Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School

27/11/2022

What if your bird could choose the music they listen to? 🤔

Enrichment is a big part in keeping birds happy and healthy. Music is one of the many way we keep birds engaged here at the school! 😍

Dance parties every night! 🥳

17/11/2022

What if your bird could call you while on vacation?

Parrots get very stressed during times away from their normal caregivers. Being able to call their caregiver is one way we help to minimize their stress here at the school. 😊

24/10/2022

What are the top 3 things you would want your bird to learn while they are boarding? 😁

Playing on a tablet is just one of the many things your bird can learn during their stay at Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School! 🥰🥰🥰

18/10/2022

Good morning! The resident birds here at Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School are about to start their fun lessons 😍

Followed, of course, by dance parties 🎶 and playtime outside! 🌞🌿

We hope you have a nice day too! ❤️🤗

14/10/2022

We open the door and set out treats to invite Holly to play with us here at Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School 🥰

(Safely outside with her own tablet!)

I added Holly to the birds' Commboard under "sister" 💗 and told Ellie, "Tell Mom when you see Holly!"

Ellie sits on my shoulder while we teach our new little friend.

And if Holly comes to visit while I'm busy, Ellie shouts out let's me know :)

If you're looking for Ellie, you'll find her at the window watching for Holly (and refusing to go anywhere else at all) 😂

Can't wait for Holly to start talking to us too!

Boarding here means fun leaning lessons AND lots of outside friends for your cute bird too 🥰🥰🥰

14/10/2022

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are naming bird rooms at our new bird boarding school - What are your favorites???❤️

Parrot Kindergarten Boarding and Day School will only have space for 7 birds at a time to make sure each bird gets their needed enrichment, attention, and optional training lessons. Each boarding space (which we will call rooms) will have unique visual enrichment for the birds during their stay.

The School is located near the forest with window and aviary views of deer, otters, iguana, and other wildlife. There is always something new and interesting for the birds to see! 🌳

We are wanting to have unique names for each of the rooms for the bird parents to choose when booking their stay. The rooms will have corresponding visual enrichment to match the names.

Example: A room named “Songbird Lane” would have a view of an outdoor bird feeder for enrichment.

We had a blast creating a bunch of possible names for the rooms and we need your help to narrow it down to 7-

🌷Garden View
🦋 Butterfly Passage
🦌 Deer Path
🦦 Otter Crossing
🦎 Dino Tracks
🐦 Songbird Lane
🐠 Water Pals
🐿 Squirrel Station
🏞 River View
🐇 Bunny Trail
🌾 Cattail Avenue
🌳 Oak Resort
🪷 Lily pad Trace
🧚‍♀️ Fairy Friends

What are a couple of your favorites? 🥰

We will reveal the 7 room names in a few days when we tally the votes. Make sure you check back to see if your favorites will be used! 😁
~ Sierra

14/10/2022

"SAY HELLO TO - SIERRA!" When you're a little bird that can ask to hang with your bestie :)

Isabelle uses her tablet CommBoard to ask Sierra to play with her 🥰

At Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School your bird can learn to ask to call you using a communication board too when they want to say hi while they stay with us! :)

Asking to call mom or dad is one of the first things we teach the little bird kids that are staying with us!

13/10/2022

🥳 WANNA TEACH YOUR BIRD TOO?? 🥳

**TABLET GAME LESSON TODAY! Balloon Pop!**
(Live webinar est)

Isabelle is nothing if not passionate 🥰

(Her little squeal at the end! 😍😭)

Are you ready to turn your bird into a little gamer? 🎮🤓

Today at our Bird Learnin' Palooza we are learning Balloon Pop! 🥳

We're also gonna talk about how balloon pop is transformational for motor development and future gaming skills! 🥰

If you haven't registered for our workshop yet, click here! https://palooza.parrotkindergarten.com/

Balloon Pop lessons start in just a few hours 🥳

13/10/2022

Here at our parrot boarding and day school we even teach the local wildlife that visit us 😅

Meet little Holly! 🥰

I've been chasing this cutie out of the house here at the school for months 😂

She pops in and snacks and I scold her NO SQUIRRELS IN THE HOUSE! OUT OUT OUT!

But she never listens and I'm chasing her out all the time😆

If you can't beat them, join 'em 😍

Tomorrow we'll start adding peanut butter to her commboard to get her talking and learning🤦‍♀️

maybe she'll stop coming in the house. 😁

She's so so cute 🥰

Want your bird to play and talk on the tablet? We can teach your little one too while they stay with us! 😍

~Jen :)

11/10/2022

What if you could drop off your bird for boarding and pick them up all harness trained? 😎

Isabelle the cockatoo fell in love with her harness in just four easy and fun sessions with Sierra! 🥰Now she's ready for so many adventures!

