Topic: Tips for Smooth Transitioning
Speaker: Carrie Sheppard, LMHC, MindSource Center
Where: Pierce County Library Processing & Administration Center3005 112th St E., Tacoma (at 112th and Waller Rd, just off Hwy 512 Portland Ave exit)
When: Monday, February 7th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
There will be selected lending library resources available for check out, and new attendees receive a valuable binder of information for free (until they are gone). Professionals and other interested parties are welcome to attend. Childcare is not available.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Diana Waring Presents - Homeschooling
DIANA WARING PRESENTS!
Actively Engage Learning & Actually Enjoy Learning
SOLID ROCK CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOL SPONSORED
Diana will be speaking on two workshops at CRCC on
Feb. 18th from 6:30-8:30.
$10/adult or $20/family. Childcare provided.
Location: Christ the Rock Community Church
4100 SW Old Clifton Road
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 674-7000
The workshops sound wonderful. Come be encouraged and learn lots!!!!!
Actively Engage Learning & Actually Enjoy Learning
SOLID ROCK CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOL SPONSORED
Diana will be speaking on two workshops at CRCC on
Feb. 18th from 6:30-8:30.
$10/adult or $20/family. Childcare provided.
Location: Christ the Rock Community Church
4100 SW Old Clifton Road
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 674-7000
The workshops sound wonderful. Come be encouraged and learn lots!!!!!
Sensory Friendly Movie - Gnomeo & Juliet
Join AMC Theatres and the Autism Society on February 12 for a special showing of Gnomeo & Juliet.
We will be showing the movie at 10 a.m. local time in participating theatres nationwide.
For more information or to find a theatre near you, visit www.autism-society.org/sensoryfilms.
We will be showing the movie at 10 a.m. local time in participating theatres nationwide.
For more information or to find a theatre near you, visit www.autism-society.org/sensoryfilms.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
MOCHA Meeting - Autism Support Group for Parents
Date and Time (Please note date change):Saturday, Januray 15, 2011
from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Place: UVillage area Tully's, 3042A 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105,
206-525-5110.
On the south side of UVillage right behind the Burgermaster
and shares a parking lot with FedEx Kinko's.
Meeting topic: Happy New Year! What are the 2 best things you did to help
your child in 2010? What were the 2 best gains, and what are 2
interventions you plan for 2011? Come with your ideas and comments on the
topic and we'll share information. Let's work together to make 2011 a
successful year for our kids and families!
from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Place: UVillage area Tully's, 3042A 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98105,
206-525-5110.
On the south side of UVillage right behind the Burgermaster
and shares a parking lot with FedEx Kinko's.
Meeting topic: Happy New Year! What are the 2 best things you did to help
your child in 2010? What were the 2 best gains, and what are 2
interventions you plan for 2011? Come with your ideas and comments on the
topic and we'll share information. Let's work together to make 2011 a
successful year for our kids and families!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Maximizing Your College Money
Maximizing Your College Money
Thur 7-9 pm
Jan 20 - Vancouver, WA
Tue 7-9 pm Jan 25 - Arlington, WA
Do you know that...
... early submission of the FAFSA could get you more money?
...FAFSA may be filed without your 2010 IRS tax statement?
...there are many more tricks to college funding?
Financing college is not easy. Selecting the right school, choosing a courseof study, and ever-increasing college costs complicate the task.
"The Money Maze" can help! Family Academy invites you to attend CollegePlanning Network's (CPN) two-hour workshop for grade 9-12 students and theirparents.
Learn how to:
• Improve the response to your financial aid and scholarship applications
• Understand how colleges decide who gets financial aid
• Apply for merit-based scholarships with the WashBoard,org, or state's freeonline resource
• Negotiate with college financial aid offices to get the best possible aidpackage.
Each family attending the workshop will receive The Money Maze, a new 36page workbook. Other valuable college planning resources will be provided.
Space is limited.
Register now.
Seminar dates/locations:Thur, Jan 20 7-9 pm @ LifePoint Church, Vancouver, WATue,, Jan 25 7-9 @ Atonement Free Lutheran Church, Arlington, WA
early registration (per family): $35(Jan 10/Vancouver, Jan 15/Arlington)at door registration (per family): $50
Family Academy receives no income from this presentation. CPN course feescover the cost of materials, the time and travel associated with providingthis workshop. If you would like to attend but have a financial hardshipsituation, you may request a fee waiver by emailing CPN directly:seacpn@collegeplan.org
If you have additional questions about this seminar or how to register, call206.246.9227 or email
Thur 7-9 pm
Jan 20 - Vancouver, WA
Tue 7-9 pm Jan 25 - Arlington, WA
Do you know that...
... early submission of the FAFSA could get you more money?
...FAFSA may be filed without your 2010 IRS tax statement?
...there are many more tricks to college funding?
Financing college is not easy. Selecting the right school, choosing a courseof study, and ever-increasing college costs complicate the task.
"The Money Maze" can help! Family Academy invites you to attend CollegePlanning Network's (CPN) two-hour workshop for grade 9-12 students and theirparents.
