January 2019 FACT Course Catalog

January Course Catalog

Family Academy: Courses and Training (FACT) continues into the new calendar year!  FACT offers FREE workshops and classes to families and community members in the following Learning Strands: Promoting Wellbeing: Health & Wellness. Getting Involved: Leadership & Advocacy. Raising Your Child: Effective Parenting. Supporting Student Success: Navigating the School System. Maximizing Potential: Personal Growth & Development. New Americans: Connecting with non-English Speaking Families. FACT is offered at 11 locations across the City of Philadelphia! We're bringing FACT to YOU so that you can #LearnWhereYouLive . Read on to see the amazing list of FREE workshops we have in store for the month of January!

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Crayola: The Art of Family Engagement

January 3 5:00pm- 7:00pm

F.S. Edmonds School 8025 Thouron Avenue

Learn why creativity matters, your role as a champion to your children, and, most importantly, creative activities for families to do together. Participants receive Art of Family Engagement Kits.

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Intro to Special Education: What Parents Need to Know

January 9 10:00am- 12:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St.

This workshop will identify the criteria for special education, what to do if you suspect a child is in need of special education services, and what your rights are as a parent.

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P.L.A.N. Parents Lead and Read Math

January 9 5:00pm- 7:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St.

This workshop highlights successful methods used to actively engage parents and their children in reading, math and art activities. Each child will get a book and art and math activities and parents will receive abbreviated lesson plans for each book.

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Reviewing School Budgets as a SAC

January 9 10:00am-12:00pm 5:00pm-7:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St.

In this workshop, SAC Members will learn their rights as family and community members as it relates to school budgets, understand the basics of Title I, and see how the school budget can be tied to SAC.

REGISTER 10AM REGISTER 5PM

TANF to Employment

January 9 10:00am- 12:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St.

This workshop helps participants realistically compare living on TANF vs. employment income, embrace full-time employment as a path to improved housing stability, and connect to benefits they can still receive along with their job-related income. Participants will receive $5 gift cards.

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Strategies for Maximizing Your Child's Learning Debunk common misconceptions about the brain. Participants will receive a book, a take home Science kit, and a Franklin Institute tote bag.

January 10  4:00pm-5:30pm January 16  4:00pm-5:30pm January 23  5:00pm-7:00pm

Whitman Library 200 Snyder Ave (1/15) Queen Memorial Library 1201 S 23rd St (1/16) Holmesburg Library 7810 Frankford Ave (1/23)

REGISTER 1/10

REGISTER 1/16

REGISTER 1/23

Cooking Matters in Your Community

January 15 5:00pm- 7:00pm

Logan Library 1333 Wagner Ave

Learn about meal preparation, grocery shopping, food budgeting, and nutrition. Each class will involve cooking a healthy, affordable meal. Participants will take home a bag of groceries at the end of each class.

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504 Family Training: Behavior and Medical Support

January 22 10:00am- 12:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St

This Section 504 Family Training will help families to determine if their child is eligible for accommodations in school. Families will learn how to advocate for their child's educational needs and play a vital role in their child's success.

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Grant Development 102: Marketing Material for Grantmakers

January 22 5:00pm- 7:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St

In this intermediate level class participants will learn how to develop and write fundraising materials to support their schools. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops!

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Navigating Behavioral Health Services

January 22 5:00pm- 7:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St

Participants will learn about current initiatives aimed to increase student support in behavioral health services.

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Power Up for Healthy Kids!

January 22 10:00am- 12:00pm

The Education Center 440 N. Broad St

Learn why it’s important for students to have healthy food and opportunities for physical activity in school and at home! Participants will receive a toolkit of resources and a copy of the book Good and Cheap in English or Spanish.

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Attendance Strategies for Families

January 24 10:00am- 12:00pm

Gideon School 2817 W Glenwood Ave

Gain strategies for getting your child to school on time, every day.

REGISTER

For help with registration or creating an account, please call 215-400-4180, Option #5.

How to Register... We strongly encourage you to pre-register for courses so that you can secure a spot! By pre-registering, you will also be able to get a free meal before your course and request live interpretation if needed. PLUS, if you register AND attend two or more workshops during the month, you will be entered into a raffle to win a special prize for you and your family!  To register for a course, you'll need to  create an account .

For more information or for questions , reach out to the FACE Office: 215-400-4180, Option #5 | fact@philasd.org

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