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Events

Special events

Back-to-School Potluck Picnic

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When: Sunday, August 26th from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Where: North Lynnwood Neighborhood Park: 18510 44th Ave. West, Lynnwood
Please respect the neighbors