Parenting Workshop
Tuesday 29 July (Term 3,
WEEK 2)
6.30 pm - Piper Pavilion
At the beginning of Term 2 I
announced that we have secured the services of two experts who will run
parenting workshops for the Preparatory and ELC community over the next two
years, Mark Le Messurier and Bill Hansberry, co-authors of the book “Raising
Beaut Kids” presented in a cook book style.
Each chapter serves up a typical
tricky scenario accompanied with the ingredients that fire things up at home!
Then a set of ‘Recipe rescues’ are offered: a practical way to respond to kids
and teens when they dish up their tricky, but predictable, behaviours. The
‘Recipe rescues’ are designed to help parents steer the behaviour of their kids
(and their own behaviour) in more positive directions, within the context of
building healthy relationships.
Bill
Hansberry will be presenting the first of the two sessions on Tuesday 29
July (Term 3 Week 2) at 6.30 pm in the Piper Pavilion. Bill is a
husband, father, mentor, teacher and author. Working
in private practice at Fullarton House, Bill mentors young people who live with
a wide range of challenges such as learning differences / disabilities, emotional
or behavioural difficulties and young people who are just doing it tough.
Alongside this work, Bill has the privilege of supporting and mentoring
teachers, school leaders and parents, assisting them to work together to meet
the needs of these students.
Mark LeMessurier is a teacher,
counsellor and author. He is the co-creator of the internationally popular
social skills/friendship building program – “What’s the Buzz?” Mark regularly
presents at conferences throughout Australasia and is a recipient of an
Australian National Excellence in Teaching Award. Mark works in schools and in
private practice in Adelaide with young people he affectionately calls ‘Tough
Kids’. He will be presenting in Term 4.
We gathered the survey data from
the parenting forums last year and decided to form a professional relationship
with these two fantastic parenting coaches. These workshops are being
implemented as part of our community wellbeing program at Prince Alfred
College.
The workshops will run for one and
a half hours with half an hour for each presenter to socialise with parents and
staff. Nibbles will be provided and we ask you to please bring a bottle to
share.
I would like to invite as many of
our parents as possible to join our staff, as this is a critical opportunity
for us as a community to workshop together for the development of our Princes
Men (and Princes Girls in the ELC of course).
·
Bill Hansberry - Tuesday
29 July 2014 in Piper Pavilion.
· Mark
Le Messurier - Wednesday 15 October 2014 in Piper Pavilion.
Please RSVP for catering purposes
to Melissa Dales on 8334 1203 or via email mdales@staff.pac.edu.au
Sean Watt
Deputy Head of School, Preparatory (ELC-6)
Deputy Head of School, Preparatory (ELC-6)
