ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM
Our parent education curriculum addresses the social and environmental issues
and challenges of families that are predominantly working-class, and whose
children have demonstrated a need for increased parent involvement in their
academic efforts.
Series 1 - Strengthening Families Towards Academic Success
8 workshops of two hours each.
The goal of this series is to increase parents’ ability to explore the emotional and behavioral factors necessary to organize their family and increase their effectiveness as parents in providing a healthy and systematic support for their children’s academic success.
Series 2 - Understanding Learning and Discipline
8 workshops of two hours each.
The goal of this series is to provide parents with an overview of the human learning process, the major emotional, intellectual, behavioral and environmental factors that shape learning, and how discipline styles influence the learning process.
Series 3 - Improving Family Communication and Learning Skills
8 workshops of two hours each.
The goal of this series is to improve parents’ ability to initiate open communication and dialogue with their children
Series 4 - Strengthening Self Esteem
8 workshops of two hours each.
The goal of this series is to guide parents through an exploration of self esteem - from its origins and the formation of self concepts, to the managing of personal barriers - and to practice skills to strengthen their own and their children’s self esteem. This process is critical, since higher levels of self esteem are directly linked to higher levels of academic success
Series 5 - Improving Couple Communication
8 workshops of two hours each.
A couple that communicates effectively will create an environment that is conducive to their children’s learning. Parents and couples will improve the effectiveness of their communication through an increased understanding of several key elements of a relationship, with a focus on emotional and affective factors.Participants will also learn how to resolve conflict and manage anger in a healthy and effective manner.