El Rancho Elementary School
Chino, CA
A bilingual presentation complete with translation headphones was the key to bringing together the school community at El Rancho Elementary School this past winter. On February 28, 2008, the school’s Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) hosted the Celebrate Our Differences workshop for parents and teachers to encourage more open lines of communication between the two groups. More...
Kelly Erin Blacher, Librarian/Parent Coordinator
909-627-9496 Kelly_Blacher@chino.k12.ca.us
Type 2 | Elementary | Multicultural Awareness
Ruth Livingston Elementary School
Pasco, WA
Family board game night took on an international and educational twist last March during Ruth Livingston Elementary School’s Games from Around the World event. More...
Kelly Longsdorff, Counselor
509-546-2688 klongsdorff@psd1.org
Type 6 | Elementary | Multicultural Awareness
Lexington Park Elementary School
Lexington Park, MD
A needle, thread, and a whole lot of felt helped stitch families from Lexington Park Elementary School into a tighter community during a special quilting workshop last year. The school’s Tellin’ Stories program brought 35 parents and community members and 40 teachers to the local library to share their own life stories and define the tapestry of Lexington Park’s population. More...
Karyn Timmons, Parent Liaison
301-863-4085 kmtimmons@smcps.org
Type 1 | Elementary | Multicultural Awareness
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion School
St. Paul, MN
Handmade dolls, bracelets fashioned from silver spoons, and a great-grandfather’s watch became the stuff of fifth-graders’ stories and, eventually, books, thanks to an extensive project on family artifacts at this French immersion school. More...
Christi Dettle Schmitt, English Language Learner Teacher
651-221-1480 christi.schmitt@spps.org
Type 4 | Elementary | Multicultural Awareness