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
- Dads Rock: Engagement Toolkit
- Fatherhood Engagement Strategies (ECLKC)
- Fatherhood Engagement and Fatherhood Involvement Toolkit
- National Fatherhood Initiative
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- New Parents in the Workplace
- The Father Factor: How to Ignite A Fire for Father Engagement
- Tips for Staff Working Remotely with Fathers
Resources for Families
- All Pro Dad: 5 Ways to Bond Through Reading
- Calling All Dads: Tips for Getting Involved in Your Child's Preschool
- Father Engagement Strategies
- Tip Card for Dads of Teens
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse: For Dads
Toolkit
Dads Take Your Child to School Day Complete Toolkit (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Activity Calendar (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day "Beyond the Day" Resources (PDF)
- 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)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Stickers (PDF)
Media Kit
Dads Take Your Child to School Day Complete Media Kit (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Call (PDF)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Banner Logo (JPG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Stacked Logo (PNG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day 2021 Linear Logo (PNG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day No Date Logo (PNG)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Media Advisory and PSAs (Word)
- Dads Take Your Child to School Day Sample Social Media Posts (Word)
