National School Choice Week is an important time for parents and supporters across America! It’s a time to raise awareness about the importance of opportunity in education. Whether you take time to celebrate an effective teacher or administrator at your child’s school or have your voice heard in efforts to expand school choice for more families, we have the resources to help you make the most out of your participation!
Here are some ideas to inspire your own creativity. You can also print the list of ideas by clicking the button below.
Write a Letter
Encourage students, teachers, or parents to write letters to your local newspaper, sharing their school choice stories.
Photoshoot
Take photos at recognizable community landmarks, with students and teachers wearing their NSCW wristbands. Share photos online using #schoolchoiceweek
Post Making or Essay Writing
Hang homemade posters in the school hallway and have students and teachers pose for photos, then Share online using #schoolchoiceweek. Hold a contest, then have an awards ceremony and publish winning submissions in your local newspaper.
Service Project
Work with your students, children, grandchildren, or neighbors to design and complete a service project that benefits children in your community. Share photos online using #schoolchoiceweek
Attend a local city council, county commission, or school board meeting.
Speak briefly about what school choice means to you.
Book drive.
Round up old books that you no longer need and donate them to a school library – or donate them to a family in need.
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
If school choice has impacted you or your child, one of the ways you can raise awareness about opportunity in education is by telling your own story. Writing a letter to your local newspaper is one great way to do that.
Express your gratitude.
Work with your children or grandchildren to make “thank you” cards for teachers, school leaders, or mentors who have made a positive difference in their lives.
Fun with sidewalk chalk
Use sidewalk chalk to decorate your home’s sidewalk or driveway with the NSCW logo or with #schoolchoiceweek
Decorate your windows
Use window crayons to decorate your car windows with pictures & fun sayings like “We Celebrate School Choice” or #schoolchoice.
Fill out a NSCW printable placard.
Share photos online using #schoolchoiceweek
Make a video with your cell phone.
Make a short video about how a great school or an inspiring teacher has made a positive difference in your life. Share it online using #schoolchoice
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