Summer Connections
The Family Academy event, Summer Connections: Maximizing Scholar Engagement and Learning, is on Thursday, February 6, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wildwood Elementary or via Zoom.
At the Summer Connections session, learn about community-based and school-based summer resources and programming. At 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.
- 🏫 Explore our resource fair and gather summer-related information from booths hosted by local organizations.
- 📝 Sign up for summer opportunities and get the resources you need to plan an enriching summer for your child.
This event will benefit families with children in any grade. Through essential conversations and authentic partnership, we can increase scholar success.
Summer Connections
Thursday, February 6, 2025
6-7:30 p.m.
Wildwood Elementary
2405 S 300th St
Federal Way, WA 98003
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Event Program
Welcome
6:00-6:10 p.m.
Come together to learn about the evening's workshop, and how to best navigate the event to get the information most relevant to your child.
Workshops
6:15-6:50 p.m. (First session)
- Empowering Our Community Through Mental Health Awareness
- Discover Math at Home
- Connections That Count: Building Bridges to Support Services
- Grow, Play, Create: A Summer of Fun & Learning
- Summer Connections: Preparing for College
- Make Your Personal Essay Shine!
Empowering Our Community Through Mental Health Awareness
Discover Math at Home
Connections That Count: Building Bridges to Support Services
Grow, Play, Create: A Summer of Fun & Learning
Summer Connections: Preparing for College
Make Your Personal Essay Shine!
6:15-7:30 p.m. (Full event)
6:55-7:30 p.m. (Second session)
Resource Fair
6:55-7:30 p.m. (Second session)
Speak with representatives from participating organizations about summer resources, childcare, and more.
In-person opportunity only. Not offered through Zoom.
Participating organizations include:
- After School All Stars
- Boys and Girls Club
- Catholic Community Services
- Center for Children and Youth Justice LINC Program
- Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
- El Centro de la Raza
- Federal Way Community Center
- FWPS Human Resources Department
- Game of Life
- Phenomenal She
- Play Equity Coalition
- Trillium Employment Services
- and more!
Post-Event Survey
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