Explore FCPS Family Academy Offerings This May and June!
Fairfax County Public Schools is committed to partnering with families to support student success.
We invite you to explore our upcoming events and take advantage of these opportunities to connect, learn, and grow with FCPS.
Engage with the Community!
Phase 2 Community Boundary Review Meetings
Families, staff, and community members will soon be able to explore and visualize potential boundary scenarios using a customized Boundary Explorer Tool. The tool will be accessible from the FCPS website. You are also invited to participate in another series of community meetings in order to review and reflect on the initial draft scenarios before the start of summer break:
Each meeting will be hybrid, meaning that you may attend in person or via Zoom. Childcare for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed. Registration links will be shared soon. Another round of community meetings will be held in the fall.
Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review page for more information.
Loving Solutions for Korean-Speaking Families June 3-Aug 5
Are you interested in creating a space of harmony with your child? Join this 10-week, free family workshop taught in Korean!
This course takes place every Tuesday from June 3rd to August 5th, from 6- 8 p.m.. The first and last sessions are in person at the Lecture Hall in Centreville High School while the remaining dates are taught online via Zoom.
In this course, families will get tools to (1) improve communication and boost self-esteem, (2) support strong-willed children in a positive and loving way, and (3) create a space of harmony at home.
Refreshments and childcare will be provided for the first and last in-person sessions.
This class is taught in Korean and will have parent guides printed in English.
Register here
At family meals, make conversation the main course. |
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Shared meals strengthen families. Family meals also help children build vocabulary and social skills. Try to make eating together a regular habit. While you eat, engage your child in relaxed conversation by asking specific, open-ended questions. "What was the funniest thing that happened today?" will probably get a more detailed response than "How was school?" Never use mealtime to criticize your child. Then, keep the conversation going as you clean up together!
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Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills
8-week in-person workshop
June 17- August 12
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Come to this in-person workshop and learn about the Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs. You'll discover why these skills matter, how they help your child grow, and fun ways to build them at home. These are proven strategies based on research about how kids learn and develop.
When: Tuesdays, June 17 – August 12
Time: 10:00 a.m. – noon
Where: John Marshall Library 6209 Rose Hill Dr., Alexandria, VA 22310
You’ll attend each week with a group of other families and caregivers. Free childcare is provided!
Register here
Listening is more effective than lectures.
You've lectured until you're blue in the face, but your teen keeps doing things you've said not to do. That's probably because lecturing often makes teens defensive and defiant. What works? Working on a problem together. To encourage cooperation, say, "I'd really like to hear what's going on with you so we can talk about it." Teens are more likely to react positively if they feel their families are listening to them.
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