Briefly share a positive experience of working with parents by Teacher Academy

Vlad Alexandra-Anamaria, Romania

2017-10-09 10:29:05 UTC

I developed an educational project in wich every parent come to kindergarten to talk about their jobs. They shared with children pictures, work instruments and little stories. They brought different materials made from plastics and played with kids as a teacher, nurse, police officer, biology researcher, management agent, selling agent etc. It was a great opportunity of involving parents in education, so they become more aware of the important role that they should play in their children's school life. Also children enjoyed these activities and learned more about jobs in general. They also felt proud of their parents and shared positve emotions with their colleagues.

Sofia Rosado Dias, Portugal

sofia_rosado_dias — 2017-10-09 10:51:14 UTC

In my professional experience I have worked with students from 3 till 15 years old. For older students we have had parents coming to school to share what their jobs consist of and answer all questions about them. This had to do with vocational choices and it was extremely important for children to be able to speak freely with their colleagues' parents. With the younger students I have had some experience with celebration activities like Father's Day or Mother's Day which work very well. Other experiences report to open lessons where parents come to class and accompany their children in the activity prepared. All of these have worked well and there has been positive feedback from all - parents, students and school board.

Selma Rego, Portugal

selma_rego — 2017-10-09 11:29:26 UTC

In my school I created a "parents' school" wich consists of periodic meetings with parents to discuss and adress topics of interest to them and related to educational and parental issues.

Margherita

marghe_ian74 — 2017-10-09 11:51:56 UTC

This year I'm working with parents trought e.mail to collect money for all school's activities

Laura brazzabeni italy

2017-10-09 12:06:27 UTC

A good experience was with the mother of a dyslexic student who came to school to present the problems of dyslexsia.

Vasiliki Psaridou/Greece

psaridou — 2017-10-09 13:27:49 UTC

I have many good experiences with parents. My favourite is the one that a parents thank me when I helped his son learn to read and write in greek because they couldn't help him at all.

Maria Duarte, Portugal

2017-10-09 13:30:51 UTC

This year, as I know parents better, because I kept the same class as the head teacher, I am adressing to them more individual. I want to bring parents more often to school activities as I am buildng my action plan. Lot´s of good ideas in this course. But I have had many moments in my teachers life of gratitude and parente recognition of my work. And that also keeps us going to a better profissional path.

Chiara Sabatini - Italy

chisab72 — 2017-10-09 13:37:01 UTC

In the years I could involve parents in end of year shows, where parents provided clothes and food. I also had their collaboration in taking their children to an etwinning conference to share their experience. Last year I collaborated with some parents for a project they proposed and we realized in class. When I involve students in etwinning projects I always try to involve parents too at least in asking them their opinion on the final results and also ask them to follow our work during the project. most of them are willing do to it.

Cecilia Italy

2017-10-09 14:07:21 UTC

In the Italian high school, two years ago entered into the work experience in the school. It's called school-work alternation. In this experience, parents collaborate with the school to find workplaces that welcome students. For example offices, libraries, ecc.

Christina, Greece

crest_lou — 2017-10-09 14:20:30 UTC

Last year parents took part in an eTwinning project about seasons. We had to dress the children up with the appropriate clothes for each season and then take a video. It was a really amusing procedure!

Maria Calà, Italy

2017-10-09 14:29:16 UTC

In the past, I have been involved with the parents with the realization of a year-end show or with a small concert for the elderly guests of the rest homes. This year I would like to do something more, but I still have no clear ideas.

Carol (Italy)

carol_f — 2017-10-09 14:33:03 UTC

A European Erasmus project gave me the opportunity to work with parents. Our students had already visited two schools, in Greece and Poland, and they had been impressed by the decorations made by the foreign students. When the partners came to Italy, students and families decided to welcome in the best way the partners with fantastic decorations to celebrate all the countries involved in the project. A great experience: parents came to school and worked very hard with their children. Students and teachers from Greece, Spain and Poland appreciated a lot Italian creativity.

Georgia Alexouda, Greece

alexouda — 2017-10-09 14:37:50 UTC

I always try to find ways to involve parents in educational activities and they always appreciate it a lot. For example, parents have been involved in eTwinning projects as organizers of events of our guests. They participated in a workshop for the prevention of addiction on the Internet.

Laura Pagnozzi,Italy

2017-10-09 14:37:50 UTC

I teach in a high school, I happened to meet parents sometimes too present in the lives of their children to the point of conditioning their choices and other absent.
I have always tried to involve them in the school life of my children even though I have never had any experience of engaging in projects

Maja Hadžić, Serbia

2017-10-09 14:43:13 UTC

Most parents who come to school to get informed about their child's academic success and behaviour are very cooperative. In Serbia there is a programme of professional orientation for 13- and 14-year-olds. We sometimes visit their parents at work.

I've been working with parents on a project Our classroom-our home. Parents were helping to organize the corners in the classroom

2017-10-09 14:57:09 UTC

Irene -Italy

confalone — 2017-10-09 15:13:17 UTC

Parents can provide a pedagogical benefit to what you do in the classroom as well as at school in general.I trust parents and i like to cooperate with them in several activities.We collaborated together for our : charity bazars selling some sweets, to organize meals for Erasmus meetings and for some educational labs or to participate in some competitions .I think it's a good opportunity for students and for teachers as well.

Vicky Archondi, Greece

vicky_archondi — 2017-10-09 15:40:08 UTC

The more I involve parents in educational activities, the more gratitude I receive on their part with regard to the time and effort I put in for their kids'development. I'll never forget the workshop we organised in order to familiarise ourselves with the bullying issue and build up a support network against such incidents.

Teresa Maia, Portugal

mariateresalcobia — 2017-10-09 15:47:13 UTC

As a history teacher, I have invited parents and grandparents to give their testimony of recent historical events that they have lived. As a librarian teacher I have already developed reading activities in the school library but also in the classroom.

Helen, Ireland

helen_p_english — 2017-10-09 16:22:31 UTC

I organised an evening of poetry and music for parents of our international students. It was shortly before Christmas, the school was brightly decorated and the atmosphere was celebratory.

Jenny (Evgenia) Karoumpali, Greece.

jennykaroumpali — 2017-10-09 16:28:44 UTC

I talk often to my pupils about artists (singers, song composers etc) who have been active 10-30 years ago. In this case I suggest my pupils that they should ask more information about those artists to their parents, as parents possibly have listened to that music when they were adoloscents. Parents are happy to share such an experience with their children.

Adriana T

adritoderic — 2017-10-09 18:02:50 UTC

I organise semestrial meetings. I appriciate every parent that came in contact with me at any time.

Dimitra, Belgium

2017-10-09 18:04:56 UTC

I have experienced many positive activities with parents into classroom. One outstanding activity, which was carried out last year, was when we organized a small project, a "Solidarity Action" in December (just before Christmas).... The aim was to motivate pupils and concentrate an amount of money for a non-profit organization, which helps children in need.

Matilde, Portugal

matildecasaca — 2017-10-09 18:47:26 UTC

Fortunately, I have experienced so many good moments with parents. For example, they organized a welcome party with a special dinner for my Comenius partners in 2013; they always cook delicious food for our Christmas party at the end of the 1st term; The Association of Parents also organized a workshop last year for parents and teachers related to students with special needs.
They are very active!

Fernanda, Portugal

2017-10-09 18:47:36 UTC

3 or 4 years ago, I visited, with my students, an institution called Ajuda de Mãe, which helps and supports pregnant women and teenagers and there babies. We prepared the visit carefully before doing it and parents were invited to offer clothing for the babies and mothers or other items that could be useful and that they didn't use anymore, although they were in good condition. Parent's collaboration far exceeded my best expectations.

IULIANA LINEA, ROMANIA

iuliana_linea — 2017-10-09 18:50:19 UTC

I always invite parents to one to one meeting or I organize special meetings in order to discuss general issues. I prefer to discuss personal problems in a private context because I believe that it is important not to expose personal problems in public.
I also organize meetings in order to celebrate different events in school's life or to exchange cultural and traditional experiences. I imagine every meeting as a way of providing each other with new ideas.

Patrick UK

patrick_carroll — 2017-10-09 18:53:57 UTC

I have asked parents and grandparents such as nurses, dentists, builders and councillors to come in to speak to the children about their job and how they have used the skills learnt in school to become successful.

2017-10-09 18:56:14 UTC

Laura Italy: With the parents of a special-needs-student I take part to a e-twinning project. The parents supported the boy by preparing learning map

Adriana

adryanaanton — 2017-10-09 19:09:54 UTC

At the end of the school year, I meet with my parents and share experiences from the school year

Adriana Miranda / Oia, Aveiro, Portugal

2017-10-09 20:13:34 UTC

One of the most positives experiences I had of working with parents was a school activity called “Chá poético” (poetic tea). The students of the school I was working at that moment didn’t like poetry. So, we decided to ask the parents if they would like to do an activity where they could should to their children the pleasure of reading poetry. Therefore, at home they would prepare a poem with their kids to present in this “tea party”. If they would they could come to the Portuguese class and study poetry with the students supporting the teacher’s work. The day and time for the tea, was previously agreed with parents, so that they all could participate and be present. In the Wednesday afternoon, the parents that didn’t worked came and prepared a beautiful tea zone. All the students, parents, teachers, employees were excited and at the end it was a beautifully moment. And through that day long, kids started to enjoy poetry.

http://agcmpejao-m.ccems.pt/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=1386

Jurate, Lithuania

jurateorloviene — 2017-10-09 21:23:13 UTC

We have tradition teachers-students-parents meetings 2-3 times per year, invited them to the school holidays, events, lectures. However, active involvement parents is still problematic for my.

Antonella - Italy where I live parents don't like get involved in school, in fact they are into in the primary school , then in the middle school it seems like they don't care as so much. Only when there's the weekly appointment they can be present, often they need to be called from the teacher to be there. Sad but true

2017-10-10 06:32:17 UTC

Antonella Italy

Angela Metallinou/Athens, Greece

gelametal — 2017-10-10 08:20:39 UTC

I work at an old private educational institution for about 22 years... Parents have create parents associations and organise every now and then proms or other balls for our students, bazaars to earn money for their excursions at the end of the year, or for raising money to provide the school with a IWB or laptops, etc or to print the yearbook... Every spring we organise together a two day meeting with our students, where they present their jobs and they opportunities they gained from school, universities, from studying abroad etc. Still I think we could involve them more, but we are always are afraid and we dont really know the limits of this collaboration...

Joana Almeida, Portugal

2017-10-10 09:07:55 UTC

One activity that I developed with the parents in the previous school year was the São Martinho Fair, an activity with a long tradition in school. The parents prepared foodstuffs, baskets horticulas and frutiferos, with the students; while in school, I and the students, we prepared the sales bank, the price list and the scheduling for the activity that counted on the presence and participation of parents, in addition to the teachers and students. The commitment of the students, parents and myself, allowed the objectives to be achieved and started with the planning of an interdisciplinary study visit, which took place at the end of the second period. This activity shows that we can reap positive results if we invite parents to get involved and participate, meeting their specificities and characteristics, as well as the environment in which they are inserted.

Christos, GREECE

christos_chachoudis — 2017-10-10 11:51:24 UTC

The first thing I make when I meet my students' parents I ask them to tell me their opinion about school, about class, about their kids. If the circumstances are positives we schedule a next meeting in order to make parents more collaborative. I try to listen to their ideas and their point of view.

Iulia, Romania

2017-10-10 13:45:45 UTC

Counting on parents is something that I usually do. I must say I'm lucky to have the opportunity to work with children whose parents are always ready to help. For example, we decided to change the chairs and the bookshelves so the next step was quite easy. When the children have good results we organize overnight trips for them and parents are always there to help.

Pietro-Italy

idiotshater — 2017-10-10 14:36:20 UTC

Collaborating with parents is the best way for us teachers to face daily challenges with students and school in general. I always try to get parents involved in the learning process of their kids, they can do so much to make every step of the way easier and fruitful. At the beginning of the school year I like to meet them to show them which are the goals set for their kids to achieve, I also invite them to come over to school to talk about their jobs especially because teaching in a professional school students can relate to such important issues seeing them in perspective when theywill be done with high school education and active in a working scenario. Some parents who work as culinary chefs in five stars restaurants have often given a vivid account of their daily efforts as top chefs preparing not just meals but real work of art. Students are always interested in such real life tales and establish themselves goals to achieve in their future life.

Patrizia-Italy

2017-10-10 15:29:51 UTC

in my school an interesting activity with parents was "the circle of readings". the parents went to school to read aloud the first chapter of two romance of the same style. each parent had read romance of different style and the children could choose their favorite style, hear the reading and than buy the favorite book and read it at home. at least parents and children meet for discussing the books. it's an activity for increasing the reading.

Helena Pires

hcpires — 2017-10-10 16:07:22 UTC

An interesting experience occurred earlier this year when I invited the parents to the reception of the students of the "Ecofriends of Nature" club. Both parents and children get to know the projects related to environmental sustainability that we are going to work during this school year.
In the end we tasted a cake he had left to bake in a solar oven and it was a very interesting conversation between parents, children and teachers.
http://alvarovelho.net/cefjard/?p=3182

Isaura Ventura, Portugal

2017-10-10 16:22:33 UTC

I have just once had a parent in the classroom who offered to help with the class behavior with a communication to students. It didn't solve the problem but it was a very interesting experience. I wish I could have some more.
I have two other positive experiences to report, but not in the classroom.
The first happened three years ago when I organized a camping activity with my students in the mountains. the parents were happy to organize themselves for lifts, visits to the camp site, food and kitchen equipment. They were really cooperative and were very thankful at the end of the activity.
Another happened with an Erasmus+ project, when parents were willing to host the foreign students for a week. They put all their effort into local tours, cooking traditional food and spoiling our guests with the best they had. These were quite special parents; the best any teacher could possibly have.
Apart from this, parents usually come to term meetings to get their children's assessment, or for weekly appointments once a term, but many ignore the need to communicate with the school, or simply lack the time or the resources.

Adérito

2017-10-10 16:48:15 UTC

Walks in Sintra, with grandparents and parents

Cristina, Romania

2017-10-10 16:58:25 UTC

I haven't ask for parents help in the classroom. They offered to contribute for buying some materials for class but I preferred to buy myself from my personal finances to avoid bad comments. Some parents have a low socioeconomic status and I do not want to create discussions between parents...

Giorgia, Romania

giorgiagroza — 2017-10-10 18:56:21 UTC

In our school we organized Parents` meeting with erasmus partners

Ana Linhares, Portugal

anaisabellinhares2 — 2017-10-10 18:59:11 UTC

Fortunately, I have experienced so many good moments with parents.

tina

tinamellos — 2017-10-10 18:59:43 UTC

a lifetime experience for me was the case of great collaboration and working with a mother who's little boy was diagnosed interalia with dyslexia, hyperactivity, distraction disorder,

dysanagnosia, dysgrafia and dysorthography. She was always 'there' for us and willing to follow all our suggestions in order to help us help her little boy.

Vanesa

2017-10-11 05:23:07 UTC

I haven't asked for parents' help in the classroom.

Organizing school trip, school parties for collecting funds (for the school and charity). Usually i've got to say that i've a good relationship with parents.

2017-10-11 08:22:27 UTC

Ligia, Portugal

ligiasantos_pt — 2017-10-11 12:41:13 UTC

Some years ago I work as coordinator in an educational learning center, where besides pedagogical work, we also organize thematic workshops and holidays’ programs to children from 6 to 12. For special occasions, we organize events for parents, like Christmas party, parents fair or a theatre performance. The purpose was children share with parents the work they’d been doing but it was amazing how parents appreciate not only the final work but also the skills and competences that were obvious. Proudly, I and my colleagues almost felt invisible and it was truly the students’ and parents’ day.

Michela, Italy

2017-10-11 12:56:54 UTC

Some years ago I invited the mother of one of my student (he was of Moroccan origin) to come into the classroom and tell about herself, her country and traditions. It was a very nice experience, both for me and my students

João, Portugal

2017-10-11 13:14:50 UTC

The best experience I have is when they are engaged in artistic work with their own sons and daughters. In these activities they have the opportunity to share the stage, understanding some of the difficulties of music learning but also experience performance.

Marco, Italy

2017-10-11 14:03:20 UTC

Last years i made a project, with my students, called "Babele Peer to Peer". In this project the guys made a lessons in ours language. To made it we need a help by the related parents. This project support the ratial integration.

Cristina, Italy

cristina_floriddia — 2017-10-11 14:03:25 UTC

In a little school where I Worked 3 years ago we included puppils' parents through kitchen and ethnic foods

Tiziana, Italy

Tizianateacher — 2017-10-11 14:35:46 UTC

Most parents do not contact me. I received some help from them when we had to run the school trips and in particular when I took a class to DUBLIN.
I wish we could work together to learn more about how to improve our learning environment and to share ideas about how to cope with students who do not work ......

Maria Carmela, Italy

2017-10-11 16:26:05 UTC

I have set the goal of innovating educational and didactic practices, so I have also set relationships differently with families and invested in different ways of communicating and communicating with them. I have tried to answer what we often see, and maybe it is, anxiety of control through direct involvement of parents who, in respect of different roles and tasks, find ways to "tell" what is our school and communicate the skills and learning achieved by the boys.

Roberto, Italy

2017-10-11 16:35:21 UTC

It is important to understand that if we aim to innovate didactic and didactic practices, it is also necessary to establish relationships differently with families and invest in different ways of communicating and communicating with them.
We have tried to respond through the direct involvement of parents who, in safeguarding different roles and tasks, find ways to "tell" our school and communicate the skills and learning achieved by the kids.

Maria Stafilakou

stafilakou67 — 2017-10-11 18:30:12 UTC

As an english teacher I don't have a class on my own but I get involved in all of them.Therefore I don't have such a close relationship with parents.However, two years ago I offered to accompany our 3rd graders to an excursion. It was a bit difficult so the teacher asked the parents available to help us.We were happily surprised to see that they wanted to come and not only helped us but we enjoyed their company. W e came closer to them and it was much easier to deal with school problems in their class.They come to school smiling and always ready to help .

Edmundo, Portugal

edmundo_ramos — 2017-10-11 20:55:38 UTC

(a small positive experience)
A few years ago my school organized a closing party with various activities, with teachers, assistants, parents and students.
In the organization of this event we had the collaboration of some parents who did a good job. They have integrated well into in the ornanization of activities, but it is not the same as working with our colleagues.

Maria, Portugal

2017-10-12 00:37:50 UTC

Another colleague and I have had a school project engaging parents - a school for parents. We organize sessions about topics related with the students - studying methods, health, etc - a place where parents can get some more information and above all share their concerns and experiences with other parents. It's been a good experience, but unfortunately just a few parents are present at the sessions. We are redefining it at the moment.

Vilija, Lithuania

2017-10-12 06:55:50 UTC

We usually invite parents to talk about their jobs or to help to improve classroom's environment

Rosy, Italy

rositone73 — 2017-10-12 07:38:18 UTC

I always invite parents during tecnology in other to involve them and grandparents are very helpful during History hour because they tell us about their own life during the second war.

Miryam, Ialy

miriamscafatihpg23 — 2017-10-12 15:22:24 UTC

I invite parents to talk about their hobbies and jobs

Paula, Portugal

2017-10-12 15:44:41 UTC

I have some positive experiences with parents. They are always very cooperative whenever there is a need to be in solidarity with others: whether to make clothes / food / etc available. They participate in sessions when they are invited and other types of work. There are very cooperating parents, yet usually they are the ones whose children are better off in school.

Adélia, Portugal

bentesa — 2017-10-12 21:10:40 UTC

I have several good experiences. For instance, I coordinate an Erasmus+ project and parents have been very helpfull, because they are involved in the project with their children.

Rasma, Lithuania

rasmastuokiene — 2017-10-13 08:20:00 UTC

My positive experience of working with parents is very similar to the described cases, e.g. Erasmus+ projects, school community events ( Christmas concert, trivia contest for parents‘, teachers‘ and students‘ teams, sports events, etc.). Being not just an English teacher but also deputy headmistress, I prepared different questionnaires for parents, which helped improve our work.

José Carvalho, Guarda, Portugal

joseantoniocarvalho — 2017-10-13 09:02:10 UTC

Fortunately, my contact with parents and guardians translates fundamentally into positive experiences. However, he liked that the involvement of parents was beyond the monitoring of school results and student attendance. With this course, I intend to discover other ways for parents to actively participate in the education and the school project of the students. The best experience I had of parental involvement occurred a few years ago when parents, teachers and students got involved in organizing a traditional feast of Portugal - S. João - for the whole school community. The moment served to demonstrate that the school can break the day-to-day formality, break down prejudices and be a school open to the community.

Céu, Portugal

2017-10-13 16:43:15 UTC

A few years ago, I have a good experience of working with parents in projects. They participate in a lot of things: traditional fairs, singing janeiras, and other activities to raise money for a visit to Paris. They were very helpful and work with their children. They enjoyed very much this kind of activity. I have no experience about bringing them to the classroom. My students are young teenagers and the presence of parents in classroom may be a challenge... I need to learn more with overs.

Alina, România

saftaalina — 2017-10-13 17:06:23 UTC

I involve parents in extracurricular activities. They can be involved in organisation of activities

Laskarina, Greece

laspolemi — 2017-10-13 17:32:04 UTC

I have often felt that parents should be by our side. They are the most important stakeholders in the school community after all! We often organise teachers and parents' meetings in the evenings and we make sure parents are always asked to actively participate when it comes to organising extra curricular activities and projects.

Susana, Lisbon, Portugal

maria_susana_fernandes — 2017-10-13 23:01:51 UTC

I've had some positive experiences working with parents. I've had parents preparing a surprise birthday party to a pupil in their child's class, helping with a school trip, coming in to school to talk to a large group of kids about their own experience during a specific historical moment. But I feel that parents, at my present school, aren't really engaged with their own children's everyday needs let alone participating in school activities. I've been thinking about it but lack good ideas to bring them closer.

Enid, Malt

eebonello — 2017-10-14 15:32:48 UTC

We always try to involve parents to help in school activities, such as sports day and achievement day. We organise parents meeting at the beginning of the year and open day in the third term.
I feel that they are an important stakeholder and we need to involve them more not only for fund raising activities or school activities. Would it be an ambitious idea, if we involve them in curriculum decisions or School development planning?

Elona, Albania

elonagremi — 2017-10-14 15:34:03 UTC

I have had some positive experiences working with parents. Often I try to arrange social events for my class,for ex.meting in a park for sharing a play that students have practiced and parents participate and give their feedback. Also at the beginning of each school year I send surveys to find out what interests and skills my parents may share . In this way I have a list available for each time I may need help on class.

Stathis, Greece

slikidis — 2017-10-14 15:58:27 UTC

One of my best experiences working with parents was the organization of a dance event to collect money for a philanthropic institute . Parents loved this event and mostly the purpose for doing something like it. The most moving time was the hearing of the word "thanks" when we gave the money to the president of the institute after the end of the dance

Natasa, Serbia

NatasaHerweg — 2017-10-14 16:29:55 UTC

My colleague and I work in one city. In total there are 11 groups that have no contacts. Every year we organized a school-race, but my proposal was that it be sports day. It was understood that every group were included. Parents are immediately have offered assistance in finding suitable speace, the organization of the tournament, not just race, help in the kitchen, BBQ, purchase refreshments ... Next year they themselves have already been organized and everything is already ready. The results were achieved and to work with parents who are even closer, to work with children that have been introduced and many have continued to socialize outside of school.

Fulvia Italy

leardini — 2017-10-14 17:19:06 UTC

I am very happy when at the end of theatral laboratory I invite the parents to enjoy the drama- work of their children. It is always a moment of satisfaction and then parents are more collaborative.

Loredana Italy

loredana_mangano — 2017-10-14 19:47:55 UTC

A great opportunity to involve parents I had last year, while preparing the Christmas concert where we would sung songs of Italian tradition in the dialects of my native city's homes. Some Italian dialects are real languages, so we had a great job of sharing texts and translations and, without finding a music base, we thought we'd involve a daddy musician who accompanied us with the guitar. Initially, to tell the truth, we were all embarrassed by the dad, the pupils, and I but then, between one of the tantalizing and the other, we got confident and worked together with great effort. Seeing that parent arrive on stage at the show's day, it was a very beautiful and engaging moment that gave way to many direct and indirect intervention opportunities.

Maria, Volos, Greece

2017-10-14 22:46:30 UTC

It's always been a pleasure for me to work with parents and integrate them into my teaching framework, especially when it comes to crafts and handmade things that I, too, enjoy!! Parents can prove so creative when given the chance to exhibit their special talents!!!

Dora_Greece

ntanouth — 2017-10-15 07:57:57 UTC

Parents in my school actively participate to anything we organise. They always prepare delicious buffet in social events (carnival, etc), create externel games, donate staff that school is in need of.

Ispir Iuliana, Romania

ispiriuliana — 2017-10-15 08:02:30 UTC

The biggest involvement of my class's parents is: sponsorship. Without their help we could not do anything. So we managed to get the class with furniture, audio-visual means and decoration.

Patrizia, Italy

2017-10-15 10:05:01 UTC

At kindergarten it's not so difficult to involve parents. In my school we try to do various projects aimed at parental engagement for their children's learning: parents come to school to read books for the children; weekly children take from the school library a book and at home their parents have to read it to their kids,...

Maria Fernanda, Portugal

2017-10-15 10:37:12 UTC

I cant say I have many experiences to share with you, mostly because I am not a teacher and my main activities demands privacy and individual work. However, once in a while I get some help from parents mainly in the organization of events or in school trips or visits. But it is difficult to count on them in a regular basis.
If we talk about school in general, the experience in utterly different. Parents participate and help a lot as far as their children are strongly involved in the project. I can named the "medieval fair", "history and human evolution", "cultural soirée".

Ida, Italy

2017-10-15 10:42:02 UTC

I work very well with parents in organizing an event Theatre of puppets in a local Language for wihich parents give their contribution and take part effectively in our team for a period with a rich exchange.

Elsa, Portugal

2017-10-15 13:21:51 UTC

One of my students’ parents was a dentist, so I asked if she could come to our class for a few hours to talk about the importance of dental hygiene. She also brought tooth brushes and tooth pastes for every student, and from that day we brushed our teeth daily after lunch.

Andreas, Athens-Greece

2017-10-15 13:28:02 UTC

At our school there aren't many things that we let parents involved in. We allow them to organise a birthday party for a student or organise an excursion of the whole school. We also let them get involved in a book fair or to gather food for people who are in real need.

Vanessa Algarvio, Portugal

vanessalgarvio — 2017-10-15 16:26:43 UTC

I do not usually have parents in my classes since I give classes to older students. At my school we usually ask for help from parents at work or at the end of term or year parties.And on those occasions it goes well.

Barbara, Italy

barbara_galavotti — 2017-10-15 16:29:49 UTC

Often I tried to involve parents in activities in my classes, but some parent can't come for problems at work, someone else because they don't understand why and they don't want lost time. At the end of the year we do a theatral drama or musical, in that situation they all come, and it's beautiful

Maria Antonietta Italy

2017-10-15 17:24:24 UTC

I often seek to involve parents, I invite them to class, I try to explain the activities, events and planned projects (Es. events and projects etwinning: Peace, -techer gatewey: immigration-coding-gamification) and because they have been programmed activities and events. I usually communicate with the parent's representative and with all the other parents with assemblies, with facebook, with whats app, with the school site, with planned meetings and not. It's important to have so much patience and to mediate; parents need to be educated and educated. Unfortunately, however, there is always the parent who does not believe in the educational and educational value of the school institution.

Rute Parente, Portugal

luis_parente — 2017-10-15 18:01:42 UTC

I don't have many experience with having parents in my class. As a matter of fact I don't know if they came to my classes when invited, specially because of their job schedules. But I have experience with parents participating and helping in the developement of some activities. Whenever they are asked to engage in class theme parties or school activities they participate. Sometimes they don't go to school more because their job's dynamics doesn't allow them to.

Edmundo, Portugal

edmundo_ramos — 2017-10-16 00:03:13 UTC

In my school we organized a final party with the help of some parents. in this activity there was a good understanding with the parents, who helped us in organizing and developing. The parents' help was positive.

In my school we organize meetings with parents whoose children have behavior problems, parents talk and share doubts every week in a "coffee for parents"

2017-10-16 09:25:25 UTC

Regarding parents involvement in the school activities, there's a lot of mixed feelings (from both the parents and the school). Some parents are willing and eager to participate and contribute while others don't like to be involved (mostly due to their work schedules). I also see lots of mix feelings fro the teachers and coordinators - some are happy to have participation from the parents and are quite proficient at engaging them in a productive manner, while others fear that this involvement could jeopardize the rhythm/pace of their classroom. I found that when both parents and teachers are in sync, the parents engagement is a valuable thing and can benefit the classroom. Hence the effort that should be made, on a ongoing basis, on improving the parents/school/teacher communication.

2017-10-16 14:29:19 UTC

Inês, Portugal

2017-10-16 18:56:01 UTC

In a intercultural context parents can come to school talk about different traditions, or participate in parent-children workshop like doing a pizza, thematic sessions...

Laura, Italy

2017-10-16 20:06:52 UTC

When I taught at nursery school I usually tried to involve parents in classroom activities, especially related to handicraft. now I teach at secondary school and as for several who post their experiences, it is a lot more difficult unless you teach subject that could need extra scholastic activities. Unfortunately in our system is difficult organize outdoor situations that could allowed parents to partecipate.

George Kyriakopoulos

2017-10-16 21:10:02 UTC

This whole co-operation reflection leaves me absolutely indifferent. I think parents shouldn't be involved. Involvement means participation and having a word on the teacher's work. I absolutely disapprove of this method. Call me old fashioned teachers educate at home. Let us do our job in peace!

Rita Rosado, Portugal

2017-10-17 10:12:58 UTC

In my school I have invited parents to come to give an Open Science class to talk about their work experience in areas they study like: environmental problems; medical areas; biologic agriculture, etc. Both parents, students and school gave a good feedback about it.

Antonietta, Italy

miaaba — 2017-10-17 16:19:19 UTC

A great experience of collaboration with parents I had concerned their involvment and supporting an eCLIL group engaged in an eTwinnig project. They offered spaces and resources to carry out their children tasks. It was really a positive adventure as they felt really involved in their children's learning.

Rosa Medeiros, Portugal

rosa_medeiros1 — 2017-10-17 21:33:25 UTC

One of the parents' contributions was in a project: traveling book. It consisted in putting a picture of the child as a child and describing their personal characteristics, preferences, etc. This book went through all the families.
Another project: Adopt me. It was a study visit to a tree nursery to collect trees. Each family helped their son to plant and care for the tree.
Another project: The professions. Every parent was invited to come to school to talk about their profession / job. Later the group went to visit some work places of the same.

João Adelino Santos

joao_santos2 — 2017-10-17 22:02:24 UTC

As the headmaster of a group of schools, it has been gratifying to be available to receive parents whenever they go to school.

Carolina, Paglia

carolinapaglia — 2017-10-18 06:48:02 UTC

One good experience we had was for the organization of a trip in mountains, when I taught in a small school in mountains. There was a real good atmosphere with families

Reneta Raicheva, Bulgaria

2017-10-18 15:08:03 UTC

We'd like to thank our parents who worked on project - based learning with their children. Congrats for them! :)

Sónia Leão, Lagoa Portugal

sonialeao — 2017-10-19 21:31:51 UTC

t is very important to request participation in school activities because we can achieve great positive results through the sharing of knowledge and experiences.
I used to ask parents help to gather different equipment,sometimes they give donations like cakes, objects and we make a small market! They are the best.

Silvia Patrizia RUGGERI, Italy

silviap_ruggeri — 2017-10-20 10:30:14 UTC

In my experience, parents are involved in meetings officially called Consigli di Classe. Meeting people, in this case my students' parents, it is always a big opportunity for me to understand better my students and offer them a better educational proposal.

Daniele - Italy

danvir — 2017-10-20 14:15:18 UTC

In Italy since decades families are asked to contribute and be part of scholastic organization at many levels (School Council, Garantee commition; Class Council). But this module probably asks us to let them be part of the scholastic life in general, part e.g. of the curriculum.

Athina, Greece

aginoudi — 2017-10-20 16:47:36 UTC

We have a great experience working with parents during the preparation of a theater performance. Parents worked together with us in the costumes and in the music. Every day they prepared also some delicious small meals for all the theater team. It was a very worm atmosphere.

Anisa, Albania

2017-10-21 17:37:33 UTC

It is always a challenge to work with parents. As long as you love what you do, the parents will give you a positive feedback.

Susana, Portugal

2017-10-21 19:24:03 UTC

I had a wonderful experience with parents last school year with students who were completing their final year of secondary school. The students were taking a vocational course on restaurant service so they decided to serve a Thanksgiving Dinner to their parents. A baking class helped by preparing the meal and my students served,decorated and laid the table, prepared a photo presentation about their families and finally served dinner to their parents. It was a very rewarding experience for teachers, students and parents as we all socialised without talking about school results as usual in parents' meetings.

Orlando Serrano, Portugal

orlandoserranoue — 2017-10-21 23:14:21 UTC

We would also like to present the activity entitled "The Tree of Affections", developed in 2017, With the following goals: promoting the development of personal and social competences in the classroom and in Family, giving the child an opportunity to express themselves about their feelings, improving recognition and Verbalization of emotions.

This activity had the duration of 1 hour and was streamlined by parents and volunteer ducation and had the The following structure: presentation of the activity through the definition of the concept of sentiment, e.g., Feeling is what's going on in the heart – we may be sad or happy.

Paola. Italy

paola_tona — 2017-10-22 13:33:29 UTC

This is the first year I work on discipline. Over the years I have worked as a support teacher and I believe that relationship with families is crucial. The past years, when I had to deal with low-income families, I went to the boys' home and I forced the dialogue with the families, reaching great goals
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Edyta, Poland

2017-10-23 09:51:20 UTC

My students' parents are always interested in our activity. When we start any project with my students their parents come to me and ask me if they can help0 any way. It is realy nice experience. Last year I with my students parents prepared the school drama "The Red Riding Hood" within the eTwinning international project. They always are ready to cooperate. I am so happy...

