Hello everyone!

I'm really drawing tremendous inspiration from everyone on this site. This is what it should be about...empowerment!
My great passion is education. I believe that everyone in our community should be coming together to ensure that no matter what choices our children make they are well versed in all things and that it might create a domino effect down the next generative chain line.

Leading by example is the key to show them that they can overcome all things, with only a little determination, trust and confidence in oneself, imagine where a lot of this will go...

I am pleased to share with you a web site that will be of interest to everyone in our community, http://www.school-info4u.com
A particular demand exists for a web site that delivers clear and specific advice to parents and carers who are raising African-Caribbean children. School-info4u.com is currently listed as the number two 'unique site' on Blackrefer.com, it had previously been number one for a week.

School-info4u.com has the leverage to make a difference. It is dedicated to promoting educational achievement and acts as an advocacy service for parents and carers.

School-info4u.com can help parents and carers present their views and concerns to their child’s school, the governing body or their local education authority etc and have those concerns addressed.
This might be in relation to various issues, ranging from appealing exclusion and dealing with incidents at school to special educational needs and school transfers.

Parents and carers can also get help to write letters, and negotiate for services on their child’s behalf.
They will also get the opportunity to learn important skills like:

•How to prepare and put together a strong case for an exclusion hearing.
•How to prepare for a school meeting and use the forum to clarify problems and make written agreements.
•How to find out how decisions are made and by whom.
•How to get teachers and other professionals to take the appropriate action that will support their child.

Other topics include: Adult education, how to become a school governor, mentoring, music and its influence on young people, proverbs and old sayings from Africa and the Caribbean and proactive parenting.

I hope that everone will take some time to look at this web site and hopefully promote it to family and friends. We really need to get the message out...to as many people in the black community as possible.

I guess most people would find it deeply uncomfortable talking about what’s really going on with the state of our youth and their education. They feel relatively secure and content in their personal lives, and choose to avoid matters that might disturb their contentment. But as long as we choose complacency over awareness, we can’t change the status quo. In fact, the problems will likely grow in magnitude until people are finally forced to open their eyes and deal with the consequences.

The sooner each one of us decides that we do want to know, and that we are willing to invite others to open their eyes, the more easily we will be able to build an education system and support network that supports children of colour. I guess that it ain’t gonna happen overnight though…but again, optimism...a flicker of hope in these difficult times!

For me it’s all about trying to do my little bit to try and transform our community...ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. I believe that any small thing that one person can do to help another will make all the difference and I feel as though I am doing this with the School-info4u.com project.

Take a look at http://www.school-info4u.com

All feedback welcomed, peace ‘n’ much luv!