Parents Challenge and National School Choice Week teamed up to host a “Social Distance” Drive-Thru School Fair on January 30, 2021. The event was a huge success.
See below for highlights!
Parents Challenge and National School Choice Week are teaming up to host a “Social Distance” Drive-Thru School Fair on January 30, 2021 from 11:00am-1:00pm at Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs and Colorado Technical University Parking Lot, 4405 N. Chestnut Avenue.
This is a FREE community event.
We will be giving away 300 backpacks/bags with school supplies along with information on all participants at the event. We have over 30 participants in the parade. Join us for some fun and information sharing.
WIN tickets to attend the “Miss Virginia” drive-in dinner/movie.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration for Schools and Organizations is currently CLOSED.
FAIR SPONSORED BY
Parents Challenge is dedicated to helping children escape failing schools by helping their parents exercise CHOICE. We help parents learn about what education options are available and how to pursue them.
The Parents Challenge program is built
upon four key activities:
Parental Empowerment
Facilitates multi-level parental engagement in the educational process by training parents how to be better education consumers, tracking and recording children’s progress, selecting supplemental support and materials, interacting with teachers, administrators, and education boards, and understanding the broader implications, challenges, and benefits of educational reform.
Scholarships + Grants
Provide partial private school tuition funding (scholarships) for low-income families, as well as grant funds for transportation, computers, and tutoring for Parents Challenge participants opting for public schools or charters, and curricular materials for homeschoolers.
Student Services
Assist with evaluation, monitoring, and improvement of academic and cognitive skills, as well as developing coping and life skills. Students and parents will be expected to record all academic grades, standardized scores and all extra-curricular activities in a student journal.
Community Engagement
Facilitates outreach and collaboration with other service-providing organizations throughout the community, as well as with progressive school boards and other key constituencies, dedicated to broader educational improvement.
