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Parish Parent Education Program 2024
As part of our ongoing commitment to fulfilling our mission of educating and supporting the parents of our Parish students, we are excited to announce the launch of our new Parish Parent Education Program (PPEP). This program aims to enhance the accessibility of our adult education sessions by consolidating multiple presentations into a single afternoon on Friday, April 19, accompanied by childcare services for Parish students. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a lunch followed by three dynamic one-hour adult education sessions. Each session will feature two separate presentations, offering attendees a range of topics to choose from. Below, you will find the additional details, including with the topics and speakers of the sessions, and a link to read more about each session and to register.
Additional Details
This event will be in-person only. Please check-in at the front desk when you arrive
Lunch: noon-12:30 p.m., provided by The Parish School
Presented by: Amy Lerman, MS, CCC-SLP
Language happens throughout the day. It’s woven into play, activities of daily living, carpool, and even trips to Target! Amy Lerman, MA, CCC-SLP, and Community Outreach at The Parish School will provide a brief intro to language development. In addition, Amy will provide practical strategies to encourage language development at home.
Presented by Renee Attaway-Storer, MS,CCC-SLP
Discover why lagging social competencies can be the missing link in understanding your child’s challenges with higher level academics and language. Renee Attaway-Storer, a speech language pathologist and social learning specialist, will explore critical social competencies necessary for success in the classroom while providing strategies for parents as they help their children with homework.
Presented by Lily Yoder, MA, LPC, RPT
Parenting would be so much easier if each child came with a personalized manual about how to best parent them and what to do when this happens or that happens. Unfortunately, that is not the case and every child is unique and special, which can make figuring out which parenting technique is the best approach near impossible at times. Learn more about how Conscious Discipline’s 7 Powers for Self Control and & 7 Basic Discipline Skills can help turn resistance into cooperation, help manage the children’s fits at home, help children learn from their mistakes, and become the parent you want to be.
Session Three
Presented by Jordan Boyce, M.Ed., LDT, CALT
Language and literacy are closely linked, their relationship deeply interwoven. Jordan Boyce, M.Ed., LDT, CALT, our Elementary Reading Specialist, will discuss the stages of language and literacy development and the role that language plays in learning to read and write. She will send you with tools and strategies to use at home that will help build your child’s literacy skills and support their academic growth.
Presented by Jill Wood, MLIS
Child-directed play is a deeply embedded and essential tool for processing the world, but finding time and space for tinkering, exploring, and discovering can be a challenge to fit in between life’s many responsibilities. Join Jill Wood, Director of Adventure Play at The Parish School and Founder of Bayou City Play for an overview of the many benefits of play and tips on how to set up environments that encourage creativity, independence, and problem-solving skills.