Many PTSAs host annual international/cultural nights in an effort to celebrate their schools’ diversity. These events may involve tables sampling food and looking at artifacts, flags and maps. LWPTSA Council has received questions inquiring about whether or not these events Continue reading LWPTSA Council’s Resource Guide for Cultural/International Nights
On Friday, September 30, 2022, LWPTSA Council together with Lake Washington School District (LWSD) hosted our sixth annual welcome event for families who are new to our school district. View the slides from this event here. This was our first Continue reading Many Thanks for a Fantastic 2022 Welcome Event for New Families
Lake Washington PTSA Council, in coordination with Lake Washington School District, is hosting our 6th annual welcome event for our new and international families on Friday, September 30 from 6 to 8 pm at the LWSD Resource Center (16250 NE Continue reading New & International Families Welcome Event
LWPTSA Council’s Special Education Group invites all families to attend a Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, May 17th from 7-8:30PM via our Airmeet online platform. Come check out and talk to vendors offering after-school, summer and other recreational activities and Continue reading Special Education Resource Fair
Are you living in the moment or are you relentlessly thinking about the future – or perhaps dwelling on your past? Staying grounded and being present helps us to live our actual lives. These practices are easy to cultivate and Continue reading Self-Care Series: Meditation & Mindfulness
LWPTSA Council received a Transformative Family Engagement and Whole Child Learning Grant from National PTA in the spring of 2019. For the past two years the grant committee has worked to help local PTAs become more effective and engaged. There has been Continue reading PTA Engagement Survey
Join the Special Education Group for a presentation by Lei Wiley-Mydske on May 18. Lei Wiley-Mydske is the founder of Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library and creator of Neurodivergent Narwhals. The mission of the Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Library is to promote understanding, Continue reading What I Wish Authors Knew and Readers Gained – Disability Representation in Children’s Literature