by Easton Garcia | Sep 23, 2026 | School Connect Highlight
Simply Breakfast During one of our CAFE coaching sessions, I met with a principal to talk about his school, what his team was seeing, and where community partners might fit. At one point, he brought up the idea of hosting a breakfast for his teachers. He wanted them...
by Easton Garcia | Sep 2, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
You may have heard of or recently been invited to a CAFE by a school you are connected to. This article will help you prepare for and participate in a CAFE gathering. CAFE stands for Community and Family Engagement. A CAFE is a roundtable dinner conversation with...
by Easton Garcia | Aug 18, 2026 | School Connect Highlight
Beyond a single day How do you move from a single day of service to a partnership that shows up for a school — for its students, families, and educators — long after the day is over? I visited Carver Elementary this past May and met Karen, who is doing exactly that....
by Easton Garcia | Aug 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In August 2023, we began a village-building process in Harrison District 2. We held a series of CAFEs, including one at Stratton Meadows Elementary. A CAFE is a roundtable discussion where the principal invites partners into the school’s story and, together, they...
by Easton Garcia | Jul 20, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
Colorado Springs keeps moving east. New neighborhoods, new families, schools stretching to keep up. The east side is one of the fastest-growing parts of the city—and the schools here are serving that growth every day. Those schools aren’t insulated from the same...
