Presented by the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre and sponsored by the Abbotsford Early Childhood Committee Community Partners Table.
Boy Smarts with Barry MacDonald
Barry MacDonald, founder of MentoringBoys.com and best-selling author of Boy Smarts is an educator, counselor and a champion for building strong learning communities. A sought-after speaker, Barry has presented to thousands of educators and parents and was featured by The Vancouver Sun as one of the “25 Influential People to Watch” for his innovative work.
Date: May 26th, 2010 7-9 pm
Location: Terry Fox Elementary School, 3071 Babich Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 5W5
Limited child care available.
Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Please call the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre at 604-852-2686 to arrange registration and to pick up tickets.
Discipline that Doesn’t Divide with Deborah MacNamara, Ph.D.
Dr. Deborah MacNamara is an educator and counselor in private practice with over 15 years experience working with children, adolescents and adults. Her experience includes working with parents of young children to youth at risk and university students. She is on the faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in the First and Final Year Learning Community. Based in Vancouver, Deborah helps parents and professionals make sense of children and adolescents in their care, providing insight into troubling issues such as anxiety, aggression and agitation. From resilience to resistance, Deborah presents on a variety of topics of interest to parents, professionals and child care providers.
Date: June 2nd, 2010 7-9 pm
Location: Godson Elementary School, 33130 Bevan Avenue, Abbotsford, BC V2S 1T6
Limited child care available.
Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Please call the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre at 604-852-2686 to register.
Great Parenting Workshop with Dr. Lee Brown
Dr. Lee Brown is the Director of the UBC Institute of Aboriginal Health and is the former Coordinator of the Indigenous Doctoral Program in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia where he wrote his Doctoral thesis. Lee has been invited to share his knowledge of culture and healing in over five hundred indigenous communities in North America. Lee is a member of the Cherokee Nation and the Wolf Clan.
Lee has developed a theory of holistic emotional education and health that is predicated upon the six principles of emotional competency that arise out of his research in the area of affective education and learning.
Date: June 8th, 2010 7-9 pm
Location: Aboriginal Education Centre 3277 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford, BC V2T 4Y9
Limited child care available.
Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Please call the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre at 604-852-2686 to register.
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