The HECA - ENLACE Parents Project is providing training for parents from the four middle schools that are part of the Chicago ENLACE Partnership: Ames Middle School, Irving Park Middle School, Gerald Kanoon Magnet School and Lozano Bilingual and Bicultural International Center. Also, parents from the four community-based organizations with head-start programs associated with the ENLACE partnership. The parents meet for six seminars which held the first Saturday of each month. The initiative focuses on practical information for parents about the importance of education so that they can most effectively support their children’s highest academic goals, and in the process, develop leadership skills and create a support network that will help “plug leaks” in the K-18 educational pipeline.

Seminars Include:

Establishment of Support System (Critical Mass)
Parents as First Teachers
Excellence for All
Heading Towards College
Making It Happen in Your Community
Honoring The Parents’ Recognition Event