A Conversation with Dr. Miguel Cardona this morning -- Norwalk students are amazing!
Norwalk's Family Navigator Program is there for you!
The City of Norwalk family navigation program supports families in three important ways: (1) Provides basic needs information & resources; (2) assists youth & families with identifying appropriate resources to address their needs; and (3) the family navigation program offers a Youth Services Care Coordinator to help secure behavioral & mental health services. These city navigators do not provide direct services. Any resident can contact the city for help here: Community Services Department, Resource & Information Line: (203) 854-7999
US Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, will meet virtually with NPS students on Friday, January 28!
This Friday, January 28th at 10 am, US Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, will meet virtually with a panel of middle and high school students from Norwalk Public Schools.
NPS Superintendent Dr. Alexandra Estrella invited Dr. Cardona to Norwalk and will host and moderate this online event.
The event can be watched live on the NPS YouTube Channel. It will also be recorded and available for viewing later.
Norwalk middle and high school students will talk with Secretary Cardona to learn more about his own journey as a student, and to talk about his career and current responsibilities at the US Department of Education.
Student Panelists: High School
Katherine Chavarriaga, Center for Global Studies
Allison Figueroa, P-TECH Norwalk
Maria Fe Luque, Norwalk High School
Ramses Perez, Brien McMahon High School
Student Panelists: Middle School
Luis Emilio Acosta Chinchilla, Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
Arden Estanislao, CMS K-8
Yubleiska Gutierrez, Roton Middle School
Daryl Jimenez-Cascante, West Rocks Middle School
Roy Roc, Nathan Hale Middle School
All NPS students and staff will take part in this event by participating in classroom lessons this week to learn about Dr. Cardona and the Department of Education, and by submitting questions for the panelists to pose. Students at all schools will watch the session live in their classrooms.
We are so thrilled that Norwalk students will have this extraordinary opportunity to have an engaging discussion with Secretary Cardona!
Secretary Cardona previously served as the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, a position he held after being appointed by Governor Ned Lamont in August 2019.
In this position, he faced the unprecedented challenge of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and led the safe school reopening efforts in Connecticut. To do so, Secretary Cardona and his Department provided school districts with the balance of guidance, local autonomy, and oversight needed to ensure equitable and meaningful educational opportunities for students while also prioritizing public health mitigation measures.
WATCH THE LIVE STREAMING PROGRAM WITH DR. CARDONA HERE AT THE NPS YOUTUBE PAGE
Secretary Cardona and the State of Connecticut focused on equity by arranging for student access to technology to support remote learning, helping the state become the first in the nation to provide learning devices to fulfill the identified need for all students.
Recognizing the increased importance of providing resources for the social-emotional health of students and staff, Secretary Cardona and his team collaborated with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and other stakeholders to provide free social and emotional learning courses.
Secretary Cardona's approach to leadership in Connecticut focused on partnerships: within his Education Department; between State agencies; and with local boards, educator unions, school administrator associations, child advocates, and most importantly, students and families. He attributes his success in Connecticut in part to the strong backing of those partners, as well as support from the members of the Connecticut State Board of Education and his staff at the Connecticut State Department of Education.
Free classes (and free bus tokens) for high school students at The Norwalk Art Space!
The Norwalk Art Space still has room in their free art classes that start today! They are leaving enrollment open for another 2 weeks until all the classes are filled. Don’t miss this opportunity! They are also offering students bus tokens!
The 2022 Lieutenant Governor’s Coding Challenge: Coding For Good - Inspiring Health and Wellness For All has begun!
The Lt. Governor's Coding Challenge is a statewide coding competition for Connecticut students. The "Coding for Good - Inspiring Health and Wellness For All" challenge is open to all students who can enter on their own or as a team through their schools and through informal education partners such as Carver.
The challenge was officially announced on January 21st, 2022 and launched on January 25th 2022. Submissions will be accepted until April 29th, 2022. Judging will take place from May 2nd-20th. The challenge's celebration event will occur during the week of June 6th.
Connecticut students in grades 3 through 12 are encouraged to create applications designed to inspire health and wellness for all. This year’s Lt. Governor’s Computing Challenge includes three options for submission: concept challenge, prototype challenge and development challenge. Students can work individually or as a team to submit to one challenge.
The world celebrates the 4th International Day of Education
Here are next week's mobile vaccine clinics held by our community partners.
Here are next week's mobile vaccine clinics held by our community partners. Residents can also search for all vaccine providers in the area by visiting http://vaccines.gov/search. For the latest updates visit http://norwalkct.org/vaccine.
Carver's new Future Readiness Coordinators support Carver high school students
Great stories begin at Carver!
Two new Carver staff leaders are now in place to help our high school students make their academic and career dreams come true.
Rayshonda Mitchell and Benson Casirmir are Carver’s new Future Readiness Coordinators at Brien McMahon and Norwalk High Schools respectively.
These highly educated and experienced individuals are devoted to Carver high school students during the day and after-school to help them succeed in school and to plan their careers.
This new position works closely with school daytime counselors and teachers to help Carver students form and achieve healthy goals, mindsets, and self-direction habits in addition to managing Carver’s new high school Career & College Program that includes paid internships.
Rayshonda’s and Benson’s contact information is here on our Contact Us page.
Carver Future Readiness Coordinators support Carver students in exploring and preparing their postsecondary plans and determining an appropriate postsecondary match and fit for each student.
They consult, facilitate, and maintain communication with parents, teachers, and school administrators.
The Future Readiness Coordinators will also maintain contact with Carver students in college and with our alumni.
Carver alumni are making their mark in the fields of law, government, medicine, finance, entertainment, professional sports, technology, education, entrepreneurship, and the creative arts, among many others. These impressive women and men embrace and carry forth Carver's values into their careers. They are ambitious critical thinkers who understand that achievement is not a destination but an ongoing and exciting journey.
Great stories begin at Carver!
