Partnership begins by listening.
Parents 2 Partners builds the capacity of families and educators to work together. Families get the knowledge and confidence to take part fully in a child's education. Educators get the skills to communicate, listen, remove barriers and build real partnership.
Since 2013
A volunteer led nonprofit working on both sides of the school and family relationship.
Three audiences, one purpose.
Students benefit when the adults around them understand one another and know how to work together.
Families
Practical tools for supporting learning at home and for navigating a school system that is not always built to be navigated.
For Families →Educators
Professional learning in family engagement, multilingual family partnership, communication and mentoring.
For Educators →Students and Interns
Mentorship, resources and a real project, so university students finish their hours with work they can show an employer.
Internships →We work on both sides of the relationship.
Most organizations choose a side. They either train educators or they support families. Parents 2 Partners does both, because a partnership needs two parties who understand each other.
Language, culture, access and unfamiliar systems are easily mistaken for a lack of care.
Training built for real interactions.
Schools and Districts
Family engagement, professional learning and mentoring, shaped around what your staff and families actually need.
Schools and DistrictsMultilingual Families
Communicate, connect and collaborate with multilingual and newcomer families beyond translation alone.
Multilingual FamiliesEducator Mentoring
A structured place for educators to think through the conversations textbooks cannot predict.
Educator MentoringPre-Service Educators
Teach family partnership before a future teacher walks into a first classroom.
Pre-Service EducatorsStudents design the work, and it serves a community.
Interns are trained, given resources and an opportunity to collaborate, then they go back to their own communities to solve a problem. Parents 2 Partners supports them virtually while they complete their hours.
What would you like families or educators to be able to do better?
Tell us about your audience and your goal, and we will help work out the right fit.