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WPNS  PRESENTS :
Parents Education Events 2009-2010

Please join us for this series of amazing lectures on parenting and childhood development:

Location: Arlington Hall next to WPNS (Courtesy of Congregational Church of the Messiah).

Free Parking available in front and behind the church.

WPNS Members free, Guests $10 donation recommended.

RSVP to save your seat: sarabcaruso@yahoo.com

Please feel free to contact WPNS for any further questions. (310) 670-5522

 

Scott Miller

Scott Edmund Miller is a human development theorist, educator and school developer.   His work promotes the art of conscious self-development, helping people from all walks of life to access the extraordinary potential that is freely available within them.  He is cofounder and Board Chairman of Our Community School in North Hills, a public charter school K-6, proud recipient of the 2008 Hart Vision Award for “Charter School of the Year” bestowed by the California Charter Schools Association.

Tuesday,November 10, 2009 @ 7 pm:
Tanya Anton,  Author of “Westside Guide to Public Elementary Schools
Searching for a Kindergarten? Wondering how to sort through all the lotteries, points and permits? Learn all about your public school options:
- How (and when) to begin the application process
- Magnets and “The Point System” demystified
- How Charters work and who is eligible
- What to look for in a school and more
- Plenty of open Q&A –bring your burning public school questions
- Receive a discount on the Westside Guide at the event!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 7 pm:
Kim Hamer, Worried You Can’t Get Your Child into Private Elementary School?”
Do you want to know the answer to questions such as:
• How do we get an admissions director to notice us?
• Is there a way we CAN afford private school?
• Do I have to prepare my preschooler for testing?

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 @ 7 pm:
Bonnie Bruce, “Early Childhood Development and Kindergarten Readiness” by Bonnie Bruce, cofounder of Chancy and Bruce Educational Resources, Inc.
School readiness is defined as “the ability to cope, learn, and achieve without undue stress”. The decision as to when a child should enter the school system, public or private, is one of the most important decisions a parent must make. Bonnie will share her research and the components of what a developmental 5-5 ½ year old looks like.

Scott Miller Series

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
NOURISHING CONNECTIONS: THE AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP
Much of a child's capacity for honest self-awareness is developed through relationships with mom, dad and siblings. This
discussion offers techniques for building deep and lasting connections between family members, all the while encouraging the
honesty and authenticity of each individual.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
THE KEY TO A CHILD'S SUCCESS: PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
Personal Power is the energy that drives our growth, effectiveness and success in life. Yet few individuals ever learn
about the basic mechanisms through which this essential capacity is developed. This discussion offers a framework for
understanding personal power, then presents a series of techniques for developing it in one's self and one's children.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: THE ART OF COLLABORATION
Collaboration is the art of coordinating one's efforts with those of others in a manner that elevates all
participants involved. Through work, play and intimacy, family members can apply this art to continually
improve the conditions of their lives together, and renew the interconnections that bind each one to the others.