Family Events & Cultural Events

ISD Family Events

The District's Family Partnership organizes these events in collaboration with Cultural Bridges. All families with students in the District are welcome to attend.

All sessions are in English, Spanish, and Mandarin. Interpreters in other languages are available upon request. If you need an interpreter in another language, contact Lorna Gilmour at: gilmourl@issaquah.wednet.edu. If you would like to participate in helping at any of these events, contact Laura Ni at: laura@isfdn.org.

For more information, visit: https://www.isd411.org/programsservices/equity/parent-events-and-workshops

OCTOBER

Tips for Parent-Teacher Conferences (Elementary School ONLY – Grade K-5)

October 11th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Zoom

Tips to make the most of the Parent-Teacher conferences (meeting) in November. Suggestions of questions to ask and how to prepare for the meeting.

Family Connections Question and Answer Session

October 18th - Two sessions - 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. In Person

Formal presentation provided. Family Partnership staff help connect families with information on how to navigate schools and who to ask for help with specific school requests. Space for parents to ask questions about the school – who to contact, policies, procedures, how to navigate, etc.

NOVEMBER

Financial Aid Information Night (For College or Post High School Education)

November 29th – 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Zoom

Staff will review the forms and procedures for students to apply for financial aid to attend college/technical school post-graduation. The presentation will include information about WASFA, FASFA, deadlines, and timelines.

DECEMBER

Family Connections Question and Answer Session

December 7th – Two sessions – 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Zoom

No formal presentation provided. Family Partnership staff help connect families with information on how to navigate schools and who to ask for help with specific school requests. Space for parents to ask questions about the school – who to contact, policies, procedures, how to navigate, etc.

JANUARY

Help Session to Complete College Financial Aid Forms

January 10th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at ISD Administration Office 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah

January 11th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Liberty High School

Topics will include high school credits, graduation requirements, high school opportunities, general information about course selection, and programs such as AP, IB, and Running Start.

5th-Grade Transition to Middle School information night for families new to the U.S.

January 24th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom

Course selection information, elective class options such as orchestra and choir, PE/Health classes, sports, clubs, health/immunization, costs/fees, and supplies.

Cultural Events

Croatianfest

October 1: 12pm-6pm at Seattle Center

[305 Harrison St, Street WA]

The festival presents Croatian culture through music and dance performances by the finest Croatian musicians, singers, and dance ensembles from the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and beyond.

Turkfest

October 14-15: 11am-6pm at Seattle Center

[305 Harrison St, Street WA]

Turkfest is an annual cultural festival in Seattle whose mission is to foster friendship, highlight the diversity and richness of Turkish culture and Turkish-speaking countries, and cooperate throughout the greater community by organizing educational, entertaining, and engaging cultural programs that celebrate Turkish and Turkic cultures and heritage.

Día de Muertos Festival Seattle

October 28-29: 11am-6pm at Seattle Center

[305 Harrison St, Street WA]

Honoring the departed in a celebration steeped in ritual and tradition through elaborate community altars, sugar skull making, processions, and festive music. Día de Muertos dates back prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in the Americas. Historians say it could be as old as 2,000 years old, among different civilizations, from Aztecs to Toltec.

Seattle Hmong New Year

November 4 at Seattle Center

[305 Harrison St, Street WA]

Marking the end of the harvest season and the coming of the new year for this deeply rooted Asian highland culture with ornate clothing, traditional dances, visual arts, and ball-tossing competitions.

Day of the Dead Celebration in Issaquah

November 5: 3pm-6pm at Issaquah Community Center

[301 Rainier Blvd, Issaquah, WA]

Enjoy with your family making art, eating delicious food, seeing traditional musicians and dancers, and learning about the culture of your neighbors. Most of the organizers of this event are Issaquah School District families.

Diwali: Lights of India

November 11: 12pm-6pm at Seattle Center

[305 Harrison St, Street WA]

Inspiring a day of joyful celebration that marks the Indian festival of light with art workshops, succulent foods, henna tattooing, folk dancing, and more.

Do you have little ones, and you are looking for activities to do with them?

The Family Story Time at the Issaquah Library

[10 W Sunset Way, Issaquah. WA 98027]

Every Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., enjoy stories, music, movement, and rhymes that develop your child’s early literacy skills. This is for kids ages 3 to 5 years old.

Registration not required. Space is limited. Contact Ms. Ann (425) 392 5430 or crewdson@kcls.org.