National Center for Families Learning

NCFL is made up of a caring, professional team working together to see families and communities thrive through relevant, equitable education. Interested in joining our team? View our open positions and apply here: https://ow.ly/OzJa50Uh1KJ #jobs #hiring

As we approach the close of #NationalFamilyLiteracyMonth, we wanted to share another story showcasing the impact of family literacy. Hear from families and district and community leaders in Fayette County Public Schools (KY) as they share their experiences with launching NCFL's #FamilyLiteracy model: https://lnkd.in/e2ak-5c8

NCFL is proud to partner with Toyota North America's USA Foundation to facilitate Driving Possibilities, an initiative created to address educational gaps and prepare students for future careers, particularly in #STEM fields. Read this month's blog from Cherry Boyles, NCFL's Sr. Director for Community Impact, about the Driving Possibilities programs in Lexington and Georgetown, KY: https://ow.ly/9IiA50Ufhb8

It was a great week in Louisville for the 2024 Families Learning Conference, presented by National Center for Families Learning (NCFL). PNC and NCFL have enjoyed a wonderful relationship that goes back more than 20 years!?We are grateful for the work they do across the country and for the leadership of their amazing President Felicia Cumings Smith, Ed.D. This week’s conference gave education stakeholders the chance to connect and exchange best practices, and I enjoyed the opportunity to moderate a panel featuring some of those experts. Andrea Brown from NCFL, Cori Gadansky from Community Coordinated Child Care and Claude Stephens from the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest?are doing terrific work to make outdoor play and learning accessible to pre-K children. For the 20th anniversary of #PNCGrowUpGreat this year, we've been all in on supporting nature-based play and learning, and it was exciting to hear real-world insights from the experts. Thanks to my Louisville colleagues Kristen Byrd Jean Scott, Mike Moll and everyone involved in making this such a great event.

It was an amazing three days of networking, sharing best practices, and propelling the field forward at #NCFL24, capped off by a powerful keynote by Mildred Otero of Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE). Special thanks to our conference sponsors for making it all possible: Toyota Motor Corporation PNC Grow up Great Brown-Forman Heising-Simons Foundation Dollar General Literacy Foundation Google Thanks, too, to all the partners and exhibitors who provided content and learning opportunities throughout the conference: Partners: Learning Heroes (US) Partners for Rural Impact Search Institute TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health Equity Lab Unite For Literacy EdTech Center at World Education Exhibitors: ALL IN: The Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network Coalition on Adult Basic Education Essential Education Google KET - Kentucky Educational Television Lakeshore Learning Materials Colorado Learning Connections Louisville Tourism NAFSCE (National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement) National Geographic Learning ELT National Literacy Directory National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse PNC Grow Up Great We’ll see you November 2-5, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina for #NCFL25!

Congratulations to the newly named 2024 Toyota Family Teacher of the Year, Megan Singh of Enlace Academy in Indianapolis, Indiana! Megan received her award today at the final general session of NCFL24, alongside NCFL President & CEO Dr. Felicia C. Smith and Toyota Group Vice President and Chief Information Officer Holly Walters. https://lnkd.in/eMyCyVSb

The second day of #NCFL24 began with a morning general session spotlighting the Family and Child Education (FACE) program. We heard from William Mehojah, Jr. (the “father of FACE”) and Larissa Red Eagle, a former FACE participant who is now a Parent Educator. Author Daniel Vandever (Diné) delivered a powerful keynote before greeting attendees at a book signing for his award-winning children’s books. Thank you to today’s sponsors, exhibitors, and everyone else who made Day 2 of this year’s Families Learning Conference possible!

Don’t forget to visit this year’s amazing exhibitors in the Marriott Ballroom Foyer! #NCFL24

Thanks to the incredible Activate! graduates and alumni who presented this session at #NCFL24!

We began the morning with the Call to the Post from Churchill Downs Incorporated bugler Steve Buttleman and ended the evening with a toast to 35 Years of NCFL. In between, we heard from Dr. Dana Suskind and Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear, gained new insights into family learning practices from a host of inspiring session presenters, and took a moment to unwind, mingle, and network at a reception sponsored by Brown-Forman. Thanks to them and to all the sponsors who made the first day of #NCFL24 learning opportunities possible! Toyota Motor Corporation PNC Grow up Great Heising-Simons Foundation Dollar General Literacy Foundation Google