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• FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AGENDA HOME

   • CURRENT AND       RECENT INITIATIVES

         • The Jacksonville
            Pre-Collegiate
            Connections: College
            Reach-Out Program

         • Family Engagement
            and Early Learning
            Community

         • Family Get-Together:
            Literacy Through the             Arts

• CONTACT INFORMATION

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Current and Recent Initiatives

UNF/FIE Pre-Collegiate Connections College Reach-Out Program is an academically focused after-school program designed to impact participants by enriching their academic experiences, leading them to an understanding of the relationship of education, career opportunities, and desired lifestyles, and motivating their interest in post-secondary education opportunities. One component of the program involves the families of participating students.

Family Engagement and Early Learning Community: a neighborhood-level, collaborative partnership designed for families of preschool and kindergarten age children. The Learning Community, anchored by an elementary school, included families from neighborhood childcare centers, school readiness and Title 1 programs, neighborhood public libraries, and a university research group.

Family Get-Togethers: Literacy Through the Arts. A family engagement program offered as a component of the Early Learning Opportunities Act Bringing Education and Support to Teachers, Parents, and Children (BEST) Project. The Family Get-Togethers: Literacy Through the Arts program was a series of six, two hour workshops hosted by neighborhood organizations that included childcare centers, churches, elementary schools and public libraries. The workshops provided opportunities for families with three and four year old children to engage in arts and literacy experiences. Four literacy-oriented art series were offered: Dance and Movement, Drama and Storytelling, Music, and Visual Arts.

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