Dads Take Your Child to School Day
The Dads Take Your Child to School Day initiative serves to highlight and support fatherhood engagement in education by helping schools foster this important connection with fathers and father figures. Research indicates engaging dads, brothers, uncles, father figures, other significant male role models, and male mentors, increases student success in numerous ways. The fatherhood engagement and Dads Take Your Child to School Day resources provided below assist schools with building capacity in fatherhood engagement.
Resources for Educators
- ECLKC: Engaging Fathers and Male Caregivers
- ECLKC: Fatherhood Engagement Strategies
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse: Father Involvement in Education
- National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement: Tips for Staff Working Remotely with Fathers
Resources for Families
- All Pro Dad: 5 Ways to Bond Through Reading
- All Pro Dad: 5 Things Dads Need to Be Effective
- All Pro Dad: 4 Educational Activities You Should Do with Your Children
- ECLKC: Father Engagement Strategies
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse: Getting Your Child College and Career Ready
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse: Homework Help for Dads
Toolkit
Dads Take Your Child to School Day Toolkit (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day "Beyond the Day" Resources (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day No Date Logo (PNG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day No Date Stacked Logo (PNG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day No Date Banner Logo (JPG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Pledge - English (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Letter to Parents/Guardians - English (Word)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Letter to Parents/Guardians - Spanish (Word)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Letter to Parents/Guardians - Haitian-Creole (Word)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Letter to the Community (Word)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Invitations (Word)
