For the month of July I've been working at E.K. Powe Elementary School in Durham, in a summer school type program for kindergarteners. Its a program aimed at providing at-risk and minority children the opportunity to get some classroom experience under their belt and to prepare them for going to school in the fall. So far I've had to do a lot of ESL work and translating/interpreting for many Latino families so naturally I figured it would be a great place to focus on for my project and put together some resources for these families who really have a hard time with the language barrier.
I'm looking to put together information for the parents that tells them about NC school systems and how they can ensure that their child goes to school. Also I hope to include some information for them about how to navigate the school system and understand more about their child's education, in particular; keeping them in school, and taking advantage of great programs such as ESL, afterschool programs and special needs programs schools provide. I'll get a good look at what parents need and want to know since I talk to them often and hear their comments.
If anyone else is interested in this just let me know! I know the school looks for volunteer tutors for struggling students, often ESL tutors also, so if that is an area of interest to you also please just let me know.
--Sindy (spena@email.unc.edu)
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