Success for Life: Kindergarten Parent/Teacher Partnerships

Success for Life has evolved into a program involving kindergarten and first grade parents and teachers at Florence Griffith-Joyner, Central and Hamilton Elementary Schools in City Heights.

Every trimester throughout the school year, kindergarten and first grade parents have breakfast or dinner before attending workshops where parents are coached on using learning activities to take and support their children at home. The books and educational materials received at the workshops coincide with the curriculum taught in the classrooms. The teachers at each school work closely with the Success for Life staff to recommend the topics for the workshop activities throughout the year. First grade parents have been included as a follow up to the kindergarten program to continue to support families as they establish routines and participate in school activities so that their children will have a successful and strong foundation on which to build learning throughout their education.

For further information contact Cecilia Estrada at cestrada@pricecharities.org.