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Resilient Parent, Resilient Child Parent & Family Program Series Fall 2016 Schedule “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Community” SEPTEMBER 2016 Beyond Measure: Schools at the Heart of Change Wednesday, 9/14/16 | 7– 9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (preschool through high school). “Beyond Measure” is the new film by the makers of “Race to Nowhere. ” This film highlights public schools that promote greater creativity, exploration, and innovation while addressing challenging issues such as standardized testing, homework and academic stress. The Natick Public Schools will host a panel discussion immediately following the movie. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Public Schools, Natick Education Foundation (NEF) and SPARK Kindness OCTOBER 2016 Digital Citizenship Day: Internet Safety for the Whole Family Tuesday, 10/4/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents, caregivers and students (late elementary through middle school). Attend workshops for parents and students on how to support online mastery and safety. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Public Schools, Natick Police Department, Parents Coordinating Council (PCC) and SPARK Kindness Sarah Ward: Developing Your Child’s Independent Executive Function Skills Monday, 10/17/16 | 6:30–8:30pm at Wilson Middle School, Natick — For parents and caregivers (elementary and middle school). Learn strategies from a leading expert on developing your child’s executive function skills at home including cultivating effective study skills, organizing materials, managing time, completing tasks, and creating a productive homework space. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC), with support from SPARK Kindness and the Natick Public Schools To fully support these efforts, a separate session for educators is also being offered. Town Hall Forum on Underage Drinking: Building the Foundation for Addiction Prevention Wednesday, 10/26/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents, caregivers and students (middle and high school). What can parents and communities do to decrease the rates of addiction among young people? Learn from experts about the links between underage drinking and other drug use and hear local statistics about Natick’s adolescent substance use rates. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Together for Youth (NTY) and the Natick Public Schools with support from SOAR Natick (Supporting Our Addicts Recovery) and the Natick Police Department NOVEMBER 2016 Untangled: Supporting Girls Through the 7 Stages of Adolescence Wednesday, 11/2/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (all grades). How do we support girls in an empowering and compassionate way during the tween/teen years? Join psychologist and bestselling author Lisa Damour, PhD as she discusses her groundbreaking (and reassuring) book, Untangled: Supporting Girls through the 7 Stages of Adolescence, and takes audience questions. — Lead Sponsors: SPARK Kindness, MutualOne Charitable Foundation and Natick Education Foundation (NEF) SPARK Kindness is very pleased to present the 4th annual Resilient Parent, Resilient Child speaker series. These programs are FREE of charge thanks to sponsor and community support. Visit SPARKKindness.org to learn more, register, and for schedule updates and changes. All are welcome and we hope to see you.
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Resilient Parent, Resilient Child Parent & Family Program Series Fall 2016 Schedule
“Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Community”
SEPTEMBER 2016
Beyond Measure: Schools at the Heart of Change
Wednesday, 9/14/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (preschool through high school). “Beyond Measure” is the new film by the makers of “Race to Nowhere.” This film highlights public schools that promote greater creativity, exploration, and innovation while addressing challenging issues such as standardized testing, homework and academic stress. The Natick Public Schools will host a panel discussion immediately following the movie. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Public Schools, Natick Education Foundation (NEF) and SPARK Kindness
OCTOBER 2016
Digital Citizenship Day: Internet Safety for the Whole Family
Tuesday, 10/4/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents, caregivers and students (late elementary through middle school).Attend workshops for parents and students on how to support online mastery and safety. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Public Schools, Natick Police Department, Parents Coordinating Council (PCC) and SPARK Kindness
Sarah Ward: Developing Your Child’s Independent Executive Function Skills Monday, 10/17/16 | 6:30–8:30pm at Wilson Middle School, Natick — For parents and caregivers (elementary and middle school).Learn strategies from a leading expert on developing your child’s executive function skills at home including cultivating effective study skills, organizing materials, managing time, completing tasks, and creating a productive homework space.— Lead Sponsors: Natick Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC), with support from SPARK Kindness and the Natick Public Schools
To fully support these efforts, a separate session for educators is also being offered.
