This program designs an approach which develops MPS parent-teacher leadership teams and produces a publication containing support activities of the experiential workshops. The Parent-Teacher Workshop, part of the Milwaukee Families in Education Conference, creates a unique relationship for better student achievement. Inc. A bank just for children is a creative, original idea currently underway at MPS's Silver Spring School. It is designed to give students the opportunity to learn the skills needed to be successful later in life. In addition to vocational and technical skills, it offers a wide array of creative thinking and problem solving techniques that are transferable to the real workforce.
Students get career exposure and work experience.
Our ultimate goal is to bring relevance to learning and prepare each student for productive citizenship and gain employment or entrepreneurship with options for post-secondary education. It is a program made up of collaborative efforts between students, parents and community to contribute to its effectiveness. It is expected that all MPS schools will move to an STW framework within the next few years. At Silver upping School, students learn the value of a dollar at a young age. All students are developing saving skills.