Learn how to:
• Improve the response to your financial aid and scholarship applications
• Understand how colleges decide who gets financial aid
• Apply for merit-based scholarships with the WashBoard,org, or state's freeonline resource
• Negotiate with college financial aid offices to get the best possible aidpackage.
Each family attending the workshop will receive The Money Maze, a new 36page workbook. Other valuable college planning resources will be provided.
Space is limited.
Register now.
Seminar dates/locations:Thur, Jan 20 7-9 pm @ LifePoint Church, Vancouver, WATue,, Jan 25 7-9 @ Atonement Free Lutheran Church, Arlington, WA
early registration (per family): $35(Jan 10/Vancouver, Jan 15/Arlington)at door registration (per family): $50
Family Academy receives no income from this presentation. CPN course feescover the cost of materials, the time and travel associated with providingthis workshop. If you would like to attend but have a financial hardshipsituation, you may request a fee waiver by emailing CPN directly:seacpn@collegeplan.org
If you have additional questions about this seminar or how to register, call206.246.9227 or email
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Rehearsing Social Skills Through Acting and Improv Class
THEATER OF POSSIBILITY - REHEARSING SOCIAL SKILLS THROUGH ACTING AND IMPROV
THURSDAYS 4:15-5:45 PM, Feb 3 - April 14
ten sessions (skipping 2/24).
Theater of Possibility ("TOP") is an acting class for young people, grades4-8, who have a lot to express and who want to be more effective in theirrelationships with peers and adults. It is geared toward a diverse,integrated population, including typically developing kids and those withAsperger's, ADHD and other social skills challenges. We promote anatmosphere of tolerance and respect for each person's unique, creativegifts.
Through fun and zany theater games, improv exercises androle-playing, we explore the dynamics of friendship, family and school. Wepractice flexibility, non-verbal communication, recognizing social nuances,and perspective taking, all the while having fun and expressing ourauthentic selves loudly and creatively. Participants work together tofashion original dramatic scenes on issues that are relevant to them, suchas responses to bullying, exclusion, peer pressure and injustice.TOP is facilitated by Lauren Goldman Marshall, MFA, theater teaching artistand playwright, with adult aides. A small group size (6-10 kids) ensures ahigh adult/student ratio.
Class is taught at University Heights Center inSeattle. Thursdays 2/3-4/14 (Skipping 2/24) 4:15-5:45 PM (last class goestill 7:45 PM for sharing with family and friends); $350/quarter, paymentplans and partial scholarships available. Contact Lauren at (206) 321-4923or email Lauren@laurenmarsha ll.com for more information and enrollment.
"Theater of Possibility provides a powerful tool for understanding andpracticing the complex social interactions teens confront every day. Usingtheater games and forum theater techniques, my daughter was able to actuallysee and experience choices for turning a potentially hurtful socialinteraction into a beneficial one. Theater of Possibility is, as they say, arehearsal for living."
THURSDAYS 4:15-5:45 PM, Feb 3 - April 14
ten sessions (skipping 2/24).
Theater of Possibility ("TOP") is an acting class for young people, grades4-8, who have a lot to express and who want to be more effective in theirrelationships with peers and adults. It is geared toward a diverse,integrated population, including typically developing kids and those withAsperger's, ADHD and other social skills challenges. We promote anatmosphere of tolerance and respect for each person's unique, creativegifts.
Through fun and zany theater games, improv exercises androle-playing, we explore the dynamics of friendship, family and school. Wepractice flexibility, non-verbal communication, recognizing social nuances,and perspective taking, all the while having fun and expressing ourauthentic selves loudly and creatively. Participants work together tofashion original dramatic scenes on issues that are relevant to them, suchas responses to bullying, exclusion, peer pressure and injustice.TOP is facilitated by Lauren Goldman Marshall, MFA, theater teaching artistand playwright, with adult aides. A small group size (6-10 kids) ensures ahigh adult/student ratio.
Class is taught at University Heights Center inSeattle. Thursdays 2/3-4/14 (Skipping 2/24) 4:15-5:45 PM (last class goestill 7:45 PM for sharing with family and friends); $350/quarter, paymentplans and partial scholarships available. Contact Lauren at (206) 321-4923or email Lauren@laurenmarsha ll.com for more information and enrollment.
"Theater of Possibility provides a powerful tool for understanding andpracticing the complex social interactions teens confront every day. Usingtheater games and forum theater techniques, my daughter was able to actuallysee and experience choices for turning a potentially hurtful socialinteraction into a beneficial one. Theater of Possibility is, as they say, arehearsal for living."
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
PlayShop - Original Play Workshop
You are invited to attend the PLAYSHOP on Bainbridge Island, Jan 14-16, 2011, taught by author O. Fred Donaldson, PhD, star of the Animal Planet movie,
The Power of Play.
For Parents, Educators, Teens and Anyone Who Wants to Create More Play in Life.
