Date November 27, 2010

For parents whose values, attitudes and behaviors are not in tune or supportive of the school’s valuesPrograms Using the IPP

Context

✤ Parents refuse to go to school for formation programs (usually held on sundays)

Why? they do not have time, household

chores are more important, etc.

Context

✤ Parents who do not attend, are also the same parents who have many complains about the school, its practices, etc.

✤ Trust & relationship between parents and the school needs to be established

Experience

✤ Parents will be invited to spend a day in the school

✤ This event will be organized by teachers, members of the PTA, and will mostly be facilitated by parents themselves

: Parent’s Day In

Experience

✤ Proposed Schedule:

✤ 1. Orientation on IPP and School Vision Mission

✤ 2. School Tour and Classroom observation with Parent Facilitators

✤ 3. Sharing session with both parents and school faculty/admin

: Parent’s Day In

Experience

✤ 4. Talk by Alumni of the school

✤ 5. Fellowship

✤ 6. Introduce parents to a social network of parents (ning)- evaluation and discussions can be continued here

: Parent’s Day In

Reflection

✤ Parents will share about how their observation is in line with IPP (as introduced in an earlier session)

✤ Parents will share/talk about their observations, talk about their realizations, what is still bothering them, etc. (as guided by the classroom observation questions given by Donna)

Evaluation

✤ Online social network will be a venue for the parents to fill up the evaluation and start discussions or blogs

Action

✤ Contined mentoring between parents (parent companions)

✤ Continued conversations online through the parents ning site

✤ Invitation to participate more in creating more programs for parents/ by being part of the PTA

Action

✤ Involvement of parents in seminars on Ignatian Education, etc.

Date November 27, 2010

For parents whose values, attitudes and behaviors are not in tune or supportive of the school’s valuesPrograms Using the IPP