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History

Advocating for Military Kids Since 1958...

The European Parent Teacher Association was founded in 1958 as the European Congress of American Parents Teachers and Students (ECAPTS), and is a state-level affiliate of the National Parent Teacher Association. In 2018, we will celebrate our 60th year as a voice for children in the European military community and beyond.

EPTA provides strong leadership support to our local PTA units; works in cooperation with DoDEA and DoDEA-Europe at all levels; and advocates on behalf of our military children and for all children. The work of the European Parent Teacher Association continues to be instrumental to enhancing the quality of life for our military children overseas. 
Along with National PTA, our aim is to help make every child's potential a reality.

Since 1958, European PTA has advocated for school nurses in every school, regardless of the size. We also advocated to bring the federal hot lunch program to DoDDS schools. (At one point, there was no lunch program in DoDDS schools. Kids who rode buses to school brought cold lunches, and walkers went home for lunch.) EPTA advocated for anti-bullying programs in our schools and, more recently, we've successfully advocated for improvements to our schools' cleaning contracts after recent, drastic cuts that threatened our students' and staff's health and well-being. These are just a few of the differences that we have made, and we continue to work for positive change. Most other parent groups are just about raising funds, not about advocating for change!
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    • About >
      • History >
        • 60th Anniversary Celebration Video
      • Mission Statement
      • Leadership >
        • Become An EPTA Leader
      • Governance
      • Why PTA?
      • Join European PTA
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  • COVID-19
    • Updated COVID-19 Electronic Meeting Guidance for PTA Local Units (1/17/21)
    • Updated COVID-19 Electronic Meeting Guidance for PTA Local Units (8/25/20)
    • Updated COVID-19 Electronic Meeting Guidance for PTA Local Units (5/16/2020)
    • Updated COVID-19 Election Guidance for EPTA Local Units (4/29/2020)
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      • 2020 EPTA Reflections Award Winners
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    • Scholarships
    • Spelling Bee
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        • Bylaws and Private Organizations #1
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        • Diversity and Inclusion
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        • Secretary
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          • BIG Ideas
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        • Working With Administration
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    • Month of the Military Child
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      • 2019 Convention Photos
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      • Membership Plan Sample
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      • EU-East District >
        • Ansbach ES >
          • Facebook
        • Aukamm ES >
          • Facebook
        • Baumholder MHS >
          • School Website
        • Garmisch EMS >
          • Facebook
          • School Website
        • Grafenwoehr ES >
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        • Kaiserslautern ES >
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        • Aviano ES >
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        • Aviano MHS >
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        • David G. Farragut ES >
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        • Naples ES >
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        • Naples MHS >
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        • Sigonella ES >
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        • Vicenza EMHS >
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      • EU-West District >
        • AFNorth MHS >
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        • Alconbury ES >
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        • Lakenheath ES >
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          • Join
        • Spangdahlem ES >
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        • Spangdahlem MS >
          • Facebook
      • ECAPTS Statewide PTA
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  • Resources
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      • Military Membership Flyer
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    • Media >
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