Bridging the Gap
Get empowered with resources to support your child through various milestone school transitions.
Tonight at Family Academy, Summer Connections: Maximizing Scholar Engagement and Learning, learn about community-based and school-based summer resources and programming.
During the event:
- 📚 Participate in workshops to learn how to support your child's academic progress during the summer.
- 🎓 Access special support for your college-bound student to navigate the journey to post-secondary education.
- 🤝 Connect with other FWPS families to share experiences and learnings.
- 🥡 Enjoy a free dinner for your family for a stress-free evening.
- 🧮 Activities for children while you learn:
- Childcare for elementary children, age 5 and older
- Learning Lab for older children to explore STEAM concepts
Event Program
- 🥡 Free dinner is available on Level 2.
- 🧮 Activities for children available:
- Childcare by Right At School for elementary children, age 5 and older, in the Gym.
- Learning Lab for older children to explore STEAM concepts in Room B208.
Bridging the Gap: Supporting Students Through Change
Thursday, April 23, 2026
6-7:30 p.m.
Lake Grove Elementary
303 SW 308th St
Federal Way, WA 98023
(Or, Zoom)
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Welcome
6:00-6:10 p.m.
Come together to learn about the evening's workshops and resource fair, and how to best navigate the event to get the information most relevant to your child.
Workshops
BREAKOUT 1 (6:15-6:50 p.m.)
- Leading the Leap: Navigating the Shift from Middle to High School
- Bridging Success: Supporting Transitions for Your Scholar with an IEP (All Grades)
- Looking Ahead: Making the Most of Math Transitions in Elementary School (Best for Grades K-5)
- The A-B-C's of Raising Resilient Kids: Your Simple Guide to Emotional, Social, and Digital Wellness - Part C (All Grades)
- College-Ready: What Every Parent Should Know (Best for Grades 6-12)
Leading the Leap: Navigating the Shift from Middle to High School
Bridging Success: Supporting Transitions for Your Scholar with an IEP (All Grades)
Looking Ahead: Making the Most of Math Transitions in Elementary School (Best for Grades K-5)
The A-B-C's of Raising Resilient Kids: Your Simple Guide to Emotional, Social, and Digital Wellness - Part C (All Grades)
College-Ready: What Every Parent Should Know (Best for Grades 6-12)
Workshops
BREAKOUT 2 (6:55-7:30 p.m.)
- Ready, Set, Kindergarten! (Best for PreK and Kindergarten Families)
- Digital Citizenship — AI: Is It Plagiarism? (All Grades)
- Looking Ahead: Making the Most of Math Transitions from Middle to High School (Best for Grades 7-9)
- Readers on the Move: A Parent's Guide to Walk to Read (Best for Grades K-5)
- Pathways to the Future: Making Sense of the High School Transcript (Best for Grades 9-12)
Ready, Set, Kindergarten! (Best for PreK and Kindergarten Families)
Digital Citizenship — AI: Is It Plagiarism? (All Grades)
Looking Ahead: Making the Most of Math Transitions from Middle to High School (Best for Grades 7-9)
Readers on the Move: A Parent's Guide to Walk to Read (Best for Grades K-5)
Pathways to the Future: Making Sense of the High School Transcript (Best for Grades 9-12)
Full Event
Unavailable on Zoom.College and Career Readiness: Get Help with Financial Aid, College and University Applications, and High School and Beyond Tasks (Grades 9-12)
‼️Not offered through Zoom.
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