Host events and activities that bring parents and families into the school

Organize music programs or talent shows in which students perform for the community.
Organize book sales and other fundraisers.
Host cookouts.
Hold a Thanksgiving lunch or dinner.
Promote family activities like “Game Night.”
Offer an after-school activities program.
Host a “Discovery Night” where parents, students and teachers learn together, in an interactive way, about a topic of universal interest.
Hold an “Exceptional Education Success Night” to recognize student performance.
Organize a “Community Day” at which families provide volunteer time.
Arrange for an “International Night” to showcase different cultures.
Hold a “Family Reading Night;” focus on particular reading programs (e.g., Accelerated Reading Program).
Host a “Fall Festival” or a “Winter Enrichment” program.
Organize a “Drug Awareness Night.”
Provide a “Health and Fitness Night.”
Arrange for a “Technology Night.”
Hold a Parent University or Parent Academy to train parents in leadership skills.
Have PTA meetings that include students so parents and students can learn together.
Organize parent/student orientation for each grade level during the spring.

Host events and activities that bring parents and families into the school: Events