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Success in school depends on strong home-school partnerships. Families play a critical role in the educational lives of their children. Positive and supportive relationships and engagement with every family is essential to support the academic success and healthy development of every student.
Family and Community Connections is designed to enhance student achivement throught the support of family and community involvement. We offer free workshops and events for families to learn, engage, and connect along with their children. The goal of this program is to connect parents to resources and information regarding ways in which they can support and guide the learning of their children.
Family and Community Connections
Upcoming Events
Strengthening Families - For Parents and their Youth ages 10-14 - Thursdays, 5:00 - 7:30 pm - January 23 - March 12 at Greenfield Middle School, 3200 W. Barnard Ave.
Strengthening Families 2020 Flyer
Parents: Are you worried about your teen and peer pressure? What about alcohol and other drug use?
Youth: What dreams do you have for yourself? Do you feel supported?
The Parenting Network is offering this FREE program at Greenfield Middle School. The class meets seven Thursdays (no class February 13). Each class starts with a family meal.
B.E.E. Ready - March 7, 2020 from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm at Elm Dale Elementary, 5300 S Honey Creek Dr.
B.E.E. Ready Flyer
B.E.E. Ready is a FREE pre-school screening program for ALL children who reside in the School District of Greenfield who are ages three or four by March 1, 2020 and have not yet attended four-year-old Kindergarten or Early Childhood Special Education. Our team of early childhood professionals will work with you and your child to evaluate your child's development in the areas of language, fine and gross motor, and academic concepts. We will identify your child's areas of strength and weakness and discuss next steps to help further your child's development.
Adult QPR, Question, Persuade Refer, Suicide Prevention Training for our Community - March 11, 2020 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Greenfield Public Library, 5310 W. Layton Ave.
Adult QPR Flyer
QPR stands for "Question-Persuade-Refer." It is a suicide prevention training that aims to teach people of all ages how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, understand the common causes of suicidal behavior, and how to get help for someone in a crisis situation. This training walks through how to ask someone if they are feeling suicidal, how to persuade someone to tell you if they are in a time of need and where to refer someone to if they are in crisis. This program is intended for those 18 years of age or older.
Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Open House - April 8, 2020 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Greenfield Middle School, 3200 W. Barnard Ave.
4K Open House Flyer
Four-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K) offers students the opportunity to engage in developmentally appropriate and interactive play-based learning. The learning environment support students as they make decisions and initiate play, while becoming confident, independent, joyful and motivated learners. 4K teachers and district staff will be at the event to answer questions and share learning activities. A parent presentation will take place at 5:00 pm. The whole family is welcome to attend the open house.
Teen QPR- April 14,2020 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm at Greenfield Public Library, 5310 W. Layton Ave.
Teen QPR Flyer
This suicide prevention training is specifically designed for middle and high school students. It will teach you how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, understand the common causes of suicidal behavior, and how to get help for someone in a crisis situation. This training walks through how to ask if a person is feeling suicidal, how to persuade them to tell you if they are in a time of need and where to refer them to if they are in a crisis.
Private Tour of the Greenfield Farmers Market - June 7, 2020 from 9:00 - 10:00 am at Konkel Park, 5151 W. Layton Ave.
Greenfield Farmers Market Tour Flyer
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Greenfield Farmers Market. Learn more about the vendors, receive a free food samples, and a goody bag.
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