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Help your child set high goals and work to achieve them. Inform yourself about the
steps it takes to get to college and to find scholarship help. Your partnership opens
the doors to your child’s future.


Parent University
These one-hour sessions were developed by Project GRAD USA in response to questions from parents across the country. They start with the idea that we can always learn more, whether as students, parents, teachers, or administrators. See the PA Challenge Calendar for sessions near you. Topics may include:

Accessing Community Resources Health and Safety
College Access Information How to Build Your Child’s
Self-Esteem
Communicating with
Your Student
How to Read Report Cards, Progress Reports, and
Standardized Test Scores
Computer Literacy Immigrant Rights and Issues
Drug Abuse and Gang Awareness Job Readiness
ESL Leadership Skills
GED Parents as Teachers
Grandparents as Parents Study Skills
Preparing for the state
mandated test
 
 
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5 Ways to Boost Your Children

1   Read through the PA Challenge Road Map.
2   Attend the PA Challenge Parent University
(see box below left).
3   Visit the PA Challenge College Access Center with your child to learn what to do to reach—and pay for—college.
4   Work with your child to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
5   Visit colleges and college fairs together. See the PA Challenge Calendar and the PHEAA website for dates.

Register to receive email notifications about important events and dates!

   
 

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