Join IDEA staff for a fun 45 minutes of hands-on, messy fun! The target audience for these workshops will be families with K-8 students.  Yet, the whole family can come and enjoy!

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website or check your Monday IDEA News. Some events are also listed in the Region A Private PAC Facebook group.

Students in grade 6 thru 8? Love Math?  Learning to love math?  IDEA’s Math Club is for you!

Beginning September 17th with plans to meet every other Tuesday at the Anchorage Office from 1 to 2:30 PM!

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC facebook group

IDEA families will be taking lessons and enjoying the Alyeska slopes in February and March.

To learn more and sign up for the March trip, please click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website. The Feb trip filled up with just an announcement in the IDEA Monday News and may have been posted on Facebook after the lessons were already filled so, please log in or check your IDEA Monday News!!

Gr 6 & Up – Wednesday Math Support begins Sept 4th and is available on most Wednesdays throughout the year from 11AM to Noon. Contact Teacher Scott Gingrich offers help and has fun challenges for the group while parents listen in. (More details TBA).

Join Sarah for a fun beginning French experience for the whole family! There will be no charge however she is limiting this to 20 learners. Mom or Dad (or both) will join in practicing the language and looking at effective and enjoyable techniques and strategies for including French in their home.

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group!

With the Anchorage Office move, we are moving the start of Chess Club to October 9th.
Save time on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30! – All ages – Begins October 9th!   Chess Club will meet on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

IDEA families will be taking lessons and enjoying the Alyeska slopes in February and March.

To learn more and sign up for the March trip, please click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website. The Feb trip filled up with just an announcement in the IDEA Monday News and may have been posted on Facebook after the lessons were already filled so, please log in or check your IDEA Monday News!!

Gr 6-8 Academic Pentathlon Students will be testing at the office from 9 to 11 AM.

Join other families and IDEA Staff for a fun and engaging workshop to explore the story of seven year old Nicky who loses one of his mittens!

Read aloud story time and crafts!

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

A great time to learn about and/or prepare for the State Science Fair.
For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

Join IDEA Staff and other parents for a museum facilitated field trip.

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

Academic Pentathlon Study Group meeting.

Learn more and sign up for the meeting by clicking here and logging on to the family side of the IDEA website. Information is also posted in Region A Monday IDEA News and often can be found in the Parent Facebook group.

Teens are invited to the office to hang out, play games and visit on the 1st Friday night of the month.

For more details, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC facebook group.

Gr 6 & Up – Wednesday Math Support begins Sept 4th and is available on most Wednesdays throughout the year from 11AM to Noon. Contact Teacher Scott Gingrich offers help and has fun challenges for the group while parents listen in. (More details TBA).

Join Sarah for a fun beginning French experience for the whole family! There will be no charge however she is limiting this to 20 learners. Mom or Dad (or both) will join in practicing the language and looking at effective and enjoyable techniques and strategies for including French in their home.

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group!

With the Anchorage Office move, we are moving the start of Chess Club to October 9th.
Save time on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30! – All ages – Begins October 9th!   Chess Club will meet on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

Join Anchorage PAC moms for Lego Free play.  IDEA has a good amount of Lego and littles can play with Duplo while older children play with medium and smaller sizes of Lego.  Maybe more than a few parents might like to see this grow into a group that meets on a regular basis!  Give ideas to the PAC on how the lego can be utilized for rained-out-Park Days!

Click here to sign up to let us know you are coming! See you at the Anchorage Office from 2:30 to 3:30 pm on Thursday, March 13th!

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Fridays from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM to work on perler bead projects!

Learn more  by clicking here and logging on to the family side of the IDEA website, checking IDEA Monday news and / the private PAC Facebook group and signing up!

Pi Day Activities at the IDEA Anchorage Office from 11 AM to 1:00 PM.

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

Academic Pentathlon Study Group meeting.

Learn more and sign up for the meeting by clicking here and logging on to the family side of the IDEA website. Information is also posted in Region A Monday IDEA News and often can be found in the Parent Facebook group.

Similar to the World’s Fair, your child(ren) can share what they have learned about one of the states in the USA. Sign up here!

US State Fair Participant Details Only

Students in grade 6 thru 8? Love Math?  Learning to love math?  IDEA’s Math Club is for you!

Beginning September 17th with plans to meet every other Tuesday at the Anchorage Office from 1 to 2:30 PM!

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC facebook group

Parent Advisory Committee: Your connection to community, fun,
and where great ideas are born! Join us!

Note February & March 2025 meetings will be on alternate dates. February’s meeting will be on 2/20/25 (same times as 1st Tuesday meetings).  March date is 3/18/2025

The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is your opportunity to have a voice in IDEA.  They meet monthly for 1 to 1.5 hours. You can visit in person or via TEAMS or follow the thread posted in the PAC’s Facebook group.  The PAC is unique to IDEA and provides a great opportunity to impact the IDEA program’s growth while offering a community that is encouraging!

Click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your IDEA Monday news or the PAC’s Facebook group or email Sally.Javier@ideafamilies.org for more information.

Yes You Can meetings from 2:30 to 3:00  and  PAC meetings from 3:00 to 4:00  are typically on the 1st Tuesday of the month. This month, they will meet on the 2nd Tuesday as the office is closed on the 1st Tuesday for In-Service. In-person meetings at the Anchorage Office have chocolate!  See you there!

event!

August – Yes You Can – Organizing for your homeschool! – Please plan to join us!

Gr 6 & Up – Wednesday Math Support begins Sept 4th and is available on most Wednesdays throughout the year from 11AM to Noon. Contact Teacher Scott Gingrich offers help and has fun challenges for the group while parents listen in. (More details TBA).

Join Sarah for a fun beginning French experience for the whole family! There will be no charge however she is limiting this to 20 learners. Mom or Dad (or both) will join in practicing the language and looking at effective and enjoyable techniques and strategies for including French in their home.

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group!

With the Anchorage Office move, we are moving the start of Chess Club to October 9th.
Save time on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30! – All ages – Begins October 9th!   Chess Club will meet on Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:30

For more details and to sign up, click here to log on to the family side of the IDEA website, check your Monday IDEA News or check the private PAC Facebook group.

State Assessments will be offered during this window of time.  Your Contact teacher and our Testing Coordinator will discuss testing times with you!  With many families choosing to test, our office will be closed for foot traffic and only open to students taking the tests on March 25th and 26th all day.  The Science Test will be offered on the 27th and the office will open at 1:00 pm on Thursday 3/27 only.  More details are are confirmed in communication TBA.

State Assessments will be offered during this window of time.  Your Contact teacher and our Testing Coordinator will discuss testing times with you!  With many families choosing to test, our office will be closed for foot traffic and only open to students taking the tests on March 25th and 26th all day.  The Science Test will be offered on the 27th and the office will open at 1:00 pm on Thursday 3/27 only.  More details are are confirmed in communication TBA.

State Assessments will be offered during this window of time.  Your Contact teacher and our Testing Coordinator will discuss testing times with you!  With many families choosing to test, our office will be closed for foot traffic and only open to students taking the tests on March 25th and 26th all day.  The Science Test will be offered on the 27th and the office will open at 1:00 pm on Thursday 3/27 only.  More details are are confirmed in communication TBA.

More details TBA