TUKWILA
COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS
COLLABORATION
FOSTER
HIGH
SCHOOL
“The Tukwila Community Schools Collaboration
provides extra support to school children and
their families before, during, and after
school. The Coalition for Community Schools, a
Washington, D.C. based organization selected
Tukwila as one of three winners of the
Community Schools National Award for
Excellence.”
Programs include (a) extended after-school hours (tutoring, mentoring, computer skills, culturally-related experiential learning, arts, environmental exploration, and many other offerings): (b) transition programs, including the Pathways mentoring program for 8th graders at risk of dropping out, a summer outdoor adventure camp, and the Workforce Stay in School Program for high schoolers; (c) Learning Partnership (students celebrate their cultures while building leadership skills); (d) family services (literacy events at each elementary school; ongoing foster parent and kinship care support groups; and other initiatives); (e) community services (annual health fairs; free immunization and physical clinics held at schools; and a low-cost mobile dental clinic); and (f) Community Liaisons who outreach to underserved immigrant and refugee populations. “The community approach in Tukwila has paid off with steady gains in student achievement. With over 50 languages and over 70% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch, Tukwila schools continue to meet Washington State achievement standards, outpacing districts without this range of diverse students.”
Programs include (a) extended after-school hours (tutoring, mentoring, computer skills, culturally-related experiential learning, arts, environmental exploration, and many other offerings): (b) transition programs, including the Pathways mentoring program for 8th graders at risk of dropping out, a summer outdoor adventure camp, and the Workforce Stay in School Program for high schoolers; (c) Learning Partnership (students celebrate their cultures while building leadership skills); (d) family services (literacy events at each elementary school; ongoing foster parent and kinship care support groups; and other initiatives); (e) community services (annual health fairs; free immunization and physical clinics held at schools; and a low-cost mobile dental clinic); and (f) Community Liaisons who outreach to underserved immigrant and refugee populations. “The community approach in Tukwila has paid off with steady gains in student achievement. With over 50 languages and over 70% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch, Tukwila schools continue to meet Washington State achievement standards, outpacing districts without this range of diverse students.”
MULTICULTURAL
ACTION
COMMITTEE
CULTURAL WORLD’S FAIR AND END OF YEAR BARBEQUE
The Cultural World’s Fair was one of many activities the Multicultural Action Committee (MAC) organized this year. The fair celebrated the diverse student population at Foster High School. The students celebrated their diversity by sharing food, music, dance and poetry.
The Fair started off with a speech from former NFL quarterback, Jack Thompson, who before joining the NFL attended Evergreen High School in Seattle and Washington State University where he was named one of the three most influential players in Washington State football history. Renowned for his nickname as "The Throwing Samoan”, his speech about the struggle in professional sports for people of color was both inspirational and enlightening.
The Fair also included native dances by Hawaiian, Bosnian, Mexican, Russian, East Indian, Samoan, Ethiopian, Somali and Liberian students and a special performance by the nationally recognized Filipino Youth Activities (FYA) Drill Team. Other activities included an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, balloon art, cultural tattooing, lei making and a cake walk.
Prior to the event students met once a month with the Home Economy Teacher where they selected a dish from their culture, learned the history of the dish, discovered the nutritional value, shopped for ingredients and prepared the dish for their peers.
The school year culminated with a barbeque hosted by the MAC, TATU and Pathways students.
CULTURAL WORLD’S FAIR AND END OF YEAR BARBEQUE
The Cultural World’s Fair was one of many activities the Multicultural Action Committee (MAC) organized this year. The fair celebrated the diverse student population at Foster High School. The students celebrated their diversity by sharing food, music, dance and poetry.
The Fair started off with a speech from former NFL quarterback, Jack Thompson, who before joining the NFL attended Evergreen High School in Seattle and Washington State University where he was named one of the three most influential players in Washington State football history. Renowned for his nickname as "The Throwing Samoan”, his speech about the struggle in professional sports for people of color was both inspirational and enlightening.
The Fair also included native dances by Hawaiian, Bosnian, Mexican, Russian, East Indian, Samoan, Ethiopian, Somali and Liberian students and a special performance by the nationally recognized Filipino Youth Activities (FYA) Drill Team. Other activities included an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, balloon art, cultural tattooing, lei making and a cake walk.
Prior to the event students met once a month with the Home Economy Teacher where they selected a dish from their culture, learned the history of the dish, discovered the nutritional value, shopped for ingredients and prepared the dish for their peers.
The school year culminated with a barbeque hosted by the MAC, TATU and Pathways students.
