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GROW NKY Partners with ParentCamp for
ParentCampNKY – College & Career Edition
Wednesday, September 29th
Written By: Hannah Walters, Ignite Institute Intern for Stinger Media, LLC
ParentCamp, a national non-profit, is pleased to announce that a ParentCampNKY – College and Career Edition will be held on Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 for the Northern Kentucky region. Through the collaboration of regional partners, this free event is being presented by GROW NKY (Growing Regional Outcomes Through Workforce) and will take place via Zoom from 7:30-9:15 pm. This event is for middle school and high school families and educators as well as professionals. ParentCamp is honored to work with GROW NKY to help guide local youth through the overwhelming, confusing jungle of career and college exploration can be- and knowing which pathway to take is the first step.
GROW NKY is a strategic workforce collective composed of leaders across key industries, educational institutions and community organizations working collaboratively to leverage the region’s assets to grow, attract and retain a globally competitive workforce. GROW NKY focuses on five key areas of workforce development, following a cradle-to career model.
“As the backbone organization of GROW NKY, the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce is committed to connecting our community with college and career readiness programs that will prepare our workforce for the future,” said Brent Cooper (@bcoopernky), NKY Chamber (@NKYChamber) President and CEO. “We encourage parents to attend this ParentCampNKY event to learn more about the tools and resources available to make sure their child is set up to succeed on their journey to a career.”
“What makes a ParentCamp so different than traditional family-school-community engagement events is that there are no presentations, each room will have a facilitator of dialogue and help to harness all the expertise and experiences that is in the room” states ParentCamp (@ParentCamp) President Julia Pile (@juliepile), a Boone County resident who heads up the non-profit. “Everyone has knowledge to share about their experiences and sharing that knowledge makes an individual feel valued which is one of our basic core human needs. It is amazing how quickly people feel connected to each other during a ParentCamp.”
There will be at least 23 different rooms for participants to choose from and each room will be repeated twice. One of the basic conditions of a ParentCamp is the freedom of location, meaning participants can move from room to room as they wish. With so many rooms being offered, an individual could visit 2, 4, 6 or even more rooms during the night. It is all about the attendee being a learner and being in charge of their learning.
The flow for the evening will be:
7:30 – 7:45 pm – Welcoming by NKY Chamber President/CEO Brent Cooper
Setting the stage of how a ParentCamp works
* No one will be admitted after 7:35 pm
7:45 – 8:25 pm – First Session
8:25 – 9:05 pm – Second Session
9:05 – 9:15 pm – Sharing and Celebration using PearDeck
Examples of some of the rooms including three in Spanish are:
- ● Room 1 [Connect] – Lo Que Sucede Después de la Escuela Secundaria: Una guía para la vida después de la escuela secundaria para estudiantes de Inglés con Necesidades Especiales – What Happens After High School: A Guide to Life After High School for English Learners with Special Needs (Session will be in Spanish)
- Room 5 [Connect] – Perks for Military Service (Five Branches on a Mission)
- Room 6 [Strengthen] – Two for the Price of One – Understand how to get high school and college credit at the same time
- Room 8 [Strengthen] – What can I be when I grow up? And how can I get there?
- Room 10 [Connect] – Open discussion about college including: scholarships, loans, admissions, tuition insurance – you name it!
- Room 11 [Connect] – Hidden Treasures – Explaining the benefits of graduating with a skilled trade and being work ready with zero debt
- Room 18 [Connect] – Wandering But Not Lost – Connecting our school youth to career opportunities
- Room 20 [Strengthen] Why is My Teenager Doing That? Brain Development in the Teenage Years
Ready to register? Visit https://www.parentcamp.org/event/2021-09-29-parentcampnky/. Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link. You can register up until 6 pm on September 29th.
“There are numerous opportunities available to students in high school to help students begin thinking and working towards what comes next. I believe that this event will help shine a light on a number of these opportunities and help parents and their students have the freedom to ask questions and learn more about how students can take advantage of these opportunities,” Mr. James Catchen (@CatchenJames), Assistant Director of School Based Scholars (@nkusbs) , Northern Kentucky University (@nkuedu) said, “Even if a student is already in high school, it is never too late (or too early) to start thinking about the topics presented at this event and get actively involved. Creating awareness about the vast options available for kids is imperative. “
“Parent Camp is an opportunity for parents/caregivers to hold dialogues with local experts on topics ranging from paying for college to the most promising careers in our region,” the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Gateway Community and Technical College (@GCTC_News), Dr. Teri Vonhandorf, said. GCTC is passionate about helping children and families “navigate the college selection and enrollment process.”
ParentCamp is proud to partner with many organizations of the GROW NKY workforce collective for this event, including the following: Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (@NKCESKids1st), Gateway Community and Technical College (@GCTC_News), Northern Kentucky University (@nkuedu), NKY Chamber of Commerce (@nkychamber), Gear Up Kentucky (@GearUpToday), Northern Kentucky Education Council (@NKYEC1), Kentucky Collaborative for Families and Schools (@prichardcom), Boone County Schools (@Boone_County) and Thomas Moore University (@ThomasMoreKY). “The planning team for this huge regional event has been incredible to work with, the resources and people in the region which we have access to are unmatched, The number of organizations represented by the diverse number of facilitators is incredible” states Julia Pile. “This has truly been a labor of love and a gift to our community.”
ParentCamp is held worldwide every other Wednesday on Zoom. ParentCamps are always free and anyone is welcome to join. People from 48 states and 8 countries have joined the Wednesday night event. ParentCamp provides opportunities for parents, guardians, mentors, grandparents, educators or anyone involved in a child’s life to come together to ask questions, share concerns, find resources, and build a support system. To hear what ParentCamps are like, check out Stories of Impact on their YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/parentcamp.
Registration for ParentCampNKY – College and Career edition can be made by visiting the registration link: https://www.parentcamp.org/event/2021-09-29-parentcampnky/ by 6 pm on September 29th. Questions about this event or about ParentCamp can be sent to julie@parentcamp.org or you can call the organization at 859-488-1548.
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