Helping parents with Literacy Skills, American Social Skills and Technology Skills

1. PARENT UNIVERSITY
Empowering Parents with Technology Skills
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4. We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic.
Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings,
different hopes, different dreams.

7. PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.

8. TTeeaacchheerrss aatt PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy
Tesfay Anday and Maria Mallak – to help Kunama Parents
Jyoti Sharma – to help Nepali and other Parents

9. TTeeaacchheerrss aatt PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy
Jyoti Sharma – a teacher from Bhutan. Jyoti is passionate about making a
difference in the lives of immigrant parents. He helps them with English language
and computers

10. TTeeaacchheerrss aatt PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy
Tesfay Anday – a teacher from Ngusbazen, Elementary School, Eritrea. Tesfay
helps all Kunama parents and interprets at every session. He helps them with
English language and computer skills. He loves to work at the Parent University.

11. TTeeaacchheerrss aatt PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy
Maria Mallak – is an interpreter working at MCC and helps Kunama Parents at our
Parent University. Maria advocates for Kunama speaking parents.

12. Parents writing in their vernacular language

15. Showcase of Parent’s art work

16. Showcase of Parent’s art work

17. Parents trying different
apps on the i-Pads…

18. i-Pad apps & Chrome books training

19. PPaarreennttss wwoorrkkiinngg oonn tthhee ii--PPaaddss
Parents working on the different apps on the i-pads-Community Foundation and PEP GRANT

20. Parents try their hands at Face Painting

21. GGeenneerraall SSeessssiioonn
General sessions are held on a monthly basis inviting speakers from the community
on various topics relating to education, health, immunization, and employment.

22. General Session/Immigration 101

23. General Session/How to help your child

24. General Session/Weather Doppler
Preparation for winter with Brian Karstens from Keloland

25. Literacy training for parents

26. PPaarreennttss aatt tthhee ccoommppuutteerr llaabb

27. PPaarreennttss iinn tthhee CCoommppuutteerr LLaabb
Parents working on Star fall, Parent University wikispace and Rosetta stone

28. PPiiccttuurreess ooff tthhee PPaarreenntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy

29. AArrtt TThheerraappyy ffoorr PPaarreennttss
Parents got the experience at the Art Therapy session and created beautiful art projects

30. Parents explaining their journey through tthhee mmeeddiiuumm ooff AArrtt

31. SSuucccceessss SSttoorryy -- IIzzuummii
Graduated from Globe University - Massage Therapy

32. CCoollllaabboorraattiioonn wwiitthh vvoolluunntteeeerrss

36. Resulting Focus- Team
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37. Any Questions??
Contact Information
Poornima D'Souza
School Home Liaison
Poornima.Dsouza@k12.sd.us
pord_33@yahoo.com
Phone: (605) 367 4580
Cell: (605) 201 0127
Fax: (605) 367 6074

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