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Thank You to

The Parent Academy's Sponsors!

Signature Pillar Sponsors

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Safe Schools/Healthy Students

Houghton Mifflin

Platinum Pillar Sponsor

Adrienne Arsht

TotalBank

Congratulations to

M-DCPS co-recipient of the CUBE award for

Urban School Board Excellence

The Parent Academy

Pillar Sponsors

web tools for

parents:

The Parent Portal

and students:

Destination Success

TPA Video Gallery

The PTA/PTSA Website

M-DCPS Office of Parental Involvement

The Parent Academy Website

The Parent Academy's Classes and Family Learning Events Have Reached 90,000 Family Members to Date!

Billy the Marlin and Curious George

Billy the Marlin and Curious George Cheer Families!

Computer Class at Dunbar

Dunbar Elementary Parents Enrolled in The Parent Academy's Computer Classes

Zumba Danciing

Family Learning Events Engage Everyone!

Family at Science Museum

You Never Stop Being Your Child's Teacher!

Families Building Better Readers

B for Be positive

U for Unplug the TV

I for Increase time spent reading

L for Learn new ways to give your child practice at home

D for Decide to partner with your child's school

The Knight Foundation Awards

The Parent Academy $1.8 Million Dollars

Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen, Mayor Manny Diaz, Superintendent Dr. Rudy Crew at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation awards ceremony held at Morningside Elementary School on November 7, 2007. The Parent Academy was honored to accept a three year $1.8 million dollar grant to increase the scope and reach of its programs.

Touching Hearts and Minds

Signature Lecture Series

Distinguished Speakers Take Center Stage at The Parent Academy's Family Learning Events

Dr. Susan B. Neuman, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, author, professor and expert in early literacy shared her joy in reading with families at The Parent Academy's Early Literacy Family Learning Event sponsored by The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation on October 26, 2007, at the Miami Science Museum. Family members sang along with "David Grover and the Big Bear Band," created arts & crafts projects, observed science demonstrations, and explored the museum exhibits. The setting perfectly showcased Dr. Neuman's message of exposing children to content-rich environments to build their literacy skills.

science museum sept. 22 September 22, 2007, author and dietician Dr. Claudia Gonzalez, encouraged families to eat healthy and be fit. Juicy Juice sponsored The Parent Academy's Health and Wellness Family Learning Event event at the Miami Science Museum. Zumba dancing, music time, storytelling, arts & crafts, the museum exhibits and the planetarium show were enjoyed by over 2500 family members!

Florida Marlins President and CEO, David Samson, scored a home run for The Parent Academy families at the pre-game Signature Lecture about the importance of making family life a number one priority.

The Parent Academy Partners to Host Professional Development Workshops

Through the generous support of The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, Dr. Susan B. Neuman, renowned expert in the field of early literacy, presented two workshops on "Nurturing Knowledge: The Five Essential Elements of Early Literacy" for M-DCPS pre-K, kindergarten and elementary school teachers, and early childhood center providers on October 26-27, 2007. Dr. Neuman has an extensive body of research for parents and teachers about Nurturing Knowledge.

Families Building Better Readers

M-DCPS Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Just Read, Florida!, and Volunteer Florida Foundation partnered with The Parent Academy to bring Families Building Better Readers developer, Dr. Angela Martin, to conduct a Train the Trainer workshop for

M-DCPS reading coaches, media specialists, community involvement specialists and child care providers. Watch for a District-wide Families Building Better Readers Day January 2008. Families Building Better Readers teaches parents 10 simple strategies to help them help their children improve their reading performance.

The Parent Academy Families Enjoy Miami-Dade's

Cultural Treasures During Veterans Day Weekend

Parents and their children marched to the GlobalBeat at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, learned about Aztec Culture and made a Columbian pyramid at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, and

created and illustrated their own poems at the Miami Art Museum. Families also watched a fairy tale come to life by The PlayGround Theatre's mime troupe at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and enjoyed performances of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" at The PlayGround Theatre.