Parents and guardians clicked, scrolled, and explored through the website with questions like: What’s working? What could be better? And, what do we want to see?
One attendee suggested: "Do interviews with kids, starting with the little ones on up, and ask them ‘What do you like about STEAM? Why do you like coming to a STEAM school?" Another attendee suggested, “Have parent workshops to teach parents how to use the educational programs linked on the website, so parents can have a partnership with the student and the teacher.”
These ideas empower our students as the owners of their STEAM experience, and also validate parents as active partners in their children’s learning. Parents will reconvene in the future to look at the changes made, give further input, and plan for ways to engage and share the changes with other parents who could not be at the meeting.
Parents are key stakeholders in our STEAM program. They ensure that learning continues beyond the school day and advocate for children in ways that strengthen our learning community.
