Parent Education

Being a parent in today’s world can be overwhelming. The Parent Education committee’s mission is to present district 103’s community with events that support families in this fast-paced, ever-changing world that we share with our children. As parents from diverse backgrounds with professional connections to child development, the Parent Education committee strives to present important topics that will have deep relevance to our parent community.

Each year, the committee plans a variety of parent education events that include speakers, discussions, and workshops for families. All events are free and open to the D103 community. Our goal is to provide the parents with diverse learning opportunities throughout the school year. As a subcommittee of the D103 PTO, all events and presentations are supported by PTO membership funds.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

2019/2020 Parent Education Team

Julie Freeman
Rilina Ghosh
Michelle Kowalski

Alissa Bencks
Yue Zhao

The Parent Education team always welcomes your feedback.
Your input and ideas are always welcome and appreciated please click the link to send us your ideas.

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Other Parent Organizations

Community Parent Network (CPN) - a committee of the Stevenson High School Foundation.
CPN provides parent education events to the parents of Stevenson High School
and parents from the surrounding consortium districts.

These events are free to all D103 parents.

Please see their website for upcoming and past events:
http://communityparentnetwork.org/about-us/who-we-are/

Family Action Network
https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/2013-14-speaker-series

2020 Past Events

March 6, 2020
GOT STRESS? The Impact of Anxiety on Today's Youth
This talk will be led by
Dr. Caroline Adelman & Ellen Bee, LCPC
Vernon Area Library: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

January 28, 2020
Executive Functioning
This talk will be led by Dr. Croft-Petosky
Vernon Area Library: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Due to overwhelming response, this event is full.
Please Register Here to be Wait Listed:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ceo-of-the-brainhow-executive-functioning-skills-help-children-succeed-tickets-73372070839

2019 Past Events

November 5, 2019
The Impact of Marijuana on Youth
This talk will be led by Susan Sirota of Stand Strong https://www.standstrongcoalition.org/
Daniel Wright: 7:00 p.m.

October 29, 2019
Half Day 3rd Grade Parent/Principal Coffee
HD Loft: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

October 28, 2019
Daniel Wright 6th Grade Parent/Principal Coffee
DW Library: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

October 17, 2019
Cultivating Empathy: The Keys to Your Young Child's Success in an All About Me World
Joint talk with D102 and D96 led by Dr. Michele Borba
Vernon Area Library: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

September 24, 2019
Sprague Kindergarten Parent/Principal Coffee
SP Library: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

September 12, 2019
Be Smart for Kids
Led by Police Officers & Gun Violence Volunteers
Vernon Area Library: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

February 25, 2019
E-cigarette, Juuling and Vaping
This talk will be led by Susan Sirota of Stand Strong https://www.standstrongcoalition.org/
https://vaping22519.eventbrite.com

January 28, 2019
Starting the Conversation... How to Discuss LGBTQ+ Topics in Our Families
A Guided discussion for parents and students with panel presentation.
https://lgbtqfamilytopics2019.eventbrite.com

January 16, 2019
The Power of Nutrition: How to fuel your family for success
Nutritionist and exercise specialist Amy Baltes will lead a discussion on nutrition.
https://thepowerofnutrition11619.eventbrite.com

2018 Past Events

October 30th, 2018
Daniel Wright 6th grade principal coffee

October 23, 2018
Half Day 3rd-grade principal coffee

October 16, 2018
Sprague Kindergarten Principal coffee

October 9, 16, and 23, 2018
Mindfulness program for the 6th graders at DW last Friday.
Piloting this Mindfulness program through the staff of Full-Bloomed Lotus