Town Hall Forum on Underage Drinking: Building the Foundation for Addiction Prevention
Wednesday, 10/26/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents, caregivers and students (middle and high school).What can parents and communities do to decrease the rates of addiction among young people? Learn from experts about the links between underage drinking and other drug use and hear local statistics about Natick’s adolescent substance use rates. — Lead Sponsors: Natick Together for Youth (NTY) and the Natick Public Schools with support from SOAR Natick (Supporting Our Addicts Recovery) and the Natick Police Department
NOVEMBER 2016
Untangled: Supporting Girls Through the 7 Stages of Adolescence
Wednesday, 11/2/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (all grades).
How do we support girls in an empowering and compassionate way during the tween/teen years? Join psychologist and bestselling author Lisa Damour, PhD as she discusses her groundbreaking (and reassuring) book, Untangled: Supporting Girls through the 7 Stages of Adolescence, and takes audience questions.— Lead Sponsors: SPARK Kindness, MutualOne Charitable Foundation and Natick Education Foundation (NEF)
SPARK Kindness is very pleased to present the 4th annual Resilient Parent, Resilient Child speaker series. These programs are FREE of charge thanks to sponsor and community support. Visit SPARKKindness.org to learn more, register, and for schedule updates and changes. All are welcome and we hope to see you.
WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR LEAD COLLABORATORS Natick Public SchoolsNatick METCO ProgramTown of NatickNatick Police DepartmentNatick SEPACNatick Service CouncilNatick Together for Youth (NTY)Parent Coordinating Council (PCC)SOAR Natick (Supporting Our Addicts Recovery)Sustainable NatickCall2TalkChrista McAuliffe Charter School
PREMIER CORPORATE SPONSOR LEADING NONPROFIT SPONSORS
WITH SPECIAL THANKS FOR ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS FROM:
This program series is made possible in part because of generous sponsorship support from the following businesses and community organizations:
And Charles River Rotary, organizer of Scoopapalooza, through the following sponsors: MutualOne Bank, O’Connell Law, Financial Planning Solutions, Needham Bank, Tilly & Salvy’s Bacon Street Farm, Energy Fitness and Gymnastics, Coach & Carriage, Eastern Bank, Nobscot Power Squadron, Orange Theory Fitness, The Tobin School, Villari’s Martial Arts Center and Fair & Yeager Insurance. With gratitude for additional “Resilient Parent, Resilient Child” program sponsorship from Revolution Martial Fitness.
Donations are gratefully accepted to help SPARK continue to provide this free programming to the community. Visit SPARKKindness.org to learn more about SPARK’s work and and how you can support
our organization today, and into the future!
Elementary School Parent Workshops: Hot Topics Monday, 11/14/16 | 6:30–8:30pm at Wilson Middle School, Natick — For parents and caregivers (preschool and elementary school).
Elementary educators and administrators will conduct workshops on navigating the elementary years. Drawing on their professional expertise, they will share strategies and discuss developmental hot topics.— Lead Sponsors: Natick Public Schools and SPARK Kindness
DECEMBER 2016
Best Friends and Worst Enemies: Friendship Development, Popularity and Social Cruelty in ChildhoodWednesday, 12/7/16 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (preschool through middle school). We welcome back psychologist and bestselling author Michael Thompson, PhD for a discussion of the complex social world of childhood, including friendship stages, popularity and how to support your child’s social development.— Lead Sponsors: SPARK Kindness, MutualOne Charitable Foundation and Natick Education Foundation (NEF)
JANUARY 2017
The Importance of Play in Supporting Literacy Wednesday, 1/11/17 | 7–9pm at Natick High School — For parents and caregivers (preschool through elementary school). Carol Westby, PhD, international expert on play and literacy and developer of the Play Scale, speaks about the critical importance of play in building literacy and social development in preschool and elementary age children.— Lead Sponsor: Natick Public Schools with support from SPARK Kindness
To fully support these efforts, a separate session for educators is also being offered.
Community Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, 1/16/17 | 11am at Wilson Middle School, Natick — For the entire community. Celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and discover how his legacy continues to inspire and empower us all. All are welcome to participate in a brief service project following the celebration.— Lead Sponsors: Interfaith Clergy of Natick, The METCO Program, Natick Public Schools, NTY and SPARK Kindness
