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Web Story - New GRPS program opens doors for Sibley parents

  • Sibley parents Maria Guadalupe Camacho (left) and Natalia Schultz Muñoz with Karrie Roy at a session on social media, the internet and more.Click to see a larger version Sibley parents Maria Guadalupe Camacho (left) and Natalia Schultz Muñoz with Karrie Roy at a session on social media, the internet and more. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Rubi Garcia said Abriendo Puertas meant the world to her and had become a program she loved.Click to see a larger version Rubi Garcia said Abriendo Puertas meant the world to her and had become a program she loved. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Free childcare helped parents concentrate on the tasks at hand each week.Click to see a larger version Free childcare helped parents concentrate on the tasks at hand each week. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Parents with their new library cards after getting a tour and introduction to the library and its services by Westside Library Branch Manager Osvaldo Perez Rios.Click to see a larger version Parents with their new library cards after getting a tour and introduction to the library and its services by Westside Library Branch Manager Osvaldo Perez Rios. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Karrie Roy, the district’s EL/Refugee Parent Community Liaison, brought Abriendo Puertas to Grand Rapids after working for two decades in K-12 education in Los Angeles.Click to see a larger version Karrie Roy, the district’s EL/Refugee Parent Community Liaison, brought Abriendo Puertas to Grand Rapids after working for two decades in K-12 education in Los Angeles. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Lesvia Marroquin is a Parent Action Leader for Sibley and attended many of the recent sessions. She said seeing the results of the program was amazing.Click to see a larger version Lesvia Marroquin is a Parent Action Leader for Sibley and attended many of the recent sessions. She said seeing the results of the program was amazing. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character.Click to see a larger version Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character.Click to see a larger version Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character.Click to see a larger version Each week saw skits that involved funny hats and playing a particular character. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Selfies at the graduation ceremony/holiday party.Click to see a larger version Selfies at the graduation ceremony/holiday party. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Karrie Roy (far right) with special guests, including (from left) Vanessa Cervantes of Buchanan School (which will host the next Abriendo Puertas sessions), Javier Cervantes, GRPS communications coordinator, and Lea Tobar, a longtime GRPS employee and now an EL Parent Community liaison.Click to see a larger version Karrie Roy (far right) with special guests, including (from left) Vanessa Cervantes of Buchanan School (which will host the next Abriendo Puertas sessions), Javier Cervantes, GRPS communications coordinator, and Lea Tobar, a longtime GRPS employee and now an EL Parent Community liaison. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • The program graduates and special guests at the graduation ceremony. Top (from left): Claudia De Leon, Lesvia Marroquin (in glasses), Beberli Lopez (in red), Maria Guadalupe Camacho (in Santa hat), Maria Ibarra, Rubi Garcia, Candace Marroquin, Stephanie Torres, Evelyn Torres and Leticia Ibarra. Bottom (from left): Enma Cardoza, Griselda Morales, Sara Scott (KSSN Coordinator), Principal Roselyn Charles Maher, Assistant Principal Riley Sunday, Karrie Roy (EL/Refugee Parent Community Liaison and Abriendo Puertas facilitator).Click to see a larger version The program graduates and special guests at the graduation ceremony. Top (from left): Claudia De Leon, Lesvia Marroquin (in glasses), Beberli Lopez (in red), Maria Guadalupe Camacho (in Santa hat), Maria Ibarra, Rubi Garcia, Candace Marroquin, Stephanie Torres, Evelyn Torres and Leticia Ibarra. Bottom (from left): Enma Cardoza, Griselda Morales, Sara Scott (KSSN Coordinator), Principal Roselyn Charles Maher, Assistant Principal Riley Sunday, Karrie Roy (EL/Refugee Parent Community Liaison and Abriendo Puertas facilitator). Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
  • Alejandro Huerto Flores was unable to stay for the group picture but is also a proud graduate of Abriendo Puertas.Click to see a larger version Alejandro Huerto Flores was unable to stay for the group picture but is also a proud graduate of Abriendo Puertas. Skip to end of gallery Skip to start of gallery
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