Dear Parents, Parents as Partners Week is just a few days away! Beginning on Saturday, October 5th through Saturday, October 12th, New York City public school parents will have seven opportunities to become more engaged in their child’s education. Special events are being held in each of the five boroughs, so don’t miss this great opportunity to attend. Don’t stop at just one, attend as many as you want citywide! Check the schedule below, there’s plenty to see, do and learn at Parents as Partners Week. Register Now at schools.nyc.gov/ParentsFamilies/default.htm. For more information contact [email protected] or 212-374-4118. Flyers are available in English, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. Schedule of Events Brooklyn, Sat. Oct. 5th NYC Parent Academy 2013: Start the School Year Strong Workshops on Common Core Learning Standards, Alternate Programs, Welcome to Pre-K and More! Long Island University,1 University Plaza. 9:00am-12:00pm Staten Island, Mon. Oct. 7th Home Is Where the Art Is Workshop Puppets! Performances! And exciting ideas about how to expose your children to the arts at home! Staten Island Museum, 75 Stuyvesant Place. 6:00pm-8:00pm Queens, Tues. Oct. 8th From Rage to Respect: “Bully” Film Screening (PG-13) A special screening of the documentary film “Bully. Director Lee Hirsch will attend. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave. Astoria. 6:00pm-9:00pm Manhattan, Wed. Oct. 9th NYC Parent Academy: Parent Teacher Conference Boot Camp Create an A+ plan to get the most from your Parent-Teacher conferences. Scholastic Publishing, 557 Broadway. 9:00am-12:00pm Manhattan, Thurs. Oct. 10th PROM-Parents Rolling Out the Motivation to Get to Graduation Remarks by the Chancellor and an interactive Common Core presentation followed by a reception. Surrogate’s Court, 31 Chambers St. 6:00pm-9:00pm Brooklyn, Fri. Oct. 11th To Infinity and Beyond: College and Careers Learn how to help your child select and apply to the right colleges. Long Island University, 1 University Plaza. 6:00pm-8:00pm Bronx, Sat. Oct. 12th NYC Parent Academy: Workshops on Positive Supports for Your Child, Preparing for Parent-Teacher Conferences and more! PS 160, 4140 Hutchinson River Pkwy. 9:00am-12:00pm The Division of Family and Community Engagement NYC Department of Education 49 Chambers Street, Rm. 503, New York, NY 10007 212-374-3948|[email protected] Website: Parents & Families
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:56:10 +0000