From syringe and harness to tablet games and communication, we'll train your sweet bird while they stay with us here at Parrot Kindergarten Boarding & Day School!

09/10/2022

I have always been a dreamer, thinking up hundreds of impossible, but perfect scenarios. 🥰

Preparations for Parrot Kindergarten Boarding and Day School pull me back in time to when I was younger and the possibility of my own training center was seemingly impossible, but at the same time perfect.

It was something I longed for; something I could only dream of…
This once “impossible” dream is turning into a reality; where Jen and I are simultaneously in both, yet neither. It is no longer just a dream, but not quite reality… At least not yet. 😍

It feels surreal.

Something that is coming together almost too fast, but at the same time in slow motion. 😊

In this in-between, new dreams are brewing as well. Big “what ifs” of possibilities make me feel young, dreaming of giant futures again.

How big can we grow the school? How many birds can we reach? How much can we change the lives of little ones through learning while boarding?🐥 Only time can truly tell.

13/09/2022

03/05/2022

HEAR MOM! (This is a sad conversation.)

I think Ellie just told me to listen to her 🤯 She seems to be experimenting with using word combinations for persuasion 😳

She'd been asking for car rides all day, and I took her for a walk instead, and when I returned she said, HEAR MOM MOM MOM CAR RIDE CAR RIDE!

24/03/2022

Donate here to help bring food to parrots in Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤️

"I came to your group to offer help and ask for help. I am a representative of The Polish Association for the Welfare of Exotic Birds. We are an association registered in court in Poland. We help Ukrainian parrots. Yesterday our transport reached Lviv with over 80 kg of food for parrots. Yet yesterday everything was distributed. We are already preparing the next transport next week. If there are people from Ukraine who need food for parrots or another exotic birds, please contact us. We also help people who run away with parrots to Poland.

See, this is Riki. He had a large cage in Kiev and now lives in a crate. Its owner had to leave the house with one backpack and it. We decided to help and we buy a large cage with all the equipment, toys, treats.

If someone wanted and could help us, we would be very grateful. You can donate here https://zrzutka.pl/en/jaewep Hope such post is allowed here."

Joanna Karocka ❤️❤️❤️

1. Jak nas wspomóc. How to donate.
2. Co robimy. What we do.

1.
Wpłaty krajowe:
BNP PARIBAS 94 1600 1462 1851 5723 2000 0001
https://zrzutka.pl/jaewep lub https://zrzutka.pl/z/papugomukrainy

Foreign payments:
SWIFT/BIC BNP Paribas: PPABPLPK###
IBAN BNP Paribas: PL94 1600 1462 1851 5723 2000 0001
Our fundraising: https://zrzutka.pl/en/jaewep/

2.
English below. По українськи далі.

Wojna na Ukrainie sieje spustoszenia, giną dzieci i ludność cywilna, a cierpią i giną także zwierzęta... Niesiemy skuteczną pomoc papugom z Ukrainy i ich właścicielom.

Co robimy

- Dostarczamy jedzenie dla papug w całej Ukrainie.
- Obejmujemy opieką papugi uciekające ze swoimi właścicielami przed wojną, które przybyły na terytorium Polski.
- Świadczymy wsparcie dla opiekunów papug merytoryczne oraz rzeczowe zgodnie z potrzebami.

Jak działamy

Na rzecz papug przebywających na terytorium Ukrainy.

- Zbudowaliśmy logistykę dostarczania pokarmów do naszej bazy we Lwowie, skąd odbywa się dalsza dystrybucja pokarmów po całej Ukrainie; tam, gdzie są papugi w potrzebie.
- Jako pierwsi dotarliśmy z pomocą do konkretnych papug w Ukrainie. Zbudowaliśmy łańcuch współpracy z ukraińskimi wolontariuszami, co pozwala nam monitorować sytuacje i docierać z pomocą na bieżąco.
- Opłacamy wszystkie koszty związane z zakupem karm dla papug i potrzebnych artykułów oraz wszystkie koszty transportu do Ukrainy i na terytorium Ukrainy.
- Nasza pomoc dla potrzebujących jest całkowicie za darmo, a wszystkie wysyłane dary są opatrzone logiem stowarzyszenia.

