UPCOMING EVENTS
Travel Grant Application Period
The Marika Townshend Travel Grant Application period is open from January 15th until February 15th, 2025. The grant exists to help interested participants attend the PCPI Annual Meeting, April 10-13, 2025 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Details can be found on the Resources page of our website.
2025 Annual Meeting
The 2025 PCPI Annual Meeting will be based in Vancouver, BC. Headquarters hotel will be announced in January. Events will include the Annual Awards Luncheon, meetings, networking opportunities, and school tours.
Event HIGHLIGHTS
PCPI Governing Board Business Meetings & Annual General Meeting
Awards Ceremony and Luncheon honoring local, national, and international cooperative heroes
Tours of local cooperative preschools
Networking and idea sharing time
Event Overview
Thursday, April 10
Arrival, networking, and social event including refreshments at the headquarters hotel
Friday, April 11
Breakfast
Morning meetings
School visits
Late afternoon/early evening meetings and networking time
Saturday, April 12
Breakfast
Meetings and networking time
Awards Ceremony
School Visits
Sunday, April 13
Breakfast
Annual General Meeting/elections
1:00pm Adjournment
Return home/sightseeing/shopping
EVENT REGISTRATION
Registration will open in January 2025. Stay tuned!
Grant Application Period
The Annual PCPI Grant Application period is open from October 15th until December 15th. The following grants are available:
Anne Eddowes Cooperative Spirit Grant
Cooperative Support Grant
Rebecca “Becky” Allen Fund Grant
Katharine Whiteside Taylor Grant
Details can be found on the Resources page of our website.
21-Day CPR+First Aid Challenge: A Fundraiser for PCPI Grants
PCPI is teaming up with Institute for Wild Med to offer virtual CPR and First Aid training during the August 21-day challenge.
Wild Med 21-Day Challenge:
A Comprehensive CPR + First Aid Certification Course in just 10-15 minutes/day
Be prepared for the unexpected!
2024 Annual Meeting
The 2024 PCPI Annual Meeting will be based in Indianapolis, IN at the Staybridge Suites, Indianapolis-Carmel. Events will include the Annual Awards Luncheon, meetings, networking opportunities, and school tours.
Event HIGHLIGHTS
PCPI Governing Board Business Meetings & Annual General Meeting
Awards Ceremony and Luncheon honoring local, national, and international cooperative heroes
Tours of local cooperative preschools
Networking and idea sharing time
Event Overview
Thursday, April 18
Arrival, networking, and social event including refreshments at the Staybridge Suites
Friday, April 19
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning meetings
School visits
Late afternoon/early evening meetings and networking time
Saturday, April 20
Breakfast at the hotel
Meetings and networking time
Awards Ceremony
School Visits
Sunday, April 21
Breakfast at the hotel
Annual General Meeting/elections
12:00 Adjournment
Return home/sightseeing/shopping
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Meetings will be headquartered at the Staybridge Suites Indiana-Carmel. PCPI has a room block set aside until March 18. Reservations can be made online by clicking the button below, or you contact Jade at (317)582-1500 (ext. 404)
EVENT REGISTRation
Annual Meeting registration is open through April 5, 2024. Choose the appropriate link below to register.
PCPI Hosts: Co-op Board Service Training
For the first time ever, PCPI is offering a FREE training for members. This virtual training will include topics like duties as a board member, best practices for governance, financial responsibility, and more. Attendees will receive a certificate.
If you are a staff member or caregiver at a PCPI member school, consider taking advantage of this training opportunity.
Advance registration through Zoom is required.
PCPI Hosts: Co-op Board Service Training
For the first time ever, PCPI is offering a FREE training for members. This virtual training will include topics like duties as a board member, best practices for governance, financial responsibility, and more. Attendees will receive a certificate.
If you are a staff member or caregiver at a PCPI member school, consider taking advantage of this training opportunity.
Advance registration through Zoom is required.
Grant Application Period
The Annual PCPI Grant Application period is open from now until December 15th. The following grants are available:
Anne Eddowes Cooperative Spirit Grant
Cooperative Support Grant
Rebecca “Becky” Allen Fund Grant
Katharine Whiteside Taylor Grant
Details can be found on the Awards and Grants page of our website.
2023 Annual Meeting
Welcome to Virginia! The 2023 PCPI Annual Meeting will be based in Reston, VA.
Marika Townshend Travel Grants Available
To help our members participate in PCPI by coming to the annual meeting, PCPI established and now honors a longtime cooperative preschool advocate with the Marika Townshend Travel Grant program.
The 2022 PCPI Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon April 28 - May 1, 2022. Please consider attending the PCPI working meetings to network and learn with like-minded co-op people and to exercise your membership vote.
Grant applications must be received on or before February 15, 2022.
Apply for a Travel Grant
Grant Application Period
The PCPI annual grant application period is open until December 15th.
PCPI Annual Meeting 2020
The 2020 PCPI Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, OR. A registration form can be printed for mailing or you can register online. Online registration includes a small processing fee.
