A new parenting workshop will start on October 26,2011 at Chabad of Greenwich (see flyer below).

The group meets once a week for an hour on Wednesday mornings (9:30am) in Central Greenwich.

For more information and to register, visit Chadbad website – click here to view

Training will focus on strengthening education advocacy skills

The second Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parents SEE) leadership training course for parents is being offered in Greenwich starting Wednesday, March 2^nd,  and continuing Wednesday evenings through May. Free to participants, Parents SEE is a partnership project of the Graustein Discovery Initiative, Department of Social Services, Greenwich Public Schools, and the Greenwich United Way Youth Services Council.

The course, designed by the Connecticut Center for School Change and the Connecticut Commission on Children, is an in-depth program that will include a group of 20-25 selected parents with diverse backgrounds and a shared interest in building skills as advocates for their children in education and society in general.  They will address the academic achievement gap, how decisions are made by school administrators and teachers, aspects of special education, the school budget process, who influences policy decisions, and how to become effectively involved in all of these matters.

Because parents are their children’s most important teachers and advocates, Parents SEE’s goal is to strengthen their voices to help ensure the success of the next generation.

Each evening class begins with a family style dinner at 5:30 pm. Classes will take place at the First Presbyterian Church, begin promptly at 6:00 pm and end by 9:00pm. Childcare and a light dinner will be provided. A half day retreat will take place prior to the start of the series.

For an application form and further information, please contact Mary Ann Murray, PSEE Site Coordinator, at Julian Curtiss School, phone: 203.413. 8490 or contact her by email: maryann_murray@greenwich.k12.ct.us.  The fax number is 203.869.5101.

Application forms are available on the Greenwich United Way website, www.unitedway-greenwich.org.

Greenwich Parents Supporting Educational Excellence(PSEE) offers an in-depth leadership training program to 20-25 selected parents.

Parents Together
& The Anti-Drug
Cone Room
Greenwich Town Hall
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
9:15am

They Only Get To Grow Up Once: Preventing Your Child’s Future Drug and Alcohol Use

Alison Birnbaum, LCSW, “Ask the Expert” at www.theAntiDrug.com,

This skill building session focuses on how to communicate with your kids and keep them substance free.  It includes topics such as “How to monitor without being irritating,” “It is possible to be cool even if you don’t smoke or drink,” “How important is an “absolute no,” “Urban legends like “trust” and “teaching my child to drink safely,” and “When is the right time for the d & a talk?”  Alison has conducted extensive market research on how to help parents speak to their children about drug use.

This is a free lecture sponsored by Parents Together.

TheAntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. Working with the nation’s leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.

The site provides parents and other adults caregivers access to:

* Helpful articles and advice from experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention;
* Science-based drug prevention information, news and studies;
* Support from other parents striving to keep their children drug-free;
* Perspectives of teens themselves.

LANDMARK COLLEGE,
GREENWICH EDUCATION AND PREP,
AND THE WHITBY SCHOOL

March 11-12, 2010
8:30am-4:00pm

at The Whitby School
969 Lake Avenue

Arming Students for Success – Evidence Based Practice and Transitioning to the Next Step
For K-12 Parents and Educators
http://www.landmark.edu/greenwich/index.cfm

This information packed two day conference will be led by Educational Specialists at Landmark College’s Institute for Research and Training.  Attendees will have a choice of full day seminars on two of the following topics:

• Universal Design for Learning
• ADHD / Executive Functions Skills
• Language Based Learning Disabilities

Established in 2001, the foundation for the Landmark College Institute for Research and Training is founded on more than two decades of educational experience serving students with learning disabilities and AD/HD at the post-secondary level. This experience combines with Landmark College’s nationally recognized professional development programs for educators and its unique research capabilities to create the Institute.

The Institute researches and develops best practices for the education of struggling students, particularly individuals with learning disabilities and AD/HD.  They disseminate their work to educators and other professionals through services such as workshops, regional institutes, institutional needs assessments, and consultations.

http://www.landmark.edu/greenwich/index.cfm

For more information, please contact:
Peter Newman
Director, Greenwich Education and Prep, LLC
203 661 1609

Parents Together invites you to a gathering to be held at Greenwich Town Hall on Friday, February 5th at 1:00 p.m in the Cone Room (2nd floor) for a compelling presentation aimed at educating parents about safe teen driving. “It Won’t Happen to Me”, is for ALL parents, not just for the parents of new drivers. Do not miss this important life saving presentation. Visit www.itwonthappentome.org for more information. There is no charge for this lecture.

