents and children need the support of someone with an education background to share this information. She has spent her career preparing children for kindergarten and future school success. The name, The GET UP Project, was created to inspire trustees of young children to get up and get active to insure the best future for children. The logo is a West African Adinkra Symbol called Mate Masie whose implied meaning is “I Understand.”
Valerie Scott Price in Newport News, VA founded The GET UP Project in 2005. After working in the field of early childhood development and public education for 30 years, Price realized that many individuals educating, nurturing and caring for children and youth did not grasp the full significance of their role in influencing a child’s success in today’s world.
