Parent Education
The Parent Education webpage is a resource area for Santa Rita parents, providing information about local events and tools that are pertinent to parenting an elementary school child. Learn about upcoming local workshops and events, recommended books to read and helpful websites on a variety of topics. This page will continue to expand and be updated throughout the year, so visit it frequently.
If you have any questions, please send an email Mehnaz Piracha at mehnaz_p [at] yahoo.com
PARENT EDUCATION EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
December 2011
Girls Leadership Institute: 'Real Parents, Real Daughters' Middle
School Weekend Event
Led by professional educators, 6th-8th grade girls will learn important
skills for developing healthy relationships, managing conflict,
expressing their real emotions and becoming stronger leaders. Each
girl will bring a parent to this weekend.
When: December 2-4 [Dec 2 (6-9pm), Dec 3 (9:30am-5pm) and Dec 4
(1-5pm)]
Where: Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park
Who: 6th-8th grade girls and parents
Fee: $370 per parent-daughter pair (limited to 15 pairs; financial aid
available).
For more information and to register:
http://www.girlsleadershipinstitute.org/programs
Questions: Email Maureen Griffin at Maureen [at] cisco.com
USEFUL WEBSITES
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
http://www.lpch.org/newsEvents/index.html - KIDPOWER
http://www.kidpower.org/ - Math Online Summer Program
http://www.ed2netlearning.com/SummerPracticeSchedule.aspx - Preteen Alliance
http://forum.lpfch.org/ - The Parents Place
http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula



