December 2nd, 2014

W.T. Townshend Public School is finding ways to engage parents to benefit students, the school and their entire community through a series of twelve workshops.

They hosted the first workshop in the series for parents of newer English Language Learners (ELLs) on “how to help your child at home.” As an initiative to provide orientation about the school system in Ontario, parents will learn about W.T. Townshend’s approach to literacy and numeracy development, the importance of first languages, and how a parent’s role in how their involvement has biggest impact on student learning and achievement.

Parents and ELLs will meet after school, observe lessons, borrow resources, understand school routines, make connections with teachers and act as a resource for the school’s Multicultural club. The school is using Ontario Focused Intervention Partnership (OFIP) funding to deliver this after school opportunity for its students and their parents.

They look forward to improved student achievement and more connected parent-school relationships.  This is one of several after school parent engagement strategies W.T. Townshend is inviting its community to participate in.  They are a village raising their children!

 

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Kicking-off the first workshop.