A festival featuring more than a dozen different schooling options. Admission is free, and the first 500 children will receive a goodie bag with yellow scarves and other giveaways.

WHAT:

  • A festival with information on public school open enrollment, career academies, international baccalaureate programs, private school scholarships, virtual schools, magnet schools, and charter schools.

WHO:

  • Colonel Jeffrey Harrington of the Pasco Sheriff’s office
  • Adam Miller from the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice
  • Ray Gadd, Deputy superintendent of Pasco County Schools
  • Denisha Merriweather of Step Up for Students scholarship organization
  • Bill Cronin, president and CEO of the Pasco Economic Development Council
  • Earl Christy, N.Y. Jets Super Bowl III Champion
  • Parents, teachers, school representatives

WHEN:

  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21

WHERE:

  • Pasco Safety Town in Hudson

Event planners include Trinity Security Allies.

Held every January, National School Choice Week is an independent public awareness effort designed to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options for every child. Through thousands of independently planned events across the country, National School Choice Week raises public awareness of all types of educational choices available to children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, online learning, private schools, and homeschooling.