This document discusses the roles of parents and mutual programs for parents and families at an educational institution in Budapest, Hungary. It outlines six key roles of parents: 1) supporting their children's education, 2) providing feedback to the institution, 3) sharing parental experiences with educators, 4) sharing experiences with other parents, 5) helping with school life and programs, and 6) participating in fundraising for the institution. It also describes two types of mutual programs for parents and families: programs that invite parents to school events and celebrations, and programs that organize activities for families to do together, such as gardening and excursions.

1. Our professionals working with
families, their roles / missions and
profiles
BUDAPEST/HUNGARY

2. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
II. Mutual Programs for Parents with Families

3. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
1. Supporting they children, who learn in the
institue
2. Feedback in connection with the work
proceeding about institution
3. The broadcasting of parental experiences
towards the educators
4. The broadcasting of parental experiences
towards other parents
5. Helping scool life/programs
6. Taking active part in sponsorship in our institute

4. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
1. Supporting they children, who learn in the
institute
Primary role:
• Supporting the educational process, the
special educational teacher work
in optimal case working together
(participation in parents meeting, in open days, helping
the homework )
• Collaboration on other scenes of the provision
(for instance: participation in nesessary examinations,
in the purchasing of nesessary documents)

5. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
2. Feedback
Feedback an institution’s function in connection
with the work leaking here  progressive role
– advantages, deficiencies, additional claims
- with questionnaires – eg. from a parent course
- individual or collective talks (parent consultations,
parent meeting, parent course, parent groups)

6. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
3. The broadcasting of parental experiences
towards the educators
Important is the openers, the confidence, readiness
to cooperate from the part of both halves
Not rivalisation, but cooperation
Experiences:
- sharing of own experiences, (with own child and with life situation)
- in connection with institutions, organisations, oppurtinities
eg. Integrating kindergartens /scools, farther study, CI centrums and so on.
Achievment:
with building experiences into educator work becoming work
efficient in child’s supply and with other parents work

7. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
4. The broadcasting of parental experiences
towards other parents
Informations, experiences wich can be passed
on the rest of the parents

8. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
4. The broadcasting of parental experiences
towards other parents
From parents to parents about CI
Parents, who are experts in one (management members of MACIE = Association of
hungarian Cochlear Implants)
Other parents (érdeklődő szülők)
One of the parent groups got fixedly to on occupatoion onto organizing
1. Lecture of special education teacher about dealing with CI children (setting,
development)
2. From parents to parents about CI
Introduction, own experiences they child with CI
An own little girl’s presentation (personal participation of one of the little girl)
Questions- answers
Advantage:
-transmissible one, which the specialists doesn’t know –everyday experiences
- more authentic
- emotion get to sharing – healing effect for both of the participants
- more direct, opener atmosphere, parents dare to ask more boldly

10. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
5. Helping scool life/programs
Advantages:
– it is strenghtened the relationship between the family
and the intstitution
– the institution’s material burdens are reduced
Eg.:
– baking cakes for birthdays, carnivals,
– taking part in the scool decoration (sewing curtains/pillows)
– collecting paper
– families and teachers working for the school together
• Eg. : garden embellishment
– trip to the family with the class

11. A szülő ahol tud segít

12. I. Roles of Parents, Profiles
6. Participation in our institution’s material
support
• 1%
• Foundation’s support with an in payment
• Egyéb támogatás
– Fuondation’s Ball
– Carnival tickets
– Christmas Fair

14. II. Mutual Programs for Parents with
Families
1. Parents invitation onto school programs
- School or group level
- Mutual celebration
- Children may show themselves
- Chance for the passing of the cultural values
Eg.: Carnival, Mothers Day, Scool leavers feast, Spring Festival

16. II. Mutual Programs for Parents with
Families
2. Mutual programs with families
– Garden embellishment
– Excursion together with parents

17. Garden embellishment
Since 2010
It become a tradition
Big garden
In Friday afternoon
Finishing work eating together
Intention:
Strenghtening ot a contact beetween educator – parent- child
The symbol of collaborating for a common aim
The embellishment of the environment is a collective interest
Environmentally conscious

20. Excursion together with parents
Smaler age group
(kindergarten age)
It depends of the
attitude of
teachers