Family Enrichment Program
Malaika values family involvement.
Family Enrichment Program
Did you know that when low-income parents are involved in their children’s preschool program, those children at age 19 are:
- 40 percent MORE likely to graduate from high school
- 35 percent MORE likely to be employed
- 55 percent LESS likely to be on government assistance
- 40 percent LESS likely to have been arrested
That’s why we offer an average of 85 hours of parent/family involvement activities throughout each school year.
Malaika’s Family Involvement Activities
- Learning opportunities for parents and caregivers
- discipline vs. punishment, stimulating child brain development, and maintaining healthy relationships
- Workshop opportunities
- Enhanced Childhood Head Start workshops and the Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit
- School events
- Parent/teacher conferences, Family Fun Night, Family of Love, Grandparents Day, Fathers & Grandfathers Day, Mothers & Grandmothers Day, School performances, Donuts for Dads, and an End-of-year picnic
- Educational and fun field trips
- Milwaukee Public Museum
- Milwaukee County Zoo
- Apple Holler
- Discovery World
- MSOE (STEM)
- Mad Science
Peace of Mind
Family activities are fun for parents and children. But their benefit goes far beyond enjoyment. Children with involved parents are more likely to:
- Attend school regularly
- Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school
- Earn higher grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs
- Be promoted, pass their classes, and earn credits
- Graduate and go on to post-secondary education
Benefits
Benefits of parent-involvement activities for parents include:
- More confidence in the school
- Higher teacher expectations of their children
- Higher teacher opinions of themselves as parents
- More self-confidence
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