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Category: Multilingual Families

After the Storm: A Father and Son Rebuild in Philadelphia

In late September of last year, Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico. At that point, Maria had reached Category 4 strength, the second strongest classification a hurricane can receive. Winds reached over 175 mph, bringing flooding and destruction. Over 100 lives were lost because of Hurricane Maria, more than half of those in Puerto Rico...

Parent Spotlight: Sana Hassan, Robert B. Pollock Elementary School

Signs welcoming families to Pollock. Robert B. Pollock Elementary School has an incredibly diverse student body. The school serves grades K-6 and is located in Northeast Philadelphia. About 642 students attend Pollock, and the student body speaks over 26 languages, and Pollock prides itself on diversity and inclusion. The staff recognizes that their school serves...

Multiculturalism in Education: Indonesia

Philadelphia is an incredibly diverse city, and its schools have students from all around the world. With such a multicultural school district, how do you educate students in a way that honors and gives a voice to all of their cultural experiences? Indonesia is a great example of an entire nation that is doing just...

Volunteering Around the World: Singapore

Marina Bay, Singapore. Singapore prides itself on having a strong and competitive education system. Students in Singapore are the world’s best test takers, particularly showing strong performance on math and science exams compared to the rest of the world. This success can most likely be attributed to the extremely intense and competitive nature of the...

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Literacy Around the World: Germany

Berlin, Germany Every month, Focus on FACE takes an in-depth look into Family Engagement around the world. For this month’s focus on literacy, we’ve decided to take a trip to Europe and learn more about literacy and reading in the home of a country that created a word we’re very familiar with in the United...

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FACT Course Spotlight: The Welcoming Center

International Professionals Program The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, located in Center City, works to streamline services and resources for new immigrants in order to make it easier for them to gain access to everything they need to be successful in their transition to the United States. The Welcoming Center was founded by Anne O’Callaghan...

Family Engagement Around the World: Japan

This month, the Office of Family and Community Engagement is launching Family Academy Courses & Trainings (FACT), a new series of courses, workshops, and lectures designed to support and inspire parents and caregivers to become leaders and advocates for their child's learning, resulting in greater school and community improvement. Given this new initiative to nurture...

First-Ever Family Conference, A Roadmap to Navigating the School District of Philadelphia, is a HUGE Success!

The last place you would expect to see droves of families and kids the Saturday morning before Halloween would be the School District of Philadelphia—but at 10:00 in the morning on Saturday, October 28, the District Central Office was the place to be for families. The District's Office of Family and Community Engagement held its...

Family Engagement Around the World: Scotland

In Scotland, families are highly encouraged to become more involved in their child's education. In fact, family engagement is one of the main priorities of Scottish schools. Why? Scotland realizes that increased family engagement provides numerous benefits to students as well as parents. For example, students make better grades, have higher test scores, have better...

Get to Know FACE: Who We Are, What We Do

We're dedicated to creating and supporting partnerships among schools, families, and communities. As a central resource for family engagement, FACE staff strive to engage and inform parent leaders and families as essential partners in helping students achieve academic proficiency and college and career readiness. FACE is here to assist families in navigating the School District,...

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