Tag: Family Engagement

Kicking Off the New Year with the inaugural edition of The ParentCamp Podcast and One Word Challenge

Julia Pile
The ParentCamp Podcast Season 1 Episode 1 Podcast Cover - The Journey

Happy New Year! We’re thrilled to introduce The ParentCamp Podcast, a dynamic new platform to spark meaningful conversations among parents, educators, and communities. After months of preparation, the podcast launches today with host April F. Draine as our guide. In the first episode, titled “The Journey,” April dives into the origins of ParentCamp with Julie Pile, President and Laura Gilchrist, Vice President, highlighting its mission to foster collaboration and build school and community ecosystems. Expect exciting discussions about impactful topics, sharing stories from ParentCamp schools, highlighting the amazing people we…

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Join Julie Pile & Nancy Daly for Saturday Salon – 64 languages:  A once-rural Kentucky school system embraces diversity to a stunning degreeJoin Julie & Nancy Daly for Saturday Salon –

Julia Pile

The below was provided by Saturday Salon, see you tonight! They come from South America, Asia, Europe and Africa – from Albania to Zimbabwe. Meet the new face of student enrollment in Boone County, Kentucky. As migrants and refugees have settled in this fast-growing county south of Cincinnati, the school district has boosted resources to educate its “English Learners.” Our guest speaker Nancy Daly (@Nancy_Daly) published an article about the trend, “Cultural change spoken in 64 languages at Boone County Schools,” in March. Readers told her they had no idea the…

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Building towers, airplanes, flying objects, oh my! Gary Public Schools holds an incredible STEM night

Julia Pile
Gary District Wide STEM Night

We love going to visit our partner schools in Gary, Indiana (@GarySchools) and were thankful for the invitation to come experience their STEM night on Tuesday, September 27th. The kids AND adults had fun. We learned a lot of great STEM activities to share with kids, overall just an incredible night of laughs and smiles. Building relationships and community. And what incredible community partners in Gary! https://photos.app.goo.gl/5zTUyU2KGtYdFgoW7 #TheGaryWay #GaryCougers #STEM #FSCE #StudentEngagement #FamilyEngagement #GCSC #Partnerships

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August 11th Virtual ParentCamp is all about building into our schools and kids..check these amazing sessions out! Registration is now open!

Julia Pile
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August 11th Virtual ParentCamp is all about building into our schools and kids..check these amazing sessions out! Registration is now open!  ParentCamp, 2016-2021, All Rights Reserved Thank you to our tech person, Andrew, who helped us with some glitches on our website! Registration is open now!  https://www.parentcamp.org/event/2021-08-11-vpc-2. Room 1  [Strengthen] – Simplify Learning, Simplify Teaching Facilitator:   Phyl Macomber (@AllAboutTHEPACT), Author, Keynote Speaker, and Education Specialist: CEO of Make A Difference, Inc. Education has become pretty complicated. Instruction in today’s educational system is typically delivered in days filled with multiple things…

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Wide variety of sessions at our next Virtual ParentCamp on April 7th, something for everyone!

Julia Pile
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Wide variety of sessions at our next Virtual ParentCamp on April 7th, something for everyone!  ©ParentCamp, 2016-2021, All Rights Reserved We have sessions for every level this week and a nice variety, you will be sure to find a session to enjoy.  Registration is open now!  https://www.parentcamp.org/event/2021-04-07-vpc/. We had a few technical glitches with the registration form shutting down early, we are sorry about that.  We believe we have it fixed.  If you ever have a problem registering, please contact Julie at julie@parentcamp.org and she will get it fixed! Here…

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