Familiaris Podcast for Catholic School Leaders
Mission-first professional formation to help Catholic school leaders forge extraordinary relationships with families familiaris.substack.com
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School as a Third Place for Parent Community (opens the original)
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Visit familiaris-consulting.com to learn more about consulting, workshops, and speaking engagements. Dr. Jaime Madison Vasquez makes the case that Catholic schools can and should provide a third place for parent friendships and community. Drawing on sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s concept of the “third place” as an informal place to catch up with friends, see familiar faces, and connect with neighbors, she walks through concrete ways schools can build a third place into their existing buildings and
(Re-Air) The Familiaris Framework: A Blueprint for School-Family Partnership (opens the original)
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In this solo episode, Jaime Madison Vasquez introduces the Familiaris Framework,the organizing vision behind all of her consulting work and this podcast. Drawing on over two decades of experience as a teacher, literacy researcher, and head of school, Jaime walks through all four quadrants of the framework and explains how each one supports the Catholic school’s mission of partnering with parents as the primary educators of their children. What You’ll Learn: * Jaime’s formation: growing up as the
Supporting Parents in Raising Capable Kids (opens the original)
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Dr. Jaime Madison Vasquez and Anne McClure, educator, consultant, and homeschooling mother of five, work through Capable , a new book by Sissy Goff and David Thomas, on raising resilient kids. They tackle the book’s major themes including helping parents move beyond naming and recognizing children’s emotions to helping them develop the strengths, skills, and strategies to navigate challenges, take appropriate risks, and learn from failure. They discuss how leaders and teachers can use these idea
8 Ways to Make More Time for Parents this School Year (opens the original)
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Visit familiaris-consulting.com to learn more about consulting, workshops, and speaking engagements Knowing that parent partnership matters and actually making room for it are two different things. In this solo episode, Dr. Jaime Madison Vasquez gives Catholic school leaders eight practical ways to protect time for parents this year: The 8 Practical Ways to Make More Time for Parents: * Set an Intention * Establish Parent Office Hours * Enhance Existing Events with Hospitality, Formation and Fri
Parents, Schools, & Responsible Technology Use (opens the original)
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Visit familiaris-consulting.com to learn more about consulting, workshops, and speaking engagements. Michael Marinaccio, executive director of the Center for Responsible Technology, and Peter Ryan, retired Navy captain and the Center’s co-founder, join Dr. Jaime Madison Vasquez to discuss their efforts to change the culture and promote healthy relationships with tech in schools, in families, and in communities across the United States. The two walk through the Center’s K–12 certification and its
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