Dla właścicieli papug przekraczających granice z Polską lub planujących podróż z papugą.

- Udzielamy pomocy merytorycznej związanej z formalnościami.
- Pomagamy załatwić formalności związane z przyjazdem papugi.
- Oferujemy odbiór i transport z granicy.
- Oferujemy możliwość przyjęcia papugi w naszym azylu na Pomorzu.
- Papugom, które znalazły się na terytorium polski oferujemy zakup niezbędnego wyposażenia i jedzenia oraz wsparcie dla właścicieli.
- Pomoc jest całkowicie za darmo dla wszystkich potrzebujących.

Skąd mamy pieniądze

Jesteśmy niedużym stowarzyszeniem, nie mamy dochodów, możemy liczyć tylko na darowizny i wsparcie darczyńców, miłośników papug i wszystkich, którym ich los nie jest obojętny.

Pomóż nam pomagać, nie zatrudniamy pracowników, cała nasza praca jest wolontariatem, pieniądze przeznaczamy w 100% na pomoc.

Podjęliśmy się pomocy w utrzymaniu już kilkuset papug, chcemy im pomagać na stałe tak długo jak będzie potrzeba. Chcemy pomóc wszystkim potrzebującym.

Nasza zbiórka pieniędzy: https://zrzutka.pl/jaewep

Nasze konto: BNP Paribas 94 1600 1462 1851 5723 2000 0001

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The war in Ukraine is an absolute nightmare, children and adults are being killed as well as innocent animals … We provide support for parrots and their owners from Ukraine.

What we do

- We deliver food for parrots all over Ukraine
- We take care of the parrots that have escaped with their owners to Poland.
- We provide all kinds of support for parrot caretakers in accordance with their needs.

How are we doing it

For the parrots in Ukraine.

- We delivery food to our base in Lviv, from where food is further distributed throughout Ukraine; where there are parrots in need.
- We were the first to provide help to parrots in Ukraine. We have built a chain of cooperation with Ukrainian volunteers, which allows us to monitor the situation and provide help on an ongoing basis.
- We cover all costs related to the purchase of parrot food and necessary supplies, as well as all costs of transport to Ukraine.
- Our help for those in need is completely free, and all gifts sent are marked with the association's logo.

For owners of parrots crossing the border with Poland or planning a trip with a parrot.

- We provide substantive assistance related to formalities.
- We help to arrange the formalities related to the arrival of the parrot.
- We offer pickup and transport from the border.
- We offer the option to accommodate a parrot in our sanctuary in Pomerania.
- We can cover the costs of any necessary equipment and food as well as support for the owners of the parrots who find themselves in Poland.
- Help is completely free for all those in need.

Where do we get our money from

We are a small organisation, we have no income, we can only count on donations and support from donors and parrot lovers.

Help us to help others. We do not hire employees, we are all volunteers and we allocate 100% of the money to help.

We have already helped to keep several hundred parrots and we want to continue supporting them for as long as it is needed.

We are registered in court. Our court register number: KRS 0000788604.

Our fundraising: https://zrzutka.pl/en/jaewep/

Foreign payments:
SWIFT/BIC BNP Paribas: PPABPLPK###
IBAN BNP Paribas: PL94 1600 1462 1851 5723 2000 0001

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Війна в Україні сіє хаос, вбивають дітей і мирних жителів, страждають і гинуть тварини... Надаємо ефективну допомогу папугам з України та їх власникам.

Що ми робимо

– Ми доставляємо корм для папуг по всій Україні
– Ми доглядаємо за папугами, які втекли з господарями через війну, які потрапили на територію Польщі.
– Ми надаємо матеріальну та моральну підтримку доглядачам папуг відповідно до потреб.

Як ми діємо

На благо папуг в Україні.

– Ми побудували логістику доставки їжі на нашу базу у Львові, звідки їжа далі розподіляється по Україні; де є потребуючі папуги.
– Ми перші уже надали допомогу конкретним папугам в Україні.
Ми побудували ланцюжок співпраці з українськими волонтерами, що дозволяє нам стежити за ситуацією та надавати допомогу на постійній основі.
– Ми оплачуємо всі витрати, пов’язані з придбанням корму для папуг та необхідних запасів, а також всі витрати на транспортування в Україну та територію України.
– Наша допомога нужденним абсолютно безкоштовна, а всі надіслані подарунки позначені логотипом асоціації.

Для власників папуг, які перетинають кордон з Польщею або планують подорож з папугою.