Parents Together
Monday, November 16 at 9:15 a.m. at Town Hall – Cone Room (2nd Floor)
Coffee served at 9 a.m.

“Teaching Effective Eating and Exercise Habits to Children and Teens”

Erica Christ, Registered Dietician, and Lisa Elpi, Senior Exercise Physiologist, both from Greenwich Hospital’s Center for Healthy Living, will discuss your child’s return to school and the challenges of providing healthy snacks, maintaining adequate hydration, and sustaining active lifestyles throughout the school year.   For more information, visit www.parentstogetherct.org.

OGRCC and ONS Foundation Docs team up for Free Injury Prevention Seminar

Primary-care sports medicine physician Gloria Cohen, M.D. and orthopedic surgeon Katherine Vadasdi, MD want parents and their daughters to know about the unique risks girls have for potentially serious injuries and what can be done to avoid them.

The Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center (OGRCC) and the Greenwich-based ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education will present a FREE seminar: “The Female Athlete and Preventing Sports Injuries in Girls” on Thursday, November 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  The program, which is open to girls, ages 11 to 19 and their parents, will take place at the OGRCC headquarters, 90 Harding Road in Old Greenwich. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Registration is required. Call (203) 637 3659 or email ogrcc.execasst@yahoo.com.

Dr. Cohen and Dr. Vadasdi will discuss why some injuries are unique to girls and how girls’ biomechanics and nutritional needs differ from boys’.  The doctors will discuss danger signs and symptoms of injuries, overuse injuries and they will explain the various risk factors of different sports. They’ll also talk about ACL injuries, and the “female athlete triad;” a syndrome that includes the loss of periods, disordered eating and osteoporosis.

A recognized authority on sports medicine in the United States and Canada, Dr. Cohen serves as primary care team physician for the Columbia University varsity athletic teams and lectures for the Columbia Department of Orthopedics. She has served as team physician for the Canadian National Olympic Cycling Team for 14 years and as team physician for the Canadian fencing team. She was a member of the Canadian medical team for the Olympic games in Seoul, Atlanta, and Sydney, and will serve on the medical team again at the upcoming 2010 Olympic games in Vancouver in February.

Dr. Vadasdi is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and the shoulder and elbow. She performed a residency in orthopedics at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York and completed fellowship training in shoulder, elbow and sports medicine at Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Orthopedics.

Both physicians are accomplished athletes as well. Dr. Cohen is a successful competitive runner, consistently placing among the top ten in her age category in races throughout the United States. She has qualified twice for the New York Marathon. She is also an off-road and road cyclist.

Dr. Vadasdi is an experienced triathlete and recently completed her second Ironman competition in Brazil. She is also an alpine climber and has ascended Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Rainier and the Grand Teton, among others.

“Preventing Sports Injuries in Girls” is a program by the ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education. The goal of the ONS Foundation is to improve standards of excellence for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders through clinical research, physician and patient education, and community outreach programs. Injury prevention seminars available to community groups, include prevention of skiing and snowboarding injuries, ACL injury prevention, and rotator cuff and golf injury prevention. For more information about the ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education, call Ifeoma Inneh at (203) 869 3131.

The Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center is an organization whose goal is to promote a sense of community by providing recreational, athletic, educational and social programs for its members. Programs including Little Stars, Little League, Kitchen Tours and Model Sailboat Races serve a broad spectrum of ages, interests, skills and abilities. OGRCC strives to enrich the community through shared experiences on the ball fields, in program classrooms, and beyond.

The ONS Foundation for Clinical Research and Education is an alliance with Greenwich Hospital. For further information about visit www.ons-foundation.org or call (203) 869-3131.

Greenwich Town Hall
Cone Room – 2nd floor
Parents Together
Monday, September 21, 2009
9:15 a.m.
Coffee served at 9 a.m.

Internet Smarts:  Online Safety and Social Networking in a Changing World

Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., Senior Assistant State’s Attorney, will discuss tools and strategies for addressing your child’s use of popular social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter and My Space. Topics will include cyberbullying, on-line predators, “sexting”, and 24/7 cell phones.  Learn about the consequences of on-line public socializing and the permanence of digital data.  Learn how to monitor your child’s online activity, be on top of the latest internet issues, set limits, and teach them how to be savvy and safe on the Internet.