Category: Family & Community Engagement

ParentCamp’s Literary Friends Have Written the Perfect Gifts

Julia Pile

ParentCamp is fortunate to have a number of dedicated friends who are authors of books on a range of topics, from education, to financial basics for children, to personal growth, to sports. There is something for just about everyone in this group. It’s not too late to order one or two (or more) of these books for a friend or family member for holiday gifts, though the books make great gifts for any occasion: New Year, birthday, graduation, Arbor Day, Summer Solstice…you get the idea.  Laura Gilchrist  Laura Gilchrist, a…

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Happy Holidays from YOUR ParentCamp Family!

Julia Pile

We just wanted to take a few moments during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to wish each and everyone of our ParentCamp family members a Happy Holiday season! May it be filled with many blessings of time with family and friends.  If you struggle during this time of year, please feel free to reach out to any of us.  We are here for you. 2023 has been an amazing year for us, becoming part of so many school communities, making friends, sharing stories and laughs and sometimes…

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Join us for a Daytime Version of National Virtual ParentCamp – Wednesday, December 13th at 12 pm ET/9 am PT!

Julia Pile
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You asked and we listened, we were asked if we could hold Virtual ParentCamp at another time of the day.  Sometimes, evenings are hard for people to attend.  We will be holding a few Virtual ParentCamps this school year at noon ET/ 9 am PT.  We would love to hear your feedback at how this time of day works for you.  We are trying to be cognizant of all the time zones people join us from, which there are a lot!  We hope you have taken advantage of joining us…

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Virtual ParentCamp is BACK! We return Wednesday, November 15th!

Julia Pile
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We have missed you all!  We are so excited to be back and what a special week!  Just like last year, we are partnering with the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence (@PrichardCom) to Celebrate Family Engagement Week! AND…we have a new way for you all to connect that we are rolling out…it is called Mighty Networks and we are very excited.  We have been hearing from our ParentCamp friends that they wanted a safe place to connect (not on social media platforms) with others who they have met at virtual…

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Behind the scenes sneak peak

Julia Pile

The week of October 9th, we spent the week in Delaware with our very talented videographer/story teller, Will Baker of WTLB Productions. Laura and Will interviewed close to 30 individuals who have experienced the power of ParentCamp. These individuals are parents, educators and community members. Will had some fun by putting together a quick behind the scenes video. Will was also able to attend two ParentCamps (both in Christina School District – West Park Place Elementary and Keene Elementary) that week and capture some footage. “I’ve learned that the Human…

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