ELL Parent Engagement

ELL parents have multiple opportunities to learn about the educational system in the US and schools in St. Louis Public Schools in particular, as well as engage in various shared learning experiences with their child.

ELL Parent Meetings

Quarterly parent meetings provide ELL families with information and expectations of the U.S. system of education.

STEM Hour

ELL students and parents engage in various math and science activities with guidance from the ESOL staff.

ELL Create & Tell 

ELL students and parents engage in creating and presenting their artwork with guidance from the ESOL staff.

ELL Bake-a-Book

ELL families write books in English and/or their first language and become published authors. This is a 2-session event. Families need to participate in both sessions to complete the book.

ELL Computer Literacy Classes

ELL parents can participate in a series of computer literacy lessons geared towards empowering them to be partners in their child’s education. There are 2 ways to participate in Computer Literacy classes: 1-hour classes and a 20-hour course. 

Bilingual Parent Library

The Bilingual Parent Library is located in the ESOL Office. The library offers bilingual books in ten languages: Arabic, Dari, English, Farsi, Nepali, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese. The library has audiobooks and CD players for loan as well.

ELL parents can visit the library to check out materials, or they can sign up for the Bilingual Parent Library Subscription to receive and return books via ESOL teachers in their child's school.