Dare To Care For Parents and Literacy for Homeschoolers

Dear Families,

Please see below for our Parent Course on Bullying called, Dare To Care.  Click on the link and the course has already been purchased by our School Council until June 2024.

DARE TO CARE FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

Dare to Care was founded in 1999 because of a need to address the pervasive and crippling issue of bullying that continues to affect children, youth, and adults to this day. Due to the lack of existing bully prevention resources available at that time, Dare to Care was the first comprehensive program launched in Canada to tackle the issue. Dare to Care was created with the understanding that bullying is a societal issue and that if we are to have any impact, all stakeholders within a school, community or workplace must be involved in creating a climate of change. Since 1999, Dare to Care has delivered 3 signature programs to over 2000 schools across Canada.

By providing the tools and support that help youth, parents and educators recognize the signs of bullying and other challenging behaviours, Dare to Care has mobilized communities to take action against these issues. As well, because the  world  of ‘old school’ bullying has changed drastically, Dare to Care has expanded the program in helping students and parents navigate the complicated and sometimes dangerous world of social media, and added content to include discussion on discrimination, racism, and sexual harassment.

Another opportunity for parents/guardians... The zoom sessions here are only available until October 19.

UFLI is The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI – pronounced “you fly”) is an ongoing effort by UF faculty and students to improve literacy outcomes for struggling students by addressing two key areas: reader development and teacher development. You can read more here: https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/about/

An amazing homeschooling parent in our community recently took the teacher training course with UFLI and has generously offered to share the Zoom sessions (2) with families. These videos total about 5 hours and 45 mins. These will be valid until October 19.

Training Videos

Part one  - Most of the day - just over 5 hours 

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/vcXg3zXmMlkYNKlh3v7L_2lXVnnkxj93Q3i6uw3qiSMmr6hyE2IYdcQldAuU6XzZ.0uFrhX1ieH7Yhkei
Passcode: UFLI919* 

Part two looks to be about 45 minutes. 

https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/x0GAOtslHAFanH71tUKF0RkRO-nAfgjAxwCGdXZwQQGrfBc0YLsdc64eVfuRuE5j.7oFD0N_2trvDUkCw?startTime=1695155993000
Passcode: UFLI919*

Literacy Curriculum

Decodable readers (UFLI uses decodable texts)  (these series were suggested because a single set can be purchased rather than a class set)