PROGRAMS
By offering a variety of culturally responsive programs, The Concilio aims to help the North Texas community succeed and thrive in their daily life.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Our evidence-based, culturally responsive programs are led by trusted facilitators, many of whom were once program participants. These dedicated team members build trust and meaningful relationships with families, so they can overcome barriers and build a better future for themselves and their children.
Education empowers the Latino community by giving the next generation the tools they need to succeed. We encourage and provide support for parental engagement inside and outside of the classroom. We offer ALL programs in English and Spanish.
Parents advocating for student excellence (pase)
This semester, classes begin September 10 and will be offered in Pleasant Grove, Duncanville, South Dallas, Richardson, and Vickery Meadows.
The Concilio partners with schools, districts, and communities to help parents and their children thrive.
Parents Advocating for Student Excellence (PASE) equips families with the knowledge and tools to achieve academic success, and ultimately help their children go on to college or other higher education. Parents learn about the public-school system, communicating with teachers and counselors, promoting learning at home, and so much more. The program is offered in Spanish and English at three different courses for parents at the elementary, middle, or high school levels.
Students with parents who graduated from the PASE program had a high school graduation rate of 90.2% – 7% higher than the Dallas County average. Best of all, 78% of the 90.2% of PASE students who graduated high school went on to further their education at the post-secondary level.
To register, parents can call our office, and a team member will assist them in registering at the nearest school.
PARENTS AS LEADERS (PAL)
The 9-week PAL program sets the stage for children's academic success by providing parents with children ages 0-7 with the information, resources, and training needed to foster children's early literacy and reading abilities, social-emotional, language and motor skills.
The program builds the foundation for parents to become effective partners with teachers, the school, and the community throughout their children's academic careers.
This semester, classes begin September 18 in Duncanville.
To register, parents can call our office, and a team member will assist them in registering at the nearest school.
Confidence and
the tools to be kindergarten ready.
ABRIENDO PUERTAS/OPENING DOORS
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors is the nation’s first evidence-based comprehensive training program developed by and for Latino parents with children ages 0-5.
It uses a two-generation approach that places parents in leadership roles as their child’s first teacher coupled with evidence-based practices to meet the needs of young children. At the core of its design is an educational philosophy known as Popular Education, developed by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, a pedagogical approach that builds connections between everyday life experiences, larger social issues, and actions parents decide to take to yield positive outcomes for their families.