Student, Family, and School Services
"Informing, Educating, and Inspiring Families"
Spring 2025 Parent Academy TO GO
Student, Family, and School Services is very excited to provide "Parent Academy TO GO," a series of virtual presentations for families to participate and view at home.
Parent Academy TO GO is designed to inform and empower families as advocates and partners in their children's education. Workshops provide families with useful information and resources to support their children's academic and emotional well-being, as well as help them to be college and career ready. Through a variety of learning opportunities hosted by MCPS staff and community partners, we hope to strengthen our engagement with families and the community. We recognize that behind every successful student are supportive families, teachers, school staff and community members who take an active role in educating our students.
Spring Schedule Coming Soon
Advanced registration is required to participate in our workshops and chats.
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Spring 2025 Virtual Workshop Schedule
Mindfulness for Family Well-being
May 19, 6:00-7:00 pm
Effective focus, motivation, handling frustrations, and communication depend on the ability of students to understand and manage their emotions. These are basic competencies that are crucial to student well-being and success. This virtual workshop will focus on how to include Mindfulness practices in both the curriculum and our personal life. Presented by MCPS staff. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Families
May 20, 6:00-7:00 pm
Leader in Me is built on the timeless universal principles and paradigms of the 7 Habits. This workshop invites families, caregivers, advocates and community leaders to share in the experience of their students and learn how the Habits can be applied at home. Presented by FranklinCovey Education. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Active Parenting Now ( Part 1 of 4)
May 22, 6:30-8:30 pm
This is Part 1 of a 4-part series. Attendance to all 6 workshops is encouraged.
Raising children in today's uncertain world can be overwhelming. It's important for families to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behaviors and build resilience. Learn skills for effective discipline techniques, powerful communication strategies, tools to diffuse power struggles, and creative ideas for encouraging responsibility and independence. Presented by the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Kids & Summer Break: Chores, Cooperation & Fostering Independence
May 28, 6:00-7:00 pm
As kids transition from school to summer break, families adjust to new schedules and daily rhythms in the household. Setting up a summer structure to get the chores done and try new adventures can be challenging when the school routine is gone. In this webinar, you'll learn about making sure household tasks are truly shared by the whole family, why it matters for kids to learn chores (hint: life skills), and encouraging kids to build independence through new experiences. Join us to learn strategies to create collaboration in the family to get chores done. Presented by Parent Encouragement Program (PEP). Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Active Parenting Now ( Part 2 of 4)
May 29, 6:30-8:30 pm
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. Attendance to all 6 workshops is encouraged.
Raising children in today's uncertain world can be overwhelming. It's important for families to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behaviors and build resilience. Learn skills for effective discipline techniques, powerful communication strategies, tools to diffuse power struggles, and creative ideas for encouraging responsibility and independence. Presented by the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Positive Discipline
June 3, 6:00-7:00 pm
Do you find yourself getting frustrated with your kids or giving in to their demands? For many families, discipline is one of the toughest parts of parenting, but also one of the most important. Discover how to keep peace in your home through the power of the logical consequence approach instead of punishment. Learn strategies to discipline with love, without threats and bribes and how to establish age appropriate expectations for behavior and consequences. Presented by Parent Assistant Resource (PAR). Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Sharpening Phonics Skills at Home
June 4, 6:00-7:00 pm
Many students, third grade and up, still find sounding out and spelling words difficult—this makes all the reading and writing in school feel hard. Practicing with step-by-step phonics materials can improve these skills and build a student’s confidence and enjoyment of reading. MCPS has partnered with Open Source Phonics, a website that provides tutoring materials that are free and aligned with MCPS curriculum. Tips for making phonics practice fun and stress-free will be provided, so please come! Recommended for families of elementary students.
Active Parenting Now ( Part 3 of 4)
June 5, 6:30-8:30 pm
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series. Attendance to all 6 workshops is encouraged.
Raising children in today's uncertain world can be overwhelming. It's important for families to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behaviors and build resilience. Learn skills for effective discipline techniques, powerful communication strategies, tools to diffuse power struggles, and creative ideas for encouraging responsibility and independence. Presented by the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Summer Reading Challenge at Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL)
June 11, 6:00-7:00 pm
Join us to learn all about MCPL's Summer Reading Challenge. Information about library programs for children, teens, and adults will also be shared. Presented by Montgomery County Public Libraries.Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
Active Parenting Now ( Part 4 of 4)
June 12, 6:30-8:30 pm
This is Part 4 of a 4-part series. Attendance to all 6 workshops is encouraged.
Raising children in today's uncertain world can be overwhelming. It's important for families to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behaviors and build resilience. Learn skills for effective discipline techniques, powerful communication strategies, tools to diffuse power struggles, and creative ideas for encouraging responsibility and independence. Presented by the Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Recommended for families of elementary, middle, and high school students.
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MCPS Parent Academy TO GO Video Series
The MCPS Parent Academy TO GO series provides families with information central to their children's academic and emotional well-being. Led by community professionals and MCPS specialists, we offer a variety of workshops and chats focused on topics important to families of MCPS students. Our goal is to empower families with the skills and strategies necessary to become active participants in their children’s education.
If you were unable to join one of our Parent Academy TO GO workshops or chats, visit the MCPS YouTube channel for recorded sessions. Please note that it may take up to a week before new recordings are posted.