Parents-as-partners, Teachers-as-advocates

Academic powerhouses launches parents-as-partners, teachers-as-advocates campaign

ATLANTA, GA – Claire Anderson, mother of 2 year-old first grader, Caleb Anderson and Michelle Brown-Stafford, mother of media sensation 14 year-old college sophomore, Stephen Stafford will kick off a riveting campaign on January 22, 2011 at Atlanta Metropolitan Christian Church from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. They have combined forces to present their philosophies, humorous anecdotes and inspired parental teaching strategies in a free workshop designed to promote a new kind of involvement in education! The informative and engaging workshops will include parents, teachers and various civic and community leaders.

Claire, who has a Master’s in Elementary Mathematics and Literacy, as well as an American Sign Language certification, founded Talk 2 Your Baby after successfully teaching her son Caleb Anderson to read and count by using sign language. At age two, Caleb is now enrolled in first grade at Shreiner Academy. In addition, after “extensive” proactive parental involvement from the preschool years, Michelle Brown-Stafford has managed to produce two successful early college enrollees…one of which entered college at age 11.

The Campaign’s focus will be on offering immediate "academic relief” in the home to children in much the same way the Stafford children and those of academic elite households receive support. All events are FREE and open to the public.

Date: January 22, 2011
Location: Atlanta Metropolitan Christian Church
569 Ezzard Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Online Registration: http://teachinganewgeneration.eventbrite.com/

Talk 2 Your Baby is a series of educational workshops that provides parents and caregivers with the necessary tools to communicate with their child, through sign language, reading and mathematics. Talk 2 Your Baby has touched the lives of many families throughout the Atlanta area and has produced a myriad of preschoolers who have mastered scholastic abilities reserved for kindergartners. Gifted-Spirit.Com is an online community for proactive parents looking to nurture the academic gifts and talents of their children. Whether it is for the conventionally educated child or one who home-schools, Gifted-Spirit.Com is a valuable resource.