Parent Education Program
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Parent Night 6:30 to 8:00 pm in the Middle School, River Road Campus
Beyond the Birds and the Bees - How to Talk to Your Kids, with Patricia Stremple, MD
Giving children accurate and age-appropriate information about adult topics can be a real challenge for parents. Pediatrician and Khalsa School parent, Dr. Patricia Stremple, has been teaching the Our Whole Lives curriculum (pre-school through adolescence) for 12 years, including 7 years with our middle school students. She will offer helpful parent resources and suggestions for talking to children of all ages.
Come with your own questions, learn how to answer your children’s questions and how to open conversations with them about topics such as relationships, self-acceptance, personal and family values, sexuality and reproduction, puberty, changes, gender differences, abuse awareness, gender identity and sexual orientation. Dr. Stremple will also address how to respond to “sexy” media messages aimed at younger and younger children.
March 25, 2010
- WHY today’s parents may lack confidence in their parenting;
- WHAT they can do to gain confidence; and
- HOW confident parents can raise responsible, respectful, confident children.
An engaging and informative presentation by Marilyn Heins – pediatrician, author, educator, mother, stepmother, and grandmother. Dr. Heins was the Vice Dean and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. For over 18 years, she wrote a parenting column for the Arizona Daily Star.
Parent Night Themes and Dates 2008-2009
Year-long Theme: Pathways to Peace-Peaceful teachers & Peaceful children
October 23, 2008
Raising Children with Positive Discipline
An administrative and teacher panel will answer your questions on reward & punishment, freedom and responsibility and discuss ways that teachers have inspired students through positive discipline in the classroom - with ways to inspire your own children at home.
December 4, 2008
Encouraging your child's independence at home and school
Students and teachers will present and discuss techniques, material and curriculum in the classroom and relate how you, as a parent, can contribute to these efforts in your own home.
January 22, 2009
Benefits of Montessori Education: What did you do at school today?
Students and teachers from all levles will demonstrate Montessori materials that help support complex thinking and problem solving.
March 26, 2009
Parent Education Night
Earth Science for Every Age: A Montessori and Brain-based Approach to Rocks, Minerals and Fossils
Guest speaker is Claudia Mannis. She is the Head of School at Chaffee County Montessori School in Salida, Colorado. She is AMS certified at the Elementary I, Elementary II and Secondary I levels and has taught in private and public Montessori schools for 25 years. She was a teacher trainer for CMTE/NY from 1988 through 2000 and is currently a teacher for the Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program.
With her husband Doug, also a long-time Montessori teacher, she has written numerous books on geologic time and ancient life and has created several websites devoted to the study of geology and earth science. The presentation begins at 6:30 PM in the Middle School. Child care is available for Khalsa School Students, 3 and older. Please sign up for childcare in the office.
April 9, 2009 at 6:30 in the Middle School building
Peace is Possible
Nancy Smyth will present an interactive workshop on finding peace in our schools, families and closest relationships. As a workshop presenter, counselor and personal coach, Nancy has helped hundreds of people find more peace in their lives.
April 21, 2009 at 6:30 in the Middle School building
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Brains (Postponed until next school year - date TBA)
How a healthy brain leads to a peak learning experience. Presenter is Dr Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD. Local author, Dr. Khalsa travels internationally presenting seminars to doctors and patients. Well known for his pioneering work with memory loss in the elderly, Dr Khalsa has an intimate knowledge of the memory and learning functions for all ages of people and will share the latest information on the care and feeding of the human brain.
Khalsa parents and students are encouraged to attend and all guests are welcome!