Do you want your congregation to be more connected with your community?
Do you want to connect with families in your area?
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people in your region?
A Partnership with Public Schools can do all these things.
Find out how.
The All Our Children Network Buffalo Forum will help you connect with people who can help you get started.
If your congregation already has a church-school partnership you find out about ways to strengthen it and connect with people and share resources.
May 20 & 21, 2016
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Buffalo, New York
Featured Speakers:
The Rev. Gay Jennings – President of the House of Deputies
of the Episcopal Church
The Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell – Director, Center for Faith Based & Neighborhood Partnerships – US Department of
Education
Who Should Come?
People who have existing church-school partnerships in their
congregations and want to learn more & connect with others
People who want to start a church-school partnership in
their congregation and want to learn how
People who want to learn what a church-school partnership is
People who care about children
People who want to connect their congregation with their
community
What is the schedule?
Friday May 20
Noon – Eucharist: Bishop R. William Franklin will celebrate & preach
12:50 – Lunch
and table conversation
2:00 An
Overview of Church/School Partnerships & how they can change the world
3:30 Field trips to schools with existing Church/School Partnerships
3:30 Field trips to schools with existing Church/School Partnerships
5:00 Talking
about what we’ve seen
6:00 Evening
Prayer
6:30 Dinner
– on your own
Saturday May 21
9 am Coffee
& Conversation
9:30 Morning
Prayer
10:00 The Rev. Gay Jennings - President of the House of Deputies
11:15 Workshop Session 1:
Getting
Started in a Partnership
Trauma Informed
Teaching
Summer
Learning Loss & Summer Programs
Noon Lunch
1 pm The Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Director, Center for Faith-based and
Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Education
2:15 Workshop Session 2
Collaborations
beyond the Church
High
School Partnerships
3:15 Next Steps – Where do we go from here?
4:00 Blessing
& Go
5:30 Optional
Trip to Niagara Falls, Maid of the Mist & Dinner
What Does it Cost?
The conference cost is $40 which covers lunch both days
& continental breakfast on Saturday.
Where is St. Paul’s, Cathedral?
139 Pearl St., Buffalo, New York, 14202
If you are driving in for the day you can park at the Main
Place Mall –
Which is at the corner of Pearl & Church streets in
Buffalo (across the street from the Cathedral).
The entrance to the parking ramp is on Pearl St.
Where Can I Stay?
We have a block of rooms at the Adam’s Mark hotel in Buffalo. The cost of a room is $119 per night. The hotel is walking distance from the
Cathedral. To make a reservation call
the hotel at 716-845-5100 and mention that you are with the St. Paul’s
Cathedral Group.
How do I get there from the airport?
We will do our best to arrange ground transportation from
the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport (BUF) to the Adam’s Mark. Make sure to put your flight details on your
registration form.
A taxi from the airport to the hotel will cost around
$40. Buffalo does not yet have Uber
service.
What about Friday dinner?
Friday dinner is on your own.
We will have conference hosts lead groups to a variety of different
places for dinner on Friday, if you want to go in a group.
Can I Go to Niagara Falls?
There is an optional tour of Niagara Falls after the
conference ends on Saturday. It will
include a ride on the Maid of the Mist and dinner at a local restaurant. The cost is $60.
How Do I Register?
You can find the registration form here
How Do I Pay? You can
bring your registration fee (in cash or a check made payable to the Diocese of
Western New York) to the conference
If you have questions - email Vicki Zust - vzust@episcopalwny.org
Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself.