About HIPPY

How does HIPPY work?
HIPPY lessons are delivered by home instructors who are active parents from the community. These instructors are trained to deliver a 30-week curriculum in English or Spanish for an hour every week in the parents' home. Home instructors use role-play to teach parents educational activities that the parents can then practice with their children throughout the week.

What happens in a typical HIPPY lesson?
HIPPY lessons last 45-60 minutes once a week and feature a wide variety of activities for parent and child, such as reading stories together and answering questions about the stories

• Counting and grouping
• Learning sounds
• Increasing vocabulary
• Identifying opposites

Who can enroll in the HIPPY program? Which HISD schools participate in the HIPPY program?
Families living within the Houston Independent School District who have a two, three or four-year-old child zoned to a participating elementary school may apply.

How much does it cost?
There is no cost to the child's family or HISD schools.