Community Schools: Engaging Parents and Families. Olga Heifets and Martin Blank.
by Heifets, Olga; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 9Institutions. Publisher: Our Children, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Community schools | Education -- Parent participation | Home and school | Parent and child | Parents' and teachers' associationsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Walk into a community school and you immediately recognize that it's a special place. That's because it is more than a school, as we traditionally think of one--it is also a set of deliberate partnerships that provide the supports and opportunities that are important to students, families, and the surrounding community. Community partners can include health and social service agencies, family support groups, institutions of higher education, youth development organizations, government, community groups, and others--but they all are organized around a common goal: to create the conditions necessary for all children to learn at their best." (OUR CHILDREN) This article discusses "the positive impact of community schools on students, families, schools, and communities" and identifies the "five conditions for learning that community schools seek to fulfill."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005.
Originally Published: Community Schools: Engaging Parents and Families, Jan./Feb. 2004; pp. 4-6.
"Walk into a community school and you immediately recognize that it's a special place. That's because it is more than a school, as we traditionally think of one--it is also a set of deliberate partnerships that provide the supports and opportunities that are important to students, families, and the surrounding community. Community partners can include health and social service agencies, family support groups, institutions of higher education, youth development organizations, government, community groups, and others--but they all are organized around a common goal: to create the conditions necessary for all children to learn at their best." (OUR CHILDREN) This article discusses "the positive impact of community schools on students, families, schools, and communities" and identifies the "five conditions for learning that community schools seek to fulfill."
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