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    • Cambridge OST Coalition
    • OST Learning Institute
    • Elementary School OST Network
    • Middle School Network
    • Quality Improvement System
  • News & Events
    • OST Learning Institute
    • ESON Updates
    • MSN Updates
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Events Calendar
  • Stories of Family Partnership
    • The Importance of Meaningful Connections
    • Talking with Kids About Race
    • Committing to Racial Equity
    • Common Ground
    • Parent Voices
    • Showing Them that They Matter
    • Showing us What they Know
    • Empathizing with Parents
    • Building Dialogue
    • Creating a Welcoming Culture
    • Celebrating Families
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Blog
    • How to Write a Blog Post for AFCOST
    • Professional Development Reports
    • 5 Key Elements for Successful Virtual OST Programming
    • Find It Cambridge
    • Cambridge STEAM Initiative
  • About Us
    • Mission and Beliefs
    • Our Ways of Being
    • History
    • Organizational Structure
    • Who we are
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    • Work with us

Family Engagement

Parents and caregivers are children's first teachers and most know them best over the course of their lifetimes.  We believe it is important to reflect on your beliefs about family engagement practices in the OST community and to discuss best practices for developing meaningful, collaborative relationships with caregivers to support our youth.  We leverage digital storytelling as a professional development tool. We encourage teams to conduct “deep dives,” into digital stories about culturally proficient family partnering strategies in Cambridge OST.  
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​Introductory Level Training

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Stories of Family Engagement Training videos
Keeping it Real in Family Partnership is a recorded storytelling training series that hopes to inspire conversations about how Cambridge out-of-school time practitioners and families from diverse cultural backgrounds partner to best support our children. These stories highlight promising practices and explore the experiences of families and OST practitioners. Each story is paired with a set of guiding questions to help you go deeper in reflecting on how families and OST practitioners can create more meaningful partnerships.
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To support you in using these digital videos with your staff, we added an addendum to our UPDATED Facilitator's Guide.  To receive credit for this training, after watching the video series, you will be required to complete a reflection assignment and submit a request. ​


Intermediate Level Training Coming in the Future

Advance Level Training Coming in the Future

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