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Guides” for grades K-8, describing what children OFEA held ten Saturday and Summer Parent Academy
should know by the end of each grade. T_he guide is (SPA) sessions in each borough to help parents get
of_fered in nine languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, involved in their children’s education. SPA seminars
Russian, Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Korean and Haitian focused on developing leadership skills, meeting
Creole) and is available at: strategies, parliamentary procedures, and ef_fective
http://nyc.gov/schools/Academics/Great+Expectations. outreach ef_forts.
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Native Language Forums were created to provide
OFEA worked with T_he Mayor’s Of_f_ice for Adult
opportunities for limited English speaking families to
Education on a new series called “We Are New York” for
engage in presentations and discussions regarding
NYC-TV Channel 25. T_he program will help immi-
their child’s education in each of the eight commonly
grant New Yorkers learn English through realistic stories
spoken languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian
of life in the City. T_he series shows people speaking
Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Urdu). Native
English in real-world situations, including how to
Language Forum topics included: Orientation to
prepare for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
NYC Public Schools, ELL Education, Special Educa-
tion, Regents and Graduation Requirements, Learn-
ing Environment Surveys, 8th Grade Promotion
Policy and more.
Over the past year, OFEA has had the opportunity to work with some outstanding organizations.
Below is a partial list of our partners.
Human Resources Administration American Folk Art Museum Staten Island Community Organization
International Dyslexia Association NYS Department of Health Contacts
Partnership with Children Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum Staten Island Parent Resource Center
Literacy Inc. (Project Literacy) Adult Education Unit from the Mayor’s YMCA Counseling Services
NYCCAH Of_f_ice Seaman’s Society
NYCHA North Bronx Council of Presidents Advocates for Children Bronx Community Organization
NYCHA South Bronx Council of Presidents Grandparent Resource Center Contacts
Of_f_ice for Emergency Management Medicaid 47th Community Precinct
Of_f_ice for Children and Family Services MHA of NYC (Parent Resource Centers) Steinway Child & Family Services
Faith, Work Christian Church Queens Community Organization Families on the Move
SUNY Center for Student Recruitment Contacts DOE School Intervention Department
The Princeton Review NYC Children’s Services Coalition for Asian American Children &
Urban Neighborhood Services, Inc. Alley Pond Environmental Center Families
NYC Mission Society Queens County Farm Museum Haitian Bilingual & ESL Technical Assis-
Gouverneur Healthcare Services Brooklyn Community Organization tance Center
Jewish Board of Family and Children Wings for Youth New York Immigration Coalition
Services SCO Family Services New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Connect with Kids Health and Education Alternatives for YMCA New Immigrant Welcome Center
United States Census Teens Brooklyn-Queens Bilingual & ESL
FDNY Kinship Care Program Technical Assistance Center
Morgan Library and Museum Urban Neighborhood Services Center for Immigrant Education and
American Museum of Natural History New York Transit Museum Training
Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Borough President’s Of_f_ice Bronx Borough President’s Of_f_ice
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