What is Navigating the American Educational System (NAES)?
NAES is a curricular and training program developed to help Hispanic parents become proficient in navigating the American educational system. This program can be easily implemented in any elementary, middle or high school with a large Spanish-speaking population. NAES curricular materials are especially designed for parents who may have limited English. The NAES program does culturally what English as a Second Language (ESL) programs do linguistically. NAES is Navigation for natives of other cultures. Often the role of education and the way it functions can be very different from what our Spanish-speaking neighbors know. NAES builds a bridge over this cultural gap.
