Project Purpose and Overview

Purpose

The purpose of the Raise Your Hand Initiative is to provide support to parents of children returning to school during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This project was initiated in 2021 by Parent Body President, Deacon John Mills.

Overview

In the Raise Your Hand Initiative, GBDA members who are also educators share tips/strategies that parents can use to help their children navigate through school after a year of attending school on-line. The project is intended to help/support parents, grandparents, and other guardians who are helping their children, particularly their teens, to be successful in school as they return to in-person learning. Assistance is provided through training sessions and on-line resource materials.

Click the links below to download resources related to the Raise Your Hand Initaitive.

	Raise Your Hand Initaitive - Project Purpose and Overview
	Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Presentation by Keisha-Ann Thompson, July 31, 2021
	Raise Your Hand Initaitive: Helping our Children Find Success in School. A parent resource guide.
	VIDEO: "My Home, My Classroom" by Dr. Esther Mills
	Feelings Thermometer