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Boys & Girls Club New Workshops for Winter 2012/13

 
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Boys & Girls Club New Workshops for Winter 2012/13
by Cathy Fountas - Thursday, 29 November 2012, 3:10 PM
 
Hello Saanich School Families,
Please read below the latest offering of parent education opportunities from Boys & Girls Club Services this fall and winter.
Fall 2012:
Finishing off 2012 with a flurry of offerings from Parenting Programs, Boys & Girls Club Services:
Values & Perceptions; Evening Community Workshop - for parents of children/youth age 7-13; held at Ecole Bayside Middle School; registration Boys & Girls Club Parenting Programs staff, Wed, Nov 28; 6:30-8:45pm
Your Child/Youth's Temperament; Evening Community Workshop - for parents of children/youth age 6-19; held at Central Saanich Cultural Centre; registration Panorama Recreation Centre - Thu, Nov 29; 7-9pm
http://copacs.sd63.bc.ca/file.php/1/2012-2013_Community_Forum_Posts/Parenting_Programs_-_Your_Child_Youth_Temperament_Wrkshp_Panorama_-_Nov_2012.pdf
A Place to Begin - Bullying; Evening Community Workshop - for parents of children/youth age 5-14; held at Boys & Girls Club-Yates Street; registration Boys & Girls Club Parenting Program staff - Thu, Dec 5; 6:30-8:30pm (co-facilitated with new BGCS Parenting Program Facilitator - Karlee Grant)
http://copacs.sd63.bc.ca/file.php/1/2012-2013_Community_Forum_Posts/Parenting_Programs_-_A_Place_to_Begin-Bullying_Wkshp_-_Dec_2012.pdf
Winter 2013:
And Jan Townsend, Parenting Programs, Boys & Girls Club Services is beginning 2013 with a "new" collaborative co-facilitated program with Janessa Bate, James Bay Community Project:
Connect Parent Program; Attachment Based 9 Week Program - for parents/caregivers of teens age 13-19; held at Boys & Girls Club-Yates Street; registration, please see poster - Wed, Jan 9-Mar 6 - see varied times on poster
http://copacs.sd63.bc.ca/file.php/1/2012-2013_Community_Forum_Posts/Parenting_Programs_-_New_November_Workshops_Bayside_-_Nov_2012.pdf

And, of course:

  • Parents Together; an ongoing Parenting Program - for parents/caregivers of teens age 13-19; held at Boys & Girls Club-Yates Street; registration Boys & Girls Club Parenting Program staff - Tue, Jan 8 ongoing; 6:30-8:45pm

http://copacs.sd63.bc.ca/file.php/1/2012-2013_Community_Forum_Posts/Parenting_Programs_-_PT_Winter_Session_-_Jan_2013.pdf

All of these do require pre-registration as there is limited seating.
Please offer these varied opportunities to your clients, their families, your colleagues, and your community!
Thank you,
Jan Townsend
Program Facilitator
Parenting Programs
Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria

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