Parents and Long-term Congress Heights Residents Give Teachers and Staff a Tour of the Neighborhood
April 28, 2009Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, May 6th at 9:30 AM, parents and friends of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School with support from the Tellin’ Stories Project of Teaching for Change will host a Community Walk for all teachers and staff.
King, a DC Public school in the Congress Heights neighborhood, is surrounded by rich history.
The parent-led tour through the neighborhood around the school highlights both historical and current resources available to students and families.Tellin’ Stories, a community-based project of Teaching for Change, works with the King ES community to implement our Roving Readers program that trains parents and community members to go into classrooms to read books that promote positive self-esteem and challenge stereotypes. The Community Walk is one of Tellin’ Stories tools to strengthen the partnership between families, schools and communities.
Community building is crucial to the success of every school. The Community Walk, which recognizes the parents and long-term residents as the community experts, is a critical step in the process of building a strong community around King Elementary School.
Teaching for Change (TfC) provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into centers of justice where students learn to read, write and change the world. Tellin’ Stories, a project of Teaching for Change, builds multi-racial parent power in schools by developing meaningful relationships among families and between families and their schools and supporting collective action to transform schools. Our emphasis on community building creates the necessary foundation for parent advocacy and organizing for school reform.
For more information, contact Dyana Forester at Teaching for Change
PO Box 73038
Washington, DC 20056
(202) 588-7204 ext. 21
Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into centers of justice where students learn to read, write and change the world.
Established in 1989, Teaching for Change operates from the belief that schools can provide students the skills, knowledge and inspiration to be citizens and architects of a better world - or they can fortify the status quo. By drawing direct connections to 'real world' issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.