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 | 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...
by Easton Garcia | Jun 15, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
Twice a year — once in the spring and again in October — COSILoveYou hosts CityServe Day. About 2,000 people across our city show up for over 100 projects in a single day. In the School Connect world, this is a huge win — 40 of those projects happen on school...
by Easton Garcia | May 1, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
Just a few weeks ago, the staff at Mann Middle School walked into a barn party thrown for them. Game tables. Food. Laughter. Partners from across the city participating to say thank you to this team. That night didn’t happen by accident. It started at a CAFE — a...
by Easton Garcia | Mar 30, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
We believe every school needs a village— This year we have some ambitious plans to launch 40+ new villages through the CAFE process. What’s a CAFE? The CAFE (Community And Family Engagement) process is a series of trainings, invitations, and a roundtable...
by Easton Garcia | Mar 6, 2026 | Cafe Spotlight
Every school needs a village. In February, over 200 people gathered to start the building process. Just a few weeks ago our team sat with a local principal and asked a simple question: “What is a big goal you are aiming at?” The principal thought for a minute and...
