Dollars For Scholars

ParentShop
ParentShop is a series of interactive workshops that address how parents can support and encourage learning. Parents learn how to guide themselves and their children through major life transitions, advocate for their children in school, and navigate college admissions and financial aid. Available in both English and Spanish, the curriculum includes fast facts, activities, references and a user-friendly Facilitator's Manual. The workbook contains the five modules listed below.

Module One: Self Discovery
By the end of Module One, parents will:

• Identify their own skills, interests, abilities and learning styles
• Create a peer support system that encourages involvement in their children's education and their own growth as lifelong learners
• Learn to set short- and long-term goals and how to help their children develop planning and organizational skills that recognize their personal styles
• Understand age-appropriate development stages and academic skills or standards
• Identify and practice strategies for supporting their
  children's success
  Download a sample activity! (PDF)

Module Two: Home and School Relationships
By the end of Module Two, parents will:

• Create meaningful communication links among their
  children and their children's schools and/or selected
  collegiate institutions
• Practice and use a process for teacher/parent/student conferences
• Understand the meaning and value of homework and standardized tests
  Download a sample activity! (PDF)

Module Three: Career Awareness and Exploration
By the end of Module Three, parents will:

• Understand the economic benefits of selected careers
  and type/cost of related postsecondary education
• Identify career areas that match their students' current talents and interests
• Identify and practice strategies to help their children
  explore various careers
• Make the link between interests, abilities and values and career choices
• Relate careers to academic preparation
  Download a sample activity! (PDF)

Module Four: College Preparation
By the end of Module Four, parents will:

• Identify strategies that will help their children prepare
  for college
• Understand the basis for college selection and admission
• Identify the costs of various types of postsecondary education
• Identify college financing sources
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Module Five: Transitions
By the end of Module Five, parents will:

• Identify strategies for preparing for and coping with change
• Identify strategies for helping their children transition from one school or community to another
• Identify their own feelings about their children's transition
  Download a sample activity! (PDF)