Information Night
LONGFORD & FRASER Academy for Boys together with SHINE Academy for Girls present regular free parent information nights.
The 2013 topics include:
TOPIC 1
How do I raise a Resilient Child? - the 32 skills involved in building resilience
Wednesday 13 March at 7.30pm
or
Wednesday 30 October at 7.30pm
Resilient children are better equipped to handle conflict, bullying, failure and rejection.
They are more likely to achieve at school, make life-long friends and excel despite the challenges faced by our young people today.
TOPIC 2
Bullying: Prevention and Coping skills for children and their parents – relevant to all age groups
Wednesday 22 May at 7.30pm
Who are the bullies and why are they targeting your child?
How to equip your children with the skills to be assertive and flourish in the
playground and……in life.
BOOKINGS:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or call 9596 8814
LOCATION: The Robert Sanderson Hall, Brighton Grammar Senior School, entrance from St Andrews St, Brighton, (100m north of Church) – will be clearly signposted.
COST: Nil. A gold coin donation to a nominated charity would be warmly welcomed.
CHILDREN: are welcome over the age of 10 years.
Both presentations are relevant to all age groups, and to both boys and girls.
Adults will also find it relevant to themselves.
In 2010, we raised a total of $1079.25 for the Red Cross Haiti Appeal, Fred Hollows Foundation, Mission Australia and The School of St Jude's, Tanzania, run by Gemma Sisia, originally from NSW, Australia.
In 2011, we raised $104.20 for the Red Cross 2011 Victorian Floods Appeal and $436.85 for Mission Australia and BayCISS.
In 2012, we raised $348.15 for the Fred Hollows Foundation and $212.45/$282.20 (total: $494.65) for The Smith Family Winter Appeal.
In 2013, we have raised $313.50 for the Smith Family Winter Appeal.
Testimonials:
For the past year, Melissa has run parent information evenings and holiday programs focusing on building social and emotional well-being in young people, under our community education umbrella, Sh@re Community Campus.
Melissa is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about her area of expertise, and speaking with parents after some of these sessions it is clear that Melissa is truly making a difference in the lives of so many people.
If you have not taken the opportunity to attend one of Melissa’s engaging parent information evenings I would strongly recommend that you do.
John Phillips, Director of Community Education, Brighton Grammar School and Firbank Grammar School
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“Melissa I got so much from your talk for my son and myself. Hearing you speak has really put a lot of my own experience in perspective and I am now better equipped to move forward. Bullying treatment is not exclusive to children. As an Adult I have experienced this myself. I have additional tools and a more thorough understanding to be able to assist my son in his school experience and in life in general“
Donna Unsgaard Mann
Mother of Jeremy Mann, Age 9, Sandringham East Primary School
****
Thank you so much for your informative and thought provoking session at Girrawheen. I have three children under 10, all with different personalities and I was able to gain pointers from your presentation that can be applied to how I parent each one of them. I will definitely be more mindful of the behaviours I myself display and the impact this has on my children's learning of how to cultivate resilience.
Graham O'Donnell
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It was a delight to hear you present this evening. Thank you for your inspiring knowledge and the way in which it was imparted.
Marina Delagnes
****
Thanks again for such a great and informative evening. We all walked away with so much, I don't know who wouldn't have done the same (unless you were sleeping ofcourse) and I doubt that.
Sandra and Vickie, friends and mothers to a total of 5 children
****
Firstly, thank you so much for a wonderful seminar last night on "How to raise a Resilient Child" - it was enjoyable, enlightening, informative and inspirational. I felt both reassured in some areas, and motivated to improve in other areas, but most of all I gained so much knowledge on the topic which I hope to put to good use in our family. I will certainly be keen to attend any future seminars you might run, and also for my daughters to attend Shine Academy in the future
Cate Barlow, mother of four
****
Hi Melissa
I want to congratulate you on your speech today. I ENJOYED IT TRULY...it was fantastic !!!! Your domination on the crowd attention is remarkable, you also very eloquent; even thou is was 1 1/2 hours it doesn't drop your attention away for one bit, its extremely professional.
Every point was very well explained, short and very direct (Nice also to see some humor on it) and the well thought 2 minutes break were a winner to me.
I'm very happy that Isabel is sharing this journey with you; I hope I had that opportunity when I was little.
