Learning Community program empowers Latino parents to better guide their children in school and life
By Dan McCann / Special for the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties
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Child learning rooms make it possible for parents to invest their time weekly for three years in the Family Learning program offered at the Learning Community Center of South Omaha. Here, recent graduate Alejandra Villa checks in on daughter Elliana.
Chris Christen
Navigating local schools, for the first time, can be intimidating. Surrounded by friends and a teaching team they can trust, parents build on their strengths. Many of these moms are the first to volunteer when their principal asks for help.
Chris Christen
These Latina moms say workshops and English classes designed for parents gave them skills to build relationships with teachers and actively support their kids' learning almost right away.
Chris Christen
Class work continues with home visits.These moms love working with their own educational navigator to use new skills. Helping with homework; reading daily as a family; and college planning are all part of family goals that become part of everyday life.
Curriculum caters to families who need "something more'' to build a solid future.
Child learning rooms make it possible for parents to invest their time weekly for three years in the Family Learning program offered at the Learning Community Center of South Omaha. Here, recent graduate Alejandra Villa checks in on daughter Elliana.
Navigating local schools, for the first time, can be intimidating. Surrounded by friends and a teaching team they can trust, parents build on their strengths. Many of these moms are the first to volunteer when their principal asks for help.
These Latina moms say workshops and English classes designed for parents gave them skills to build relationships with teachers and actively support their kids' learning almost right away.
Class work continues with home visits.These moms love working with their own educational navigator to use new skills. Helping with homework; reading daily as a family; and college planning are all part of family goals that become part of everyday life.