Luisa, Italy

2017-10-23 13:04:10 UTC

Once a month teachers have meeting with students and parents to speak about school programs and activities.
Meeting are open to anyone of the class who wants to take part. Unfortunatly the elder the students are the less they parents attend the meetings. Generally there is one of two adults who report the others the decisions taken in the meeting.
We discuss about students' behaviour, results and propose extra activities to be done either in class or outside.
Parents are asked to give their opinions and advice.

Vesna, Serbia

2017-10-23 19:10:00 UTC

Opportunities can be created in various way through different school or school-related activities which are part of school's life. And each of those can have it's challenges from time to personal characteristics. Careful pace of getting to know each other might be the key to overcoming challenges. From personal experience whatever kind of parent you have make them realize that you're really there for their child and glad to be there for both of them.

Isabel Quirino, Portugal

isabelquirino — 2017-10-24 08:08:35 UTC

“Everyone has something to offer. “

Five years ago, the primary teacher of one of my sons did organize an event that mobilize all students and all families; she adapt one Portuguese tradicional children story to a musical show (“A Carochinha”). All students participate in this show: some sing, others play music, etc. All parents participate too: some collaborate with the transport, others did fundraising to support the costs, and so on. At the end of this project, it was clear that all have some kind of talent, and that all of the kids and parents was needed. This event has contaminate all the rest of the school year!

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Cinzia, Italy

attasonitabas — 2017-10-24 08:14:41 UTC

According to my experience , in my school parents are usually involved in taking part in project and/or activities dissemination. They are interested in what their children/kids do at school . I used to work in the primary school and we invited parents who worked as doctors, nurses ecc... to talk about their experiences at work.

Carla - Oman

cfaulder92 — 2017-10-24 15:11:40 UTC

I have invited parents in during career sessions.
Parents are welcome for celebrations activities.
I involve parents in homework tasks.

Konstantina, Greece

2017-10-24 19:28:03 UTC

I worked with a parent closely in order to help the student improve his attitude towards other classmates and the result was very encouraging!

Fernanda Cunha, Portugal

2017-10-25 13:07:36 UTC

I contacted a father to "create" a garden at school. It is this activity that want to plan later this MOOC, to begin to further develop this school year.

Laskarina, Greece

laspolemi — 2017-10-25 15:28:16 UTC

Quite often parents have proved to be great allies when it comes to organising projects. They have been willing to put up foreign students when they visit within the Erasmus programme framework.

Azize Ozcan, Turkey

shiningforthelife — 2017-10-26 20:38:22 UTC

I can not remember a specific exprience now.But I can say that I generally get on well with the parents. I believe it is because I am open and honest to them.Being honest does not work in few parents but generally it works.While meeting with the parents ,I always ask for their collaboration,which is really efficient to build a good communication with the parents.

Paola, Italy

paola_oggi — 2017-10-30 16:27:51 UTC

A few days ago I invited the mother of a pupil to attend a class at an activity. she sat and worked with us. Eventually he understood how we are working and thanked us for having her involved in the activity.

Ülfet Ç, Turkey

2017-10-30 17:21:15 UTC

Even though many people think that working with parents can be really hard but I believe that being cooperative with the parents make teaching and learning much easier. Students can rely on both themselves and their teacher.

Maria Michael Kollyfa

2017-10-30 21:31:21 UTC

During the years I understand that close and effective communication with parents is making me a better teacher and a better person too. Broadening my empathy, my understanding and my communication skills. I also learn a lot from parents with certain knowledge and experiences on a specific field.

Nicoleta, Romania

mercur_mercur — 2017-11-01 10:57:42 UTC

Painting together, children on a theme about war and peace and parents about how they are feeling peace.

Teuta, Albania

2017-11-21 19:11:11 UTC

In fact i am not against of including parents in school activites

İSHAK KURT - TURKEY

kurtishak16 — 2018-06-28 12:03:30 UTC

In a work that promotes professions, I asked for the participation of my parents. At another time there was a classroom clip for healthy food. I did the division of labor according to the occupations of the parents and it was a very easy and useful activity.

Hümeyra YENER

hs_yener — 2018-07-19 20:09:29 UTC

Parental involvement really matters. I usually ask for help from them especially when I organize trips or picnics they really make my job easier. I suppose students enjoy seeing their parents cooperate with us.

Ipermahia Christodoulou, Greece

2018-08-27 23:43:09 UTC

Students do not like the involvement of their parents in the classroom.However, we had good results in a project of making crafts with the help of students' parents and when we have research activities.The students who made crafts with the help of their parents were pround when they present their activity at school. They were also happy when they had to interview their parents about food recipes and make researches such as what food they grow, etc

Iper

2018-08-27 23:43:10 UTC

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