Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

Piqe's eight-week Parent engagement in Education program provides a supportive learning experience that motivates parents and provides the knowledge and resources necessary to support their children in their academic career. Our focus is to create a college-going culture and give parents the information, skills and tools they need to ensure that their children are prepared for a post-secondary Education.

Family bridge to college is a four-day program provides families resources and tools to support their children's successful transition to college in the fall. In partnership with latino Education advancement fund, piqe provides personalized engagement. Participants will gain ready-to-use strategies to support their students whether parents have or have not been to college themselves.

S.t.e.m. Program is a two-lesson curriculum educates parents on the importance of helping their children build a strong foundation in math and science. Parents learn the meaning of stem and recognize the importance of fostering careers in these areas. They learn fun and interactive ways to teach their children about stem concepts in their everyday lives. The curriculum also stresses how parents can cultivate their children's interests towards a stem career.

Pre-k and kindergarten classroom. The ecd program teaches parents how to provide a stimulating environment at home, in an effort to positively influence their child's early success in school. The ecd program also equips parents with knowledge of early childhood development. The program concludes with a visit from an elementary school principal, along with a Parent graduation ceremony.family literacy program was developed in partnership with the California reading and literature project, the family literacy program introduces the five elements of literacy equipping families with strategies to support literacy at home. Families are introduced to dr. shefelbine's literacy framework of skills with fun, interactive and purposeful reading strategies. Reading development is emphasized with a direct connection to student's overall academic success.parent leadership and other miscellaneous programs