Clock Hours available for Educators. PLAYSHOP is sponsored in part by Kids Up! on Bainbridge Island, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) group. Children are welcome to attend the Sunday portion of the program for free with participating parents.
The knowledge of Original Play is a gift that lasts a lifetime. Here's what one mother said about the PLAYSHOP: "The PLAYSHOP is one of the most meaningful and fun things we've ever done for our family."The benefits of learning joyful play, free of contest or competition, are deep and profoundly healing for all ages.
Once you learn Original Play, your life will never be the same and you'll have profound tools for helping the world be a better place to live.
REGISTER NOW, Space is limited.
Fred usually teaches in Seattle, but this year he will be on Bainbridge Island, a short Ferry ride from Seattle and a rare opportunity for those in Jefferson and Kitsap counties.
In his Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Playing By Heart, The Vision and Practice of Belonging, O. Fred Donaldson describes how he re-learned "Original Play" from young children and wild animals. For more information about the PLAYSHOP course see http://www.moveplaythrive.com/images/pdf/original_play_full.pdf
ORIGINAL PLAY promotes joy and healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. For more information see: http://www.originalplaynorthwest.org
O.Fred Donaldson, Ph. D. is the author of an innovative programme called Original Play™ and a world-famous specialist in the use of play as an alternative to aggression, violence and abuse, and an international consultant in the field of education.
Fred Donaldson gives lectures and workshops for organizations and institutions throughout the world. He has worked with special needs children, culturally diverse communities, gangs and children living on the streets. In play he shares with them a different world, without fear, aggression, and persecution.
For information on this workshopz;
For more information contactSonia Story360-732-4356
sonia@moveplaythrive.com
www.moveplaythrive.com
The Power of Play.
For Parents, Educators, Teens and Anyone Who Wants to Create More Play in Life.
Clock Hours available for Educators. PLAYSHOP is sponsored in part by Kids Up! on Bainbridge Island, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) group. Children are welcome to attend the Sunday portion of the program for free with participating parents.
The knowledge of Original Play is a gift that lasts a lifetime. Here's what one mother said about the PLAYSHOP: "The PLAYSHOP is one of the most meaningful and fun things we've ever done for our family."The benefits of learning joyful play, free of contest or competition, are deep and profoundly healing for all ages.
Once you learn Original Play, your life will never be the same and you'll have profound tools for helping the world be a better place to live.
REGISTER NOW, Space is limited.
Fred usually teaches in Seattle, but this year he will be on Bainbridge Island, a short Ferry ride from Seattle and a rare opportunity for those in Jefferson and Kitsap counties.
In his Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Playing By Heart, The Vision and Practice of Belonging, O. Fred Donaldson describes how he re-learned "Original Play" from young children and wild animals. For more information about the PLAYSHOP course see http://www.moveplaythrive.com/images/pdf/original_play_full.pdf
ORIGINAL PLAY promotes joy and healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. For more information see: http://www.originalplaynorthwest.org
O.Fred Donaldson, Ph. D. is the author of an innovative programme called Original Play™ and a world-famous specialist in the use of play as an alternative to aggression, violence and abuse, and an international consultant in the field of education.
Fred Donaldson gives lectures and workshops for organizations and institutions throughout the world. He has worked with special needs children, culturally diverse communities, gangs and children living on the streets. In play he shares with them a different world, without fear, aggression, and persecution.
For information on this workshopz;
For more information contactSonia Story360-732-4356
sonia@moveplaythrive.com
www.moveplaythrive.com
Sunday, January 2, 2011
MNRI Tactile Integration Class
MNRI Tactile Integration
with
Janet McDonald
MNRI Instructor
April 2-3, 2011
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
$410 includes manual
This MNRI course was created by Dr. Svetlana Masgutova
The MNRI Tactile Integration course explores:
• Tactile integration and how it relates to motor reflexes and other important body systems
• The bodymind dynamics of the tactile system
• Different types of touch that re-educate the proprioceptive system improving function and learning
• How Tactile Integration can release stress
• Developmental activation techniques that promote self-regulation
• How tactile integration helps promote body awareness, core integration, and enhances overall
emotional, motivational and movement issues.
• The role tactile integration plays in establishing a foundation for motor, communication and cognitive development, as well as emotional and behavioral regulation
•MNRI techniques designed to assess, activate, and integrate tactile sensitivities
•How to create MNRI tactile integration programs for individual clients
•How to incorporate MNRI Tactile Integration course content into daily client and home practice
Janet O. McDonald, M.Ed., is a Wellness & Learning Consultant with more than 30 years experience assisting learners of all ages in private, corporate, and school settings. Janet has studied and worked extensively in the fields of language development, physiology of learning, applied kinesiology, and acupressure. She has experienced several thousand hours of Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflexes Integration Method in course work and Family Conferences in the United States, Canada, and Poland. Janet has been an MNRI Core Specialist since 2008, and is an MNRI Instructor of Tactile Integration and Integration of Facial Reflexes courses.
For more info, contact the Local Area Coordinator:
Sandra Kipper, LMP/ 206-783-0483 sandrakipper@yahoo.com
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