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SIGN UP NOW - Simplicity Parenting Lecture and Workshop
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Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids
At the Summit, Large Conference Room, 205 Sunnyview Lane, Kalispell
Lecture: Friday, Sept. 17 7 - 9 pm
Workshop: Saturday, Sept. 18 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Montana OPI approved for 5 CEUs for attending BOTH lecture and workshop
Non-CEU Cost: $15 for Friday Lecture only, $45 for Saturday Workshop only or $45 for BOTH lecture and workshop
CEU Cost: $55 if register and pay at least 48 hours before Friday lecture, $65 if less than 48 hours - MUST ATTEND BOTH LECTURE AND WORKSHOP TO RECEIVE CEUs
TO REGISTER:
CALL CATHERINE, 406-756-0405 TO REGISTER,
OR,
Mail Check for proper amount (see cost info above) made out to GWS, attach a note stating your full name, your contact phone and email, and state if you are registering for CEUs or Non-CEUs (CEU: Continuing Education Units for professionals like teachers, social workers, health care, child care, counselors, etc.; non-CEU: not seeking continuing education credit).
Those registering for CEUs need to indicate this on attached note and make check out for $55 and mailed to be received by GWS PO Box 626, Kalispell, MT 59903 by Wednesday, Sept 15. If check will not be received in GWS PO Box by Wednesday, Sept. 15 and you are registering for CEUs then the amount must be $65. Please Call Catherine if you are a late (past Wednesday Sept 15 deadline) registrant for CEUs, 756-0405. You may also call Catherine to ask for further information or if you have questions about what to do for registering: 756-0405.
Kim John Payne, M.Ed, author, therapist and Waldorf educator, will be coming to Kalispell to lead this workshop based on his popular new book of the same title.
Kim has over 25 years of experience as a family counselor and education consultant. His extensive experience, his knowledge of contemporary research, and his own research all indicate that the pace and stress of modern life can produce “cumulative stress disorders” in children and their families.
Simplicity Parenting offers a simple, orderly, and effective pathway to simplifying in four realms at home, which reduces stress on children and their carers, and allows room for connection, creativity, and relaxation.
These four realms for simplifying are:
o Environment: Uncluttering too much stuff at home....
o Rhythm: Increasing predictability by introducing rhythmic moments for connection and calm...
o Scheduling: Soothing violent schedules brings moments for Being into all the ‘Doing’...
o Unplugging: Reducing the influence of adult concerns, media and consumerism on children and families to increase resilience, social and emotional intelligence.
Parents who take steps along this pathway to simplify their homes and their schedules, to introduce more predictable rhythms and to filter out concerns which children are not yet able to cope with, find that their children…
* Are calmer and happier
* Do better socially and emotionally
* Are more focused at school
* Find it easier to comply with family rules
* Become less picky eaters
These parents also find that they themselves:
* Have a clearer picture of what they value as parents
* Are more united with each other in their parenting
* Have more time and energy for connection, relaxation and fun
To check out more about Simplicity Parenting, visit the website: www.simplicityparenting.com.
ABOUT KIM JOHN PAYNE, M.Ed
Kim John Payne, M.Ed, is an Australian who has, for 27 years, worked throughout the world as a counselor, consultant, researcher, Waldorf educator, and university educator.
He has been helping children, adolescents and families explore issues such as social difficulties with siblings and classmates, attention and behavioral issues at home and school, and a range of emotional issues such as defiance, aggression, addiction and self-esteem.
He regularly gives keynote addresses at international conferences for educators, parents and therapists and runs workshops and trainings around the world. He is on faculty at Antioch University New England.
His latest book Simplicity Parenting (Random House) has received international media attention and has been featured in Time Magazine, Parenting Magazine, NPR, BBC, ABC, NBC & CBS television.
For more information, visit www.simplicityparenting.com.
Daniel In the Lion's Den
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Kingfishers grades students will present Daniel in the Lion's Den, Friday, January 29 at 6:15 pm in the KM Theatre in Kalispell. Free for kids and by donation for adults. Come enjoy the timeless story of goodness, honor and having the courage to be true to oneself.
Festivals
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Festivals are times to celebrate the seasons and the rhythm of the year. As nature goes through its cycle of birth, growth, harvest, and sleep to ready for renewal once again, so do we as we celebrate the special gifts of each season.
Glacier Waldorf School celebrates the following school-wide festivals that are usually open to the community:
- Michaelmas in September
- Halloween in October
- Spiral of Light in December
- Candlemas in February
- Spring Equinox in March
- May Fest in May
We also celebrate with our very fun Annual Summer Glacier Park Family Campout in August.
