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The Parent Academy
Report Card of Progress                                August 2007

 

Thank You TPA Sponsors! 

 

 

 

Signature Pillar Sponsors

 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

 

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

 

Safe Schools/Healthy Students

 

 

Platinum Pillar Sponsors

 

Adrienne Arsht

of

 

 

The Parent Academy

 

Pillar Sponsors

 

 

  TPA subject strands:

 

Help Your Child Learn

Parenting Skills

Early Childhood

Arts & Culture

Languages

Computer Technology

Health and Wellness

Financial Skills

Personal Growth

 

 

 

web-based learning tools for:

 

parents

 

and students

 

and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready for School!

 TPA and Community Partners Help Families Reach Learning Milestones

 

               

TPA presented workshops for  The  Children's 

Trust Family Expo June 30th -July 1st.   A  cornucopia of resources to nurture physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional child and youth development was shared by 200 community partners/organizations at the Family Expo.  

  

TPA staffed a display table to give families
children's
books, booklets
on how to help children learn to read, and information on registering for school, helping your your child succeed in school, and accessing M-DCPS' web based learning resources.

 

For information on educational issues, link to:  

 

Miami Herald Living & Learning Section - Back to School Issue   

 

TPA Encourages Families to

 

Read Aloud to Children!   

 

According to the U.S. Dept. of Education Committee on Reading, the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children; and, it is a practice that should continue throughout the grade levels.

 

Add more books to your children's library!  Join us August 25th at Barnes & Noble, 12405  North Kendall Drive for a Book Fair benefiting TPA.  Storytelling with Clifford the Big Red Dog, crafts, a live demonstration of M-DCPS' web based learning tools- The Parent Portal and Destination Success- will take place 12 pm - 2 pm. Vouchers will be available in the store and a portion of the proceeds from the purchase of any books or records August 25 - 27 will go to benefit TPA.   Follow Link to Flyer and Link to Voucher from Flyer.

 

        Thank you for your Support!

 

 

Making Memories

     

                   

TPA partnered with the Miami Art Museum to bring families to the Second Saturdays are Free for Families event on August 11th from 1 pm - 4 pm.  Art and storytelling from the Mexican heritage were featured.  The next Second Saturdays are Free for Families event will be held September 8th, 1 pm - 4 pm, at the Miami Art Museum  Please join us!

Sharing Promising Practices

The Parent Academy Welcomes Educational Leaders

 

TPA has been visited by educational leaders from school districts in Boston, Houston and Washington, D.C. and graduate students from Columbia University Teachers' College.  In July, The Knight Foundation convened a focus groups of parents, district administrators, PTA and TPA staff to learn how TPA is changing the dynamic of family/school partnerships and parent involvement.  PTA/PTSA President, Ms. Ivelisse Castro, stated "The Parent Academy has been one of the change agents for the way that parents and schools collaborate."

 

A Night of Science and Discovery

TPA Family Learning Event at the Miami Science Museum 

 

                                                   

Over 600 family members attended TPA's free family learning event June 23rd from 5pm to 8pm at the Miami Science Museum.  Families were awed by the breathtaking "Dinosaurs of China" exhibit which featured 14 dinosaurs that roamed the earth 70 to 170 million years ago.  Families enjoyed the planetarium shows, the Electricity Show and took part in interactive science experiments presented especially for them.  The costumed character Curious George toured the exhibits, too, to everyone's surprise and delight.  Children and their parents listened to stories and created dinosaur arts and crafts to round out a full evening of family learning and fun.  When families spend quality time in enriching environments, they create a reservoir of experiences that they may discuss together, expand vocabulary and build background knowledge necessary for successful literacy development.   

Rudolph F. Crew, Ed.D, Superintendent of Schools  

Mr. Alberto M. Carvalho, Associate Superintendent

Linda D. Brown, Ed.D.,  Administrative Director  

Ms. Sandy Moise, Dean  

Mr. Tom Binder, Teacher/Counselor

 Ms. Maria Garganta, Teacher/Counselor

 Ms. Barbara Biggart, Program Coordinator

Ms. Claudia Cunningham, Registrar

Ms. Sujey Acuna, Assistant

 

You never stop being your child's teacher!

 

Sandy Moise, Dean

The Parent Academy

 

 

 

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