Happy New Year!

The Child Mind Institute’s School and Community Programs team would like to invite you to join us for our upcoming Caregiver Support Workshops. Our three workshop series are designed to provide families with proactive strategies they can use to support their child’s mental health and learning needs while virtually learning from home. These workshops are available at no cost to all NYC DOE parents and caregivers. Please see below for additional details.

Promoting Positive Behaviors for Your Child – Please click here to learn more and register.

• Structuring a Home Learning Environment; Wednesday, February 3^rd, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

• Managing Kids' Screen Time; Tuesday, February 9^th, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:00am EST

• Motivating Your Child for Remote Learning – Part 1; Wednesday, February 17^th, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

• Motivating Your Child for Remote Learning – Part 2; Tuesday, February 23^rd, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:00am EST

• Improving Your Relationship With Your Child; Wednesday, March 3^rd, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

• Parent Calming Techniques; Tuesday, March 9^th, 2021 | 9:00am – 10:00am EST

Coping During COVID-19 – Please click here to learn more and register.

• Managing Grief and Loss; Monday, January 11^th, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

• Managing Stress and Anxiety; Tuesday, January 12^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

• Mindful Parenting; Monday, January 18^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

• Managing Intense Emotions; Wednesday, January 20^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

• Will My Child be Okay?; Monday, January 25^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

• Fostering Resilience Within Your Family; Thursday, January 28^th, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

Supporting Learning at Home – Please click here to learn more and register.

• Supporting Your Child in Virtual Learning; Wednesday, January 13^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

• Building and Supporting Executive Functioning Skills; Tuesday, February 9^th, 2021 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST

• Building a Foundation for Reading at Home; Wednesday, February 10^th, 2021 | 5:00pm – 6:00pm EST

For additional resources, please visit us at: https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/.

All the best,

Fernando Lopez (he/him/his)

Project Coordinator

School and Community Programs

Child Mind Institute

646.625.4227

Sign up your child for Saturday classes!

Saludos,

Together, the UFT and the educators we represent support New York City public school students as they learn, grow and achieve. In response to the challenges that families are facing, we're offering free Saturday enrichment classes for students of all grades this December.

These 90-minute virtual classes, held over three consecutive Saturdays, will be engaging, creative and fun. They're designed to reinforce the skills your children are learning during the week and help boost their academic progress in this difficult school year.

Register now

This program has something for every age group. Your child might attend a virtual field trip, run a science experiment, learn computer gaming or engage in the dramatic arts.

All the classes are developed and presented by education experts at the UFT Teacher Center, who offer top-tier professional development for our members.

Here are the details:

· The three-part program runs Dec. 5, 12 and 19.

· You can register your child for the 9:30 a.m. sessions or the 11:15 a.m. sessions.

· These enrichment classes are separated into six age groups: 3K to pre-K, pre-K to kindergarten, kindergarten to grade 1, grades 2-3, grades 4-5, grades 6-8 and grades 9-12.

Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so register soon. When you register, if you have a question or a concern, please click on the tab that says, "Ask a Question," and submit it.

We hope your children will be able to join us!

Sincerely,

Nicholas Cruz, UFT Director of Community and Parent Outreach

Michael Mulgrew, UFT President

Chancellor Richard Carranza's Update for Families on Student Promotion & Summer School