I think the world need more people like you... MANY MANY MANY MORE...... should we start a campaign???
Again I truly enjoying seeing my little one growing in Shine, we are not a rich family but I paid your classes with all my happiness, I think spending money like this is worth every minute of my work...!! I wish all money I spend in Issi were so well spent...
And finally I hope one day I have such a clarity like you have to raise my kids, motherhood is a very scary journey.... you always are questioning yourself if what you doing is good...thanks again... you have made Isabel journey and mine (I'm talking about me here) much more enjoyable...
Maria Caputi, mother of Isabel, 7, Brighton Primary School
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Dear Melissa
I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how impressed I was with your presentation last night. I am an extremely harsh judge of such presentations having been a drama teacher, and been exposed to 100’s of presentations over the years. Last night was magical. Your sense of timing, presence, tone, audience control and depth of content was superb.
PS: I even used the 3 Ps last night with my 21-year-old daughter (but didn’t let her know I’d just learnt them half an hour previously!)
Natalie van Wetering, Director of Marketing & Community Relations, Brighton Grammar School
****
Dear Melissa,
Many thanks for your talk last night on how to raise a resilient child. You are an excellent and captivating presenter. Your passion to make a difference to the lives of the young emerged strongly through your presentation. The growing frequency of depression as indicated in part by the increasing rates of use of depressive medication you have observed correlates well with what I have read. Your impressive CV as well, made particularly striking to me by your achievements in Opera, spoke to me of someone of resilience, determination and capability, of someone who has engaged fully with life and people through your life to gain such a record of achievement and thus likely to be well qualified to teach others how to do the same.
I think it is just wonderful that someone of your drive and talent is so committed, I can see, by your course offerings, to taking on this role of social and emotional education that I agree is so important to the future or all our kids and to our society in general.
I went along to your talk for two reasons: firstly I agree that the task is so important to the future of our society and I am looking for ways in which I can maybe help promote its importance; secondly I have just joined the P&F of Mentone Girls Secondary (my 12yo daughter has just commenced year 7 there) and I wanted to see if you were someone I could recommend to them as a potential presenter – which I will do.
Alan Kirby, parent at Mentone Girls Secondary School
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Information Night
LONGFORD & FRASER Academy for Boys together with SHINE Academy for Girls present regular free parent information nights.
The 2013 topics include:
TOPIC 1
How do I raise a Resilient Child? - the 32 skills involved in building resilience
Wednesday 13 March at 7.30pm
or
Wednesday 30 October at 7.30pm
Resilient children are better equipped to handle conflict, bullying, failure and rejection.
They are more likely to achieve at school, make life-long friends and excel despite the challenges faced by our young people today.
TOPIC 2
Bullying: Prevention and Coping skills for children and their parents – relevant to all age groups
Wednesday 22 May at 7.30pm
Who are the bullies and why are they targeting your child?
How to equip your children with the skills to be assertive and flourish in the
playground and……in life.
BOOKINGS:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or call 9596 8814
LOCATION: The Robert Sanderson Hall, Brighton Grammar Senior School, entrance from St Andrews St, Brighton, (100m north of Church) – will be clearly signposted.
COST: Nil. A gold coin donation to a nominated charity would be warmly welcomed.
CHILDREN: are welcome over the age of 10 years.
Both presentations are relevant to all age groups, and to both boys and girls.
Adults will also find it relevant to themselves.
In 2010, we raised a total of $1079.25 for the Red Cross Haiti Appeal, Fred Hollows Foundation, Mission Australia and The School of St Jude's, Tanzania, run by Gemma Sisia, originally from NSW, Australia.
In 2011, we raised $104.20 for the Red Cross 2011 Victorian Floods Appeal and $436.85 for Mission Australia and BayCISS.
In 2012, we raised $348.15 for the Fred Hollows Foundation and $212.45/$282.20 (total: $494.65) for The Smith Family Winter Appeal.
In 2013, we have raised $313.50 for the Smith Family Winter Appeal.
Testimonials:
For the past year, Melissa has run parent information evenings and holiday programs focusing on building social and emotional well-being in young people, under our community education umbrella, Sh@re Community Campus.
Melissa is incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about her area of expertise, and speaking with parents after some of these sessions it is clear that Melissa is truly making a difference in the lives of so many people.
If you have not taken the opportunity to attend one of Melissa’s engaging parent information evenings I would strongly recommend that you do.
John Phillips, Director of Community Education, Brighton Grammar School and Firbank Grammar School
****
“Melissa I got so much from your talk for my son and myself. Hearing you speak has really put a lot of my own experience in perspective and I am now better equipped to move forward. Bullying treatment is not exclusive to children. As an Adult I have experienced this myself. I have additional tools and a more thorough understanding to be able to assist my son in his school experience and in life in general“
Donna Unsgaard Mann
Mother of Jeremy Mann, Age 9, Sandringham East Primary School
****
Thank you so much for your informative and thought provoking session at Girrawheen. I have three children under 10, all with different personalities and I was able to gain pointers from your presentation that can be applied to how I parent each one of them. I will definitely be more mindful of the behaviours I myself display and the impact this has on my children's learning of how to cultivate resilience.
Graham O'Donnell
****
It was a delight to hear you present this evening. Thank you for your inspiring knowledge and the way in which it was imparted.
Marina Delagnes
****
Thanks again for such a great and informative evening. We all walked away with so much, I don't know who wouldn't have done the same (unless you were sleeping ofcourse) and I doubt that.
Sandra and Vickie, friends and mothers to a total of 5 children
****
Firstly, thank you so much for a wonderful seminar last night on "How to raise a Resilient Child" - it was enjoyable, enlightening, informative and inspirational. I felt both reassured in some areas, and motivated to improve in other areas, but most of all I gained so much knowledge on the topic which I hope to put to good use in our family. I will certainly be keen to attend any future seminars you might run, and also for my daughters to attend Shine Academy in the future
Cate Barlow, mother of four
****
Hi Melissa
I want to congratulate you on your speech today. I ENJOYED IT TRULY...it was fantastic !!!! Your domination on the crowd attention is remarkable, you also very eloquent; even thou is was 1 1/2 hours it doesn't drop your attention away for one bit, its extremely professional.
Every point was very well explained, short and very direct (Nice also to see some humor on it) and the well thought 2 minutes break were a winner to me.
I'm very happy that Isabel is sharing this journey with you; I hope I had that opportunity when I was little.
I think the world need more people like you... MANY MANY MANY MORE...... should we start a campaign???
Again I truly enjoying seeing my little one growing in Shine, we are not a rich family but I paid your classes with all my happiness, I think spending money like this is worth every minute of my work...!! I wish all money I spend in Issi were so well spent...
And finally I hope one day I have such a clarity like you have to raise my kids, motherhood is a very scary journey.... you always are questioning yourself if what you doing is good...thanks again... you have made Isabel journey and mine (I'm talking about me here) much more enjoyable...
Maria Caputi, mother of Isabel, 7, Brighton Primary School
****
Dear Melissa
I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how impressed I was with your presentation last night. I am an extremely harsh judge of such presentations having been a drama teacher, and been exposed to 100’s of presentations over the years. Last night was magical. Your sense of timing, presence, tone, audience control and depth of content was superb.
PS: I even used the 3 Ps last night with my 21-year-old daughter (but didn’t let her know I’d just learnt them half an hour previously!)
Natalie van Wetering, Director of Marketing & Community Relations, Brighton Grammar School
****
Dear Melissa,
Many thanks for your talk last night on how to raise a resilient child. You are an excellent and captivating presenter. Your passion to make a difference to the lives of the young emerged strongly through your presentation. The growing frequency of depression as indicated in part by the increasing rates of use of depressive medication you have observed correlates well with what I have read. Your impressive CV as well, made particularly striking to me by your achievements in Opera, spoke to me of someone of resilience, determination and capability, of someone who has engaged fully with life and people through your life to gain such a record of achievement and thus likely to be well qualified to teach others how to do the same. I think it is just wonderful that someone of your drive and talent is so committed, I can see, by your course offerings, to taking on this role of social and emotional education that I agree is so important to the future or all our kids and to our society in general. I went along to your talk for two reasons: firstly I agree that the task is so important to the future of our society and I am looking for ways in which I can maybe help promote its importance; secondly I have just joined the P&F of Mentone Girls Secondary (my 12yo daughter has just commenced year 7 there) and I wanted to see if you were someone I could recommend to them as a potential presenter – which I will do.
Alan Kirby, parent at Mentone Girls Secondary School
****