Profile of a Colegio Maya Parent
Colegio
Maya Parents:
- Understand and support
the school’s
- Are positive role
models of life long learners.
- Seek to understand
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and how it applies to
their child.
- Recognize the dignity
of each individual and work with the school and their children to embrace
cultural diversity.
- Send their child to
school ready to learn, on time and with attention to their physical/mental
health including support of nutritious meals.
- Take an active interest
in what is happening in the child’s classroom.
- Are aware of their
child’s academic strengths and celebrate them.
- Are aware of their
child’s challenges and problem areas and help seek solutions to both.
- Read any written
communication sent home including the Thursday Bulletin and the Maya News
and check the web site frequently.
- Are supportive of the
guidelines and rules as written in our handbooks.
- Provide a quiet space in the home for reading and extra or daily academic
time.
- Are available at
homework time for questions.
- Work to realize the
balance between helping extend learning via homework and letting the child
do the work independently.
- Are involved in the school and take time to share that
interest by communicating with teachers, administration, the PTA, and
others via
parent teacher conferences, etc.
- Develop
and maintain their children’s first language.
Implemented: Spring, 2003
Revised: