On March 14th, 2018, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund awarded a grant to SKCE. Annalivia Palazzo Angulo and Yadira Juarez received the $40,000 award for SKCE. The Spirit Mountain Community Fund awarded this grant to SKCE so that we can,…
Programs
Changing the Face of Education: Diverse Teachers as Role Models for Diverse Students
In the last three years, with a new partnership with the Salem Keizer School District we are working to increase teachers of color in schools by promoting systems change in recruiting, hiring, retaining and culturally responsive training. Our shared vision…
Swegle parents graduate “Abriendo Puertas”
A child’s education begins at home and parents play a critical first role in helping build a bright future for their children. The Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors program builds on parents’ lived experiences so that they can be first teacher at home.…
Canby hosts Parent Workshops
We’ve expanded to the district of Canby.
Educate and Inspire workshop Graduation
Congratulations to all of our parents at Mary Eyre Elementary School for attending all of our parent workshops!
Parents and Youth Skill Building Conference
The Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality has been working with Roberts High School with the High School Graduation Initiative grant. The coalition uses the strategy of preparing parents and youth together in order to reach their goals and succeed in school. Fathers and Mothers are the most important people in the world to encourage and support their teenage children as they prepare for higher education and their future life.
Educa e Inspira (Educate & Inspire) 2014
What does the Parent Organizing Project do? • Engages low-income immigrant Latino parents in learning about their children’s education, their school system, and how to help their children succeed academically. • Provides a16-unit “Educate and Inspire” curriculum, which is grounded…
SKCE featured at United Way MWV Campaign Kick-off celebration
Many thanks to the United Way and to Randy Frank and Arturo Vargas for featuring SKCE at their Campaign Kick-off Celebration.
Congratulations to our Forest Grove/Cornelius parents
Parents from Forest Grove/Cornelius celebrate…
Parents learning tools to advocate for their children
January 2014 has been a busy month for our parent facilitators of our Educa e Inspira (Educate & Inspire) program, part of our “College Begins at Home” Initiative.
