Category: Community

West Park Place Virtual ParentCamp — National Family Engagement Week Edition

Julia Pile
2025-11-18 West Park Place Elementary School ParentCamp - Blue Background

West Park Place Elementary invites all families, educators, and community members to join us for a joyful and connection-filled Virtual ParentCamp on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, during National Family Engagement Week! ParentCamp is a place where everyone has a voice and the room is the expert. Participants choose the conversation that matters most to them and join open dialogue circles designed to spark connection, deepen understanding, and build trust across family–school–community lines. This month’s four ParentCamp circles include: As one WPP participant shared, “It was very helpful to share feelings,…

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Building Connections That Matter: Join Great Oaks Charter School’s Virtual ParentCamp on November 12!

Julia Pile
2025-11-12 Great Oaks Charter School ParentCamp - White Background

Mark your calendars! Great Oaks Charter School is hosting a Virtual ParentCamp on Tuesday, November 12, at 5:00 pm (Zoom opens at 4:45) — and everyone is invited to join the conversation! ParentCamp is not your typical event. There are no lectures, no panels—just open, engaging conversation circles where the entire room is the expert. Families, educators, and community partners come together to share ideas, ask questions, and connect around what matters most: supporting our kids and one another. At this ParentCamp, we’ll explore meaningful topics such as:🌟 Connecting with…

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Rotary Serendipity: Connections That Strengthen Communities

Julia Pile
Rotarians Julie Pile, Bill Sullivan and Cheryl Ernst

When you follow a path of service and connection, the most meaningful moments often happen by chance. While in Newark, Delaware, Julie Pile—President of ParentCamp and a member of the Rotary Club of Florence, Kentucky —arranged to meet Cheryl Ernst from the University of Delaware for lunch at the historic Deer Park Tavern. Cheryl, also a Rotarian with the Newark Morning Rotary Club, shares Julie’s passion for education and community-building. As they sat down to catch up, another familiar face appeared—Bill Sullivan of the Courtyard by Marriott, longtime Newark Rotarian…

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