Great Sites for Parents:

 

Cool School Challenge

Cool School Challenge aims to motivate students, teachers, and school districts to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions schoolwide.

This link from Family First, a program about parenting that also presents All Pro Dads and iMom.  Check out this link and then the rest of thewebsite.  Something to consider sharing with your parents.

Three For Me

Three for Me is a PTA program designed to effectively involve parents and families in support of children and their education. Three for Me will help schools, PTAs, parent groups, and other volunteer based organizations reach volunteer hours never thought possible.

Little Planet Times
The Little Planet Times is a newspaper for kids and by kids, with a little help from the characters on the Little Planet.

Global Children's Art Gallery
A website that children can display their art work and see art work from other countries.

Exploratorium
The museum of Science, Art and Human Perception

A. Pintura Art Detective
Art Detective is an online game about art history and art composition.

Enchanted Learning
A site that is great for pre-schoolers to upper grades

Funbrain
A site that helps students, parents, and teachers in the area of math.

Scholastic Kids
All kinds of activities for children

Sport Illustrated Kids                                                   
Sports Illustrated for Kids

National Wildlife Federation
A great site for kids of all ages to grow wild ...together!

Play Music
A place to learn about music and learn to play music

Blue Mountain
A place to make e-cards for family and friends

American Museum of Natural History

Disney
A wonderful place to go to with the family.

National Gepgraphic for Kids
This site has it all; games, stories, and activities to help children learn about animals.

The Greatest Show on Earth
Come to the circus!

Making Friends
A site that has crafts for all

 

GRANT RESOURCES

If you see grant resources worth sharing, please pass them along!  Here are few we found:

Safe Routes to SchoolContact Joshua Mello, City of Wilmington Transportation Planner at 910.341-3234 or joshuamello@wilmingtonnc.gov for more details on program grants that area schools/PTAs can apply for through the Safe Routes to School program. 

Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.  Visit http://www.toolboxforeducation.com for details. 

Contact

Stephanie Kraybill, President of NHC Council of PTA
1809 Elease Lane
Wilmington, NC 28403
phone: 256-5686 or 620-7083
stephanie@kraybill.org