Tag: Family School Community 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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You Just Have to Notice them….Podcast from a ParentCamp friend touched us today..

Julia Pile
Happy Holidays from ParentCamp

If you ever talk to Laura and I, we truly believe in the positive energy of the universe and that people or events cross our paths when it is meant to happen. Today while I was taking my daily walk, I was listening to a long-time friend of ours’ podcast – Phyl Macomber’s Every Child Can Learn. I love listening to the lens of her different guests and Phyl is the nicest person I have met. I love her to pieces. On this episode, she was talking to her cousin…

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Join us for Virtual ParentCamp Wednesday, December 18th

Julia Pile
2024-12-18 VPC Main All Rooms

Join us for Virtual ParentCamp on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 12 pm ET/11 am CT/ 10 am MT/ 9 am PT! Join us for the final Virtual ParentCamp of 2024 on our daytime session at 12pm ET. This is a great time to connect and relax before we get busy with the hectic schedules of the holidays. Wishing you and your family a Happy Holiday, however you may celebrate the season and a Happy New Year. Hope to see you all one last time before 2025!! As always, we…

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Celebrating National Family Engagement Week with Virtual ParentCamp on November 20th 8 pm ET/5 pm PT

Julia Pile
2024-11-12 Virtual ParentCamp

Join us for Virtual ParentCamp on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT! This month’s Virtual ParentCamp coincides with Family Engagement Week.  This is the perfect time to join us for our monthly ParentCamp as we continue in our meaningful dialogues connecting families, schools and communities in stronger partnerships.  We are excited to be partnering once again with The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence  (@PrichardComm) this year to celebrate this important week.  It is also National Literacy Month. I hope you are all enjoying re-reading your favorite…

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October Edition of Virtual ParentCamp – Wednesday, October 14th at noon ET/9 am PT

Julia Pile
2024-10-16 Virtual ParentCamp

Join us for our day time of Virtual ParentCamp – Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 12pm ET/9 am PT. It’s definitely cooler outside now and I am enjoying the cardigan weather. I love the different colored reds and oranges all around us. It’s almost time for the end of Daylight Savings Time and don’t forget it’s Fall Backwards, so we go back an hour. The evenings are already getting darker and it’s nearly time for the fun of the end of the month. If you have kids and take part,…

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