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For
Parents
Parents and guardians benefit from a series of "chats" and presentations
that provide parents with helpful tools and information.
Curriculum
Chats
Several times a year Beacon's Founder Thelma
Farley, a nationally known development expert, speaks to the parent
community on important topics regarding the educational and social
development of our children. The Beacon Day School Family Association hosts
these popular chats. Subjects such as Learning Social and Emotional
Skills at Home (for parents of 3 to 8 year olds) and Achievement
- Is Too Much or Too Little Being Done to Maximize Your Child's
Potential? have been addressed in previous sessions. Family members
and friends are encouraged to attend and free childcare is provided
for Beacon students. The Beacon Day School Family Association sponsors additional
presentations for parents on topics of interest such as Internet
safety.
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"Beacon
has developed a community of families in which the parents
care a great deal about the education of their children and
about the future of our society; and in which children develop
a love of learning, positive self-esteem and an appreciation
for the values of diversity in our society."
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Coffee
with Thelma
Throughout the year Founder Thelma Farley hosts "Coffee
with Thelma," early morning gatherings that provide parents and
guardians an opportunity to communicate in an open, informal environment
about issues regarding the school, our children and the world around
us.
Publications
Beacon's monthly newsletter, The FLASH, is published once a month
by the Beacon Day School Family Association and is distributed the first week
of the month via mail pockets and mail slots. The FLASH is filled
with information about school events, class news, articles, and
important information for all Beacon community members. Any member
of the Beacon community can submit materials for publication. The
deadline for submissions is the 18th of the prior month.
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