Parent and Family Workshops
EdIT workshops are intended to provide parent participants with the opportunity to learn in a fun, innovative, and engaging manner. Our hands-on approach seeks to build on each participant’s intrinsic qualities and strengths to help them introduce gained knowledge to their children across the family and community learning environment.
Workshops are divided into two core areas, ones that utilize the arts (visual art, music, and/or dance) and non-arts workshops that utilize hands-on learning approaches. All sessions incorporate academic concepts and content areas, such as social studies, literacy, language, the arts, and the sciences. Workshops are approximately 1.5 to 2 hours and all participants are provided with handouts and activities that they can immediately put into practice.
List of Workshops
Arts Based Workshops
1. Harnessing the Power of Creativity, Understanding, and Self-Expression: The Visual Arts and Social
Emotional Learning
2. A Global Journey: The Piñata and Its Colorful Fingerprint on Community and Culture
3. The Mexican “Loteria”: A Modern Partnership of Literacy, History, Culture, and Community
4. Clarity through Color: Stained Glass Creations and their Impact on History, Art, and Culture
5. The Intersection of Art, Nature, and Self-Expression: The Birdhouse Project
6. “Y Volver, Volver, Volver”: A Fun Fusion of Mariachi Music, History, and Culture
7. Across the Ages: Mexican Folkloric Dance - A Story of Music, History, and Community
8. Corn Husk Dolls: An Ageless Symbol of the Americas
9. Alebrijes: A Story of Creativity, Mythology, and Self-Identity
10. Our Stories: Strengthening Family Identity through the Power of Storytelling
Non-Arts Workshops
1. We are one! Developing Empowering Group Mission Statements for School Success
2. The Importance of Effective Communication and Dialogue for Involved and Successful School
Communities
3. Maximizing Parent Involvement and Participation through Informed and Objective Partnership
4. Navigating and Understanding Today’s Digital World: Social Media and Its Impact on Children
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For a Spanish language list of the above workshops or for more information, please contact Maria De La Luz Ramirez at 708.320.9914 or by email at Luz@editempowers.org.