The School and Family Partnerships Office’s mission is to support AACPS goals by encouraging collaborative relationships among families, community members and schools. Each month, Family & Community Corner will offer ideas and resources to help you nurture family and community partnerships within your school.
Triple E Teachers: Using Project-Based Learning to Empower Students
Walking a Triple-E classroom can feel like a bit of a culture shock. The room is loud and students are all over the place: sitting on tables, lying on rugs, and curled up in bean bag chairs. But at the center of this "organized chaos" is a dynamic Triple-E teacher, empowering students to guide their own learning.
Wayne Shipley, Arundel High School, Class of 1962
Wayne’s lifelong love of the performing arts began on a high school dare. But over the course of his 30+ years as an English teacher in Anne Arundel County and, later, as an independent filmmaker, Wayne has shared his passion for literature and the arts to help his students—in and out of the classroom—find and follow their own visions for the future.
Giving Back with Help from My Guidance Counselor
My Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Lewis, takes time to help everyone with their needs. Even though she is extremely busy she will do anything you need. Like recently I wanted to open a club to help others that are less fortunate in the community and now our club, the Human Relations Committee, consists of 17 members in the group.
Voya Foundation
Description: The Voya Foundation supports programs with well-defined metrics and measurable outcomes that all work toward the same goal — to help create financially resilient youths.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Funds: Grant requests must be a minimum of $2,500.
Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations.
Areas: The foundation seeks to:
• Provide innovative and experiential K-8 STEM learning opportunities to […]
Evergreen Packaging, KidsGardening.org
Deadline: April 16, 2018.
Funds: Awards range from $1,000 – $5,000.
Eligibility: PreK-12 public and private schools.
Description: Evergreen Packaging and KidsGardening.org seeks entries for the spring 2018 Carton 2 Garden contest.
The contest asks schools to collect used milk cartons and to design and construct purposeful garden items and structures using them.
Contact: See website for online contact form.
Web: https://kidsgardening.org/spring-2018-carton-2-garden-contest
Thankful for Mrs. Nodtvedt’s Positive Communication & Support
"The one thing that I truly appreciate is that she not only told me when there were problems but let me know if he had had a great day and if he had done something good for another student. In the past I was only contacted if there was a problem. Through Mrs. Nodtvedt's kind and compassionate ways my grandson has come a long way since the beginning of the year."--Beth Lassiter, Grandparent