by TTP Staff | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog post, News & Events
Do you remember your favorite children’s book? What question would you ask the author of that book, if you had the chance? Twice a year, families at Turning the Page partner schools get to find out! On a blustery evening in November, author and self-proclaimed...
by TTP Staff | Dec 2, 2014 | News & Events
Turning the Page piloted our engagement work at KIPP Ascend Primary School, in North Lawndale, Chicago. The first Community Night session focused on building successful parent-teacher relationships, as well as supporting children’s reading progress. The second...
by TTP Staff | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog post, News & Events
This October, George Washington University had some new students on campus. Middle schoolers from Hart and Kramer might not yet attend seminars in Funger Hall, but after Turning the Page’s inaugural college night at GW, they know what lies ahead. Our deep partnership...
by TTP Staff | Oct 15, 2014 | News & Events
On November 15, parent leaders representing Turning the Page’s six partner schools joined together to share resources and strategize about advocacy efforts at our Fall Parent Leadership Conference, held at M.O.M.I.E’s TLC. While students honed their architecture...
by TTP Staff | Oct 1, 2014 | News & Events
Recent Turning the Page program events include… Turning the Page’s 2014 Summer Learning trips included a visit to Common Good City Farm, where families learned about healthy eating choices and helped tend the harvest, and to the local Anacostia River, with a fun and...
by TTP Staff | Sep 9, 2014 | News & Events
Thanks to Turner Construction and their “Paint the Town Blue” initiative, Turning the Page’s Carpe Librum space has a new, open look that will enable us to display more donated items and turn the space into a valued community space in the evenings. We plan to host...
