Transformational Family-School-Community Engagement
“None of us do this work for honors or recognition. We do it for the desire to help build communities to support our kids and each other.” –Julia Pile, Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky Honoree
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ParentCamp is proud to announce our own April Draine has completed the Boone County School’s District Ambassador Program. Selected ambassadors, made up of parents and community members, attend monthly trainings and tours of departments that run the school district. Ambassadors learn how the school district operates and they will become bridge builders in the community. “The Superintendent District Ambassador Program was a great opportunity for me,” said April, “being a new transplant to Kentucky with my family. The monthly meetings allowed our group to meet with Dr. Tuner and various…
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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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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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Can you believe it?! March Madness has started, clocks have sprung forward and the first day of spring is upon us! The first day of spring is bittersweet for me, it is usually my mom’s birthday and she passed away in 2014 from Alzheimers/dementia. I smile when I see the tulips and daffodils start to peak through the ground and think of her. So who is ready for a Virtual ParentCamp? We had to take a little break again, we have been out traveling, training schools and supporting them along…
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