Building Trust Between Schools and Families
Why is building trust important? It’s an easy question to answer—trust is essential in any relationship—but it’s much harder to answer...
First-Ever Family Conference, A Roadmap to Navigating the School District of Philadelphia, is a HUGE
The last place you would expect to see droves of families and kids the Saturday morning before Halloween would be the School District of...
Listening and Learning as a Way to Improve Communication with Multilingual Families
Signing forms, talking to teachers, checking up on homework, and registering for school are all part of helping your child succeed...
Supporting ESOL Families: Chinese & Khmer Language Access Coordinators Translate, Interpret, and
From left to right: Thavro Phim, Khmer Language Access Coordinator; Xuhong Wang, Chinese Language Access Coordinator; Samol Heng, Khmer...
Supporting ESOL Families: Spanish Language Access Coordinators Translate, Interpret, and Build a Cul
Nicole Marcote, left, and Daniela Romero, right, are both Spanish Language Access Coordinators in the Office of Family and Community...
Teaching English as a Second Language: What One Teacher Wants You to Know
Delilah Baines-Washington has been at Francis Scott Key School for eight years now, during which time she has taught English to Speakers...
Two-Way Immersion Programs: Teaching Spanish Language While Affirming Latino Identity
A little-known fact about the School District of Philadelphia: it's home to the first two-way immersion program in the United States! In...
Southwark School's Two-Way Immersion Program: Building Bridges in a Diverse Community
Annie Leary and her husband were nervous when they sent their oldest child, Owen, to Kindergarten. They were worried about how he would...
Voices of the District: Zulma Guzman
Zulma Guzman came to the United States from El Salvador in 2009. After originally arriving in New York, she moved to Philadelphia with...
How (and Why) One Bilingual Counseling Assistant Goes Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
It’s difficult to catch Bilingual Counseling Assistant Margarita Abuawadeh—not because she’s out the door right when the last bell rings,...
