"La
Cultura Cura" The
Culture Cures
Staff
Development
TARGET
AUDIENCE:
School
Administrators, Teachers, Community Liaisons, and Other
personnel working with parents.
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Program
Description:
An
interactive cultural education training that highlights
best practices for working with multicultural parents and
students. The goals are to promote parent participation in
school and cultural understanding. The focus is on learning
at home and promoting Reading, Writing, Math, History, and
Art. Customs and traditions of Latin America are used as
positive educational resources to increase children's
self-esteem and motivate learning
Participants
Will:
Use
best practices to increase reading and writing skills
using cultural projects
Promote
math skills in the kitchen while cooking
Increase
parental involvement in school
Learn
parent's cultural perceptions and expectations
Promote
student's self-esteem using art (painting murals, mask
making, dancing, etc.)
Increase
knowledge of the diversity of Latino/Hispanic culrture,
customs & traditions and their connections with
Indigenous, European & African cultures
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Program
Details:
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Dates: September
1-December 15 and January 15-May 30
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Times: 8
am - 7 pm -During or after school
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Duration: 3.0
- hours session
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Fee: $850
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Attendance
Minimum: 10
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Attendance
Maximum: 30
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Bilingual
Presentation: Yes
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Technical
Needs: DVD
player, Overhead Projector, Tables
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Other
Info: Can
do with or without the Parent Program
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Scheduling/Booking:
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Call: Dulce
Isalguez Parker at (972) 276-4972
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Deadline: Two
weeks advanced booking.
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are © 2003-2013 Making~Connections, Inc. unless otherwise
noted.
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