Programs
A key feature of the FACE activities is that they are held primarily during the school day to connect fathers with the student body, the administration, and the campus instructional culture, hence forming a true partnership.
In effect, FACE “unpacks” the concept and expectations of “parental involvement” and focuses on fathers to complement the usually much greater participation of mothers and the tendency of teachers to primarily communicate with mothers.
The Approach
“Fathership” implies a more open-ended, dynamic mission that requires constant vigilance, learning and social interactions with children, youth, and other dads and adults, not to mention schools and the institutions that make up the civic fabric.
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