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The Origins of Hilfest

The Origins of Hilfest

Essential Question

How can you create an environment for students and their families that fosters productive partnerships with their

teachers and their community?

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The Origins of Hilfest

Creating an Event Committee & Delegating

Tasks

Together, we brainstormed what roles they should play and outlined their duties and responsibilities.

We began our planning by selecting sub-committees for our event.

● Food● Advertising and

Marketing● Community Vendors● School Vendors● Student Ambassadors

Unintended Consequences 1. Buy-in of the teachers2. Overwhelming support of the community 3. Desire from the community to be involved4. Increased business partnerships

Questions1. How do we feed 1,000 people on a $0 budget?2. Where do we house 1,000 people if it rains?3. How do we track the number of people who attend?4. How do we get feedback to improve the event?

The Big Day

-Follow-through on activities

-Showing appreciation

-A system of documentation

-Are we accomplishing the goals we set to accomplish?

ABH Article

Lessons Learned

Hilfest Follow-Up

A Word from our Stakeholders

Planning for the Future

1. What are the needs of your school?

2. What would the benefits of an event like this be?

3. Who in your school could help plan a similar event?

4. What are your next steps?

5. What did we miss?

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Hilsman Is Happy!