GWS activities
SAVE THE DATE - Simplicity Parenting Workshop Coming
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Simplicity Parenting Workshop: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kids is coming September 17 and 18.
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
There will be an evening lecture on Friday, September 17 from 7 pm - 9 pm, and a Saturday workshop on September 18 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Both will be held at The Summit, Large Conference Room, Kalispell.
Cost: $15 for Friday lecture only, $45 for Saturday workshop only
OR sign up and pay for both lecture and workshop before day of workshop both for $45 total
* Please add $10 if a paper certificate of attendance for CEU's is required - need to request and pay at
least 48 hours in advance of lecture
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.