– Ми надаємо суттєву допомогу щодо формальностей.
– Допомагаємо узгодити формальності, пов’язані з приїздом папуги.
- Пропонуємо самовивіз та перевезення з кордону.
– Ми пропонуємо можливість прийняти папугу до нашого притулку в Помор’ї.
– Папугам, які потрапили на територію Польщі, пропонуємо придбання необхідного обладнання та їжі, а також підтримку господарів.
– Допомога абсолютно безкоштовна для всіх, хто її потребує.

Де ми взяли гроші

Ми невелике об’єднання, у нас немає доходів, ми можемо розраховувати лише на пожертви та підтримку від спонсорів, любителів папуг та всіх, кому не байдужа їх доля.

Допоможіть нам допомагати, ми не наймаємо працівників, вся наша робота — волонтерська, ми виділяємо 100% грошей на допомогу.

Ми вже допомогли утримувати кілька сотень папуг, хочемо допомагати їм постійно, скільки буде потрібно.
Ми хочемо допомогти всім тим, хто цього потребує.

10/10/2021

22/08/2021

It was last November and we were two weeks away from finishing our little book of tablet lessons when I told Joe, "We can't release this. We can't. We can't. We can't. We have to build a school."

And poor Joe was all like "OMG but it's almost done and we've been working on it for a year." 😭

But I couldn't - absolutely couldn't release the lessons as a book - as though my soul had hit a wall and simply couldn't proceed. 😕

It was the keyboard I saw, the keyboard I remembered - broken constantly, and baby Ellie pinching my fingers, biting me, if we are honest. 😔

I do not recall Ellie's babyhood - being a young bird mother - with joy.

I'd lost my first little family in tragedy sometime before, and it was years before I felt the hope and courage to be a mama again. I counted the minutes until baby Ellie came home with me, becoming mama to a little cockatoo daughter again. 😍

But it was the keyboard I saw every single time I looked at our new tablet lesson book last November - young Ellie angling toward that keyboard like a magnet, and biting me, and spiriting away, only to break other things. Potted plants and window screens. The pearl necklace my grandfather gave me.

It was the hopelessness I felt as I watched YouTube videos, read books, took courses on force free parrot training because I had made a promise to my little one before I'd ever held her to my heart - and I'd promised her only goodness.

I promised her I wouldn't yell, scold or do time outs, things that had been so customary in the time before her. In my first little flock. :'(

...In the time before I knew we could train birds and give them only goodness and never any time outs or punishing because I had seen it in the videos.

I had seen it in the books and in the courses and yet.

I could not do it.

I could not train her - and I also didn't yell or do time outs. I knew that "the animal is never wrong" and that if she were biting me or she wouldn't step up, if she were destroying the house...

It was utterly my fault, and I felt so hopeless, so helpless - so alone and isolated trying to figure out how to train her with the things I had seen but couldn't do myself.

I knew there were trainers in the world, but didn't know who to pick or how to pick, and I had this nagging sense that even if I reached out, I would fail, and they would see me fail.

Maybe I was the failure. 😭

I felt this way *for years.*

Sometimes I asked for behavior help in groups and got 20 different answers, none of which made total sense. I continued to try - and I kept my promises. I did not yell and I did not give her time-outs.

I also struggled with a work addiction, and she seemed so very angry with me.

Which, legit. I worked almost nonstop 7 days a week.

And finally, I did rehome her. I thought maybe she would be happier somewhere else. 😢

Within a few months she was back 😅

Those promises I made to her became new promises over years--promises to challenge her mind. Promises to reach my lost and angry cockatoo, to keep trying and to never give up, and it was years and years of Ellie's anger, of me wondering what happened to us.

What deity had I offended? 😆

I showed up, and kept showing up, of course and in time, I was lucky enough to form a community of friends and trainers and then became a trainer myself. 🥰

I learned how, of course, and without support and guidance, it took so very long, but Ellie's babyhood and toddler years felt like clawing my way out of a pit.

It was those memories I saw every time I looked at our book - memories of helplessness - YEARS of helplessness. Memories of feeling like a failure and feeling so alone.

I remembered watching other people train their birds, even on simple things like stepping up or going into their cages, and feeling so hopeless because I couldn't figure it out.

When I looked at our tablet lessons book I shook my head and said, "No no no no no, we can't do it, we can't put it out like that." 😭

I had so many stress flashbacks to trying and failing, without help, encouragement, and support.

There was nothing for it. I would not allow my material to be the reason anyone else felt like a failure