Family Cultural Ambassador Event

Are you able to help support newly arrived families?

Event Information

Family Cultural Ambassador Night

This event will bring families together to share what they need from an ambassador, and to talk about how to best welcome and support new families. It will be a fun event and a great opportunity to build connections.

Childcare, snacks, and interpretation will be provided!

RSVP to Kate Phillipson at 617-581-8200.

When?

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 07:00 PM

Where?

Watertown Free Public Library, Main Street, Watertown, MA, USA

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What is a Family Cultural Ambassador?

We're looking for families to help support newly arrived families. Here is our initial idea.

Family Cultural Ambassador Responsibilities (15-20 hours over the 2024-2025 School Year):

Attend a 1 ½ hour-long orientation session June 5, 2024
Help prepare and attend the New Family Kickoff Event on Saturday, September 7th
Reach out to new families in the district who speak the same language and share information and resources about the district
Check-in with new families at least once a month about school events
Share information about ELPAC with families in their language group
Attend at least 2 Parent Meetings (School Open House, Parent Night (Literacy, Math, Multicultural, Diversity, SEPAC)
Attend 3 ELPAC meetings to report back about the parent meetings and to give updates on being a Family Cultural Ambassador

Qualifications:

Bilingual in English and one of the following languages:

Portuguese
Spanish
Arabic
Pashto
Russian
Haitian Creole
Turkish

Familiarity with Watertown and having children in the WPS district (currently or in the near past).
Preference will be given to candidates who have lived in Watertown for at least 2 years.

Let us know what you think about the idea of a Family Cultural Ambassador!

We are hosting an event to get feedback from parents about the program in general and to generate ideas on what topics we should offer.