I have received a few calls this week regarding ’Parents Reaching Out’ Grant.  It’s that time of year again!!!!

Safe Futures Canada www.safefuturescanada.com would be pleased to work with your parent council to develop and deliver parent education next year.

To date, we have been asked many of the same questions and we felt that we could answer some of them here as well as give you a reminder about the deadline…FRIDAY!

FAQ’s

1. What is the cost of a ‘parent night’?

-generally, the cost will range between 400$ and 500$ based on the individualisation of each session and if other sessions are booked in conjunction

2. Can you offer workshops for teachers?

-we often have been asked to create a “lunch & learn” type session for teachers after school.  Teachers are parents as well and often cannot attend their child’s school parent evenings.  Teachers have found this to be a great way to access the latest information about safety for their students as well as their own children.

3. What types of workshops do you offer?

-Internet Safety, Personal safety, Facebook, Social Networking, Bullying, Bullycide…..

-please feel free to visit our website to review our list of programs.  We specialize in creating presentations and workshops for individual school communities based on needs.  Give us a call to discuss options if you like.

4. How can we get parents to come out to ‘parent nights’.  Here are a few creative ideas that other schools across the province have used:

*feed them!!!  -Hosting a dinner or pot luck before the presentation can be a great way to bring in parents

*Partner with a Pizza place to have a Pizza Day/Night for parents….wouldn’t it be nice to GET some pizza after putting OUT for Pizza all these years?

* Cafe nights are often a great way to draw interest.  Having students artwork galleries or auctions on the same evening.

*Host a workshop in conjunction with meet the teacher night.  These could be mini sessions that parents can drop in to

*Combine a few presenters on the same evening, shorter sessions work best.

*Try a presentation right after school.  Many parents pick their children up from school but might be willing to stay for a presentation if there were babysitting/movie for the kids.

*Intermediates bring a parent to a facebook presentation.  Could be a great way to engage both students and parents

*Preschool/Kindergarten parents.  Preschoolers are the fastest growing number of internet users in Canada!  A parent night geared to those parents around internet safety can be a great way to bring new parents in

*At the high school level, student assemblies are always a good pre-cursor to a parent night.  It ensures that parents and students are speaking the same language. 

*Presentation at a High School for Grade 8 & 9 parents.  A good way to bring new parents to the school.

***feed them***  Really, the most important!!!

The London Children’s Museum has partnered with Safe Futures Canada and  local agencies to bring you a one day conference  to address various youth issues such as bullying, internet safety, e- bullying and healthy kids.

BARBARA COLOROSO as our guest
on Raising the Ethical Child

Wear a Pink shirt to work or school today in support of the efforts to stop Bullying.
Have a look at the Pink Day site for some great articles and PSA

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 I shall remember forever and will never forget. 

Monday: my money was taken.

Tuesday: names called.

Wednesday: my uniform torn.

Thursday: my body pouring with blood.

Friday: it’s ended.

Saturday: freedom.

13 year old Vijay was found hanging from his banister rail at home on Sunday… 

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You may have heard of the Trevor Project  www.thetrevorproject.org  and the ”It gets better” campaign. 
If you have not, please have a look. Over the past few months, many gay youth have taken their lives after bouts of severe bullying and aggressive hate crimes against them.  People have finally stepped forward and are speaking up!  Many celebrities have come forward to share their stories and give gay and questioning youth a very clear message “IT GETS BETTER”

Here are only SOME of the celebrities that are showing their support in hopes of saving lives: Daniel Radcliff, Hillary Duff, Roseanne Barr, Neil Patrick Harris, Gillian Anderson, Carmen Electra, Ellen DeGeneres, Pink, Wanda Sykes, Kelley Osborne, Collin Farrell, the cast of Wicked, Facebook and Google employees………..even……

Here are a few others you might like: