Parenting Workshop
Wednesday 15 October
(Term 4, WEEK 1)
6.30 pm – 8.30 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.
Mark Le Messurier will be presenting the second of the two sessions
presented this year on Wednesday 15 October (Term 4, Week 1) at 6.30 pm in
the Piper Pavilion. Mark 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’.
These workshops have replaced the
scheduled parenting forums (formerly known as curriculum nights) which were to
be held during different times of the year.
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).
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)