Itinerary
You can fly into Portland International Airport (PDX) and we will provide transportation to the hotel. We will begin Thursday evening (April 16) with a gathering in the Grand Suite at The Grand Hotel at Bridgeport in Tigard, Oregon (a suburb of Portland), with a visit to Woodhaven Preschool, a Waldorf-inspired preschool, for those arriving early enough.
Friday (April 17) will consist of Governing Board meetings and a school crawl that will include lunch. The school crawl will feature Hancock Street Preschool, Irvington Preschool, Portland Tillamook Preschool, and Rose City Neighborhood Preschool.
Saturday (April 18) will see the Awards Luncheon at nearby Hayden's Lakefront Grill, followed by a visit to West Linn Community Preschool and, of course, more meetings. We will once again have our mini-fundraiser in the form of a bag raffle at the Awards lunch. Donate an item to our raffle (this is, of course, optional!) and we will explain how it works. How about a small object of art, a scarf, a child’s toy, some fragrant soap, a jigsaw puzzle, or some stationery?
Sunday (April 19) we will finish our business meetings and most people will head home. Those of you on the East coast may need to leave fairly early if you are working Monday! Others may wish to stay and enjoy our fair city.
2020 Marika Townshend Travel Grant Applications DUE
To help our members participate in PCPI by coming to the annual meeting, PCPI established and now honors longtime cooperative preschool advocate with the Marika Townshend Travel Grant program. The 2020 annual meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon, April 16-19, 2020. Please consider attending the PCPI working meetings for the camaraderie opportunity as well as to exercise your membership vote, network with like-minded co-op people and attend educational sessions.
Grant applications must be received by Noon Pacific Standard Time (3:00pm EST) on February 17, 2020.
The grant application form can be found here.
PCPI Annual Meeting 2019
The 2019 PCPI Annual Meeting will be held in Ann Arbor, MI. Meetings will be based at the Michigan League, and events will include a progressive dinner at several local cooperative preschools as well as an awards lunch to celebrate those who go above and beyond to keep cooperative education viable and rewarding locally and globally.
A detailed agenda and registration information will be available on the website in February 2019. If you are traveling for the meeting, consider applying for the Marika Townshend Travel Grant to help offset your expenses.
Marika Townshend Travel Grant Applications DUE
To help our members participate in PCPI by coming to the annual meeting, PCPI established and now honors longtime cooperative preschool advocate with the Marika Townshend Travel Grant program. The 2019 annual meeting will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 9-12, 2019. Please consider attending the PCPI working meetings for the camaraderie opportunity as well as to exercise your membership vote, network with like-minded co-op people and attend educational sessions.
Grant applications must be received by Noon Pacific Standard Time (3:00pm EST) on Monday, March 11, 2019.
The grant application form can be found on the Resources page of the PCPI Website under Awards and Grants.
PCPI Annual Meeting 2018
The 2018 PCPI Annual Meeting will be held in San Francisco in conjunction with the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery Schools (CCPPNS) Convention. CCPPNS Convention information and registration materials can be found here. Meetings will be based at the Hotel Kabuki - book your room today.
Marika Townshend Travel Grant Applications Due (Noon PST)
To help our members participate in PCPI by coming to the annual meeting, PCPI established and now honors longtime cooperative preschool advocate with the Marika Townshend Travel Grant program. The 2018 annual meeting will be held in San Francisco, California, March 9-11, 2018. Please consider attending the PCPI working meetings for the camaraderie opportunity as well as to exercise your membership vote, network with like-minded co-op people and attend educational sessions.
Grant applications must be received by Noon Pacific Standard Time (3:00pm EST) on Monday, January 8, 2018.
Cooperative Spirit Grant Applications Due
This Cooperative Spirit Grant is for schools who have an idea for increasing parent involvement and participation by designing a project that will make their school a better place for their children and leave a legacy for future classes.
The guidelines are open – be creative. How can you involve your parents and have them work together to improve your school? This grant is designed to assist in the cost of purchasing needed items and supplies for the project.
The project must be something that could be replicated at other schools. The grant recipients agree to provide photos and a written report at the end of the school year.
U.S. and Canadian preschools with direct membership in PCPI are eligible. Member councils may apply for a grant to fund a council cooperative project. The total grant amount is up to $1500 to fund one or more programs.
Becky Allen Grant Applications Due
Your school could be the next recipient of funds to support a parent education program that is just right for your school. The total grant amount is $500 to fund programs in one or more PCPI member schools in the U.S. are invited to submit grants up to December 15, 2017. Grant requests can be sent in letter or document form and should include the following information:
-School name and address
-Contact person’s name, phone and email.
-Your parent education goals
-Your program content
-Estimated number of participants
-Your program staff/presenters
-The length of your program and timelines
-Your program budget needs
In sum, your request should clearly describe a program that will be of value to your school/community with as many specifics as possible. Please send your requests via email to Lisa Meyer, Chairperson for the Becky Allen Fund, at gns@greenbeltnurseryschool.org. (Please expect confirmation of receipt within two business days, otherwise, resend or contact the Chair at 301-474-5570).
The Grant request deadline is December 15, 2017. The grant award decision will be made by January 10, 2018. Please consider taking advantage of this opportunity to enhance parent education at your school.
