When we join a school community, it should be to join forces—with teachers, administrators, and other families—in the “conspiracy for the good” of our children. In this multi-engine partnership, how do parents best play their role as the stewards of their child’s whole-person formation?
In this rebroadcast from 2022, Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente covers the idea of wise, willing, and informed partnership with your children’s school; what it really means to the “primary educators”; how a school can be compatible with that philosophy; and the importance of parent friendships.
Chapters:
2:56 Entering a school partnership wisely
6:50 Entering the partnership fully
11:57 Parents’ task: formation of the whole person
14:06 Ask what the teachers see
15:18 Match school culture with home culture
17:23 Your child’s friendships
20:44 Parent friendships
26:39 Parent-teacher collaboration
32:04 When to pick up the phone, and the “conspiracy for good”
Also on the Forum:
Building Parent-Teacher Rapport featuring Kyle Blackmer
On Home as Social Hub: The Importance of Hosting Our Sons and Their Friends featuring Tom Royals
Family Culture featuring Alvaro de Vicente
Creating a Culture of Learning in the Home by Alvaro de Vicente
Parents as Primary Educators by Michael Moynihan
Ways to Foster a Family Culture by Alvaro de Vicente