The Tupper parents are warmly invited to come to Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School on February 13th, 2019 at 6:00 pm, for a light dinner and a workshop on understanding youth culture and perspective. You will hear directly from teens about the pressures and stresses young people face and how they cope – and how parents can help. This workshop is for PARENTS so please leave your teens at home. There is limited seating so please request a seat by emailing ([email protected]) or see the attached poster for additional information.
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Family Services of the North Shore presents
Raising Resilient Teens in the Digital Age: Supporting Healthy Body Image in the Face of Media Manipulation https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raising-resilient-teens-in-the-digital-age-tickets-53461003300 free screening of The Illusionists, a documentary exposing how multi-billion dollar international industries saturate our lives with images of unattainable beauty, fueling insecurity and body hatred. The Illusionists turns the mirror on media, exposing the absurd, sometimes humorous, and shocking images that seek to enslave women, men, and children. The film will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with leading experts including The Illusionists' Italian filmmaker Elena Rossini! The discussion will focus on how to raise resilient teens, create thoughtful media consumers, and support a healthy body image in the face of media manipulation. Click here for the film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tAOmxfOayQ Event Details
Proposed school calendar for 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22
The updated proposed school calendar for the next 3 school years has now been posted on the VSB website. We work closely with our neighbouring districts to ensure alignment of dates as much as possible. https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Calendars/Pages/School-Year-Calendar.aspx This calendar includes proposed dates for Winter Break and Spring Break for 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 - as well as proposed dates for Non-Instructional/Professional Days for the 2019-20 school year. Should parents wish to provide any feedback, they are welcome to do so by emailing [email protected]. Feedback will be received until February 15th, and will be taken into consideration when the calendar is finalized. We anticipate that the final school calendar will be approved by the Board and published by early March. Thank you. Happy New Year from the DPAC
mailchi.mp/e45362e899e0/happy-new-year-lots-happening-this-month?e=e2b71727b7 For any businesses interested in hiring youth over the summer.
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html Social Media is constantly changing and many parents find it difficult to keep up.
Here are a couple resources to get you started: Apps to look out for in 2019: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-to-watch-out-for-in-2019 Parent advice regarding cyberbullying: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/cyberbullying/stop-speak-support-parent-advice/ Todd stopped by our recent PAC meeting to give us an update on the girls hockey program which is up and running with a full equipment library and IN THE NEWS!
CBC Radio – On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/on-the-coast/episode/15649604 Dec 14, 2018 jump to 38:25 into the show CBC website https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-girls-team-makes-hockey-accessible-to-all-at-vancouver-high-school-1.4943235 Associated press https://nanaimonewsnow.com/article/603814/bc-hockey-coach-creates-gear-library-remove-cost-barrier-sport article reads the same in each appearance. Some will edit it down to fit the space they a lot to it. Girls hockey schedule is posted at http://www.esportsdesk.com/leagues/schedules.cfm?selectedMonth=1&selectedYear=2019&selectedTeamID=&selectedOfficialID=0&leagueID=692&clientID=223&embedLID=692&embedCID=223&whichSched=main&mixed=1 The senior and more experienced girls are working with the younger and less experienced ones. They were so keen to play that they had practices over the winter break and got right back into it in the new year. Get in touch with Todd Hickling if you want to stay informed [email protected] |
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