Profile of a Colegio
Maya Parent
Colegio
Maya Parents:
- Understand and support the school’s Vision, Mission, Beliefs and “Non-Negotiables”.
- 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 emails 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 study time and reading.
- Encourage and celebrate the habit of reading.
- 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:
June 10, 2008 lmsc