AGM and Mindfulness Seminar
Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6:30 – 8:15 pm
- AGM 6:30
- Mindfulness Seminar 7:00
Louis Riel School: Comp Room
9632 Oakfield Drive S.W.
The Annual General Meeting is a great opportunity to meet fellow parents and share stories in the journey of parenting the gifted. Learn what the GATE Parents Association (GPA) is about and lend your voice to what you think is important.
At the AGM we will talk about what we did last year, review our finances, and discuss what will happen this year.
In addition, we will discuss volunteer positions available. We look forward to welcoming new volunteers! Please see below for more information.
Following the AGM there will be a presentation on Mindful Parenting.
Positions to be filled:
Board
Casino Chair
Fundraising Chair
Site Representative
Queen Elizabeth High School (junior & senior)
There is no cost for this session.
Responding to Anxiety & Busy-ness with Mindful Parenting
Overstimulation, hyper-tasking and chronic stress are the new normal, not just for adults but for children, too. For kids, this means they are more frequently—like adults--in flight/fight mode. Learn strategies for bringing mindfulness into your family, to help both parents and kids shift gears so we can put communication skills and conflict resolution skills to work effectively and improve our personal and family health. In addition to improved focus and emotional self-regulation, mindful parenting helps strengthen our positive human qualities like empathy, kindness, generosity, and compassion. Only from our genuine personal practice can we cascade the benefits to our children. But how to squeeze it all in? In this seminar, we will learn how to put mindful parenting to work in our busy lives.
Rosanna D’Agnillo is a Calgary musician and instructor who teaches secular mindfulness meditation to children (pre-K-12) in the CBE, CSSD & at the T’suu Tina Nation, as well as adults, choirs, athletes and sports teams throughout Calgary and the surrounding area. Trained with Mindful Schools (Oakland, California), her mindfulness program was offered to the Grade 5/6 GATE students at Louis Riel from January-June 2016. She looks forward to sharing her insight on this student population with the GATE parents, receiving your suggestions and feedback, and providing workable strategies for incorporating mindful parenting into our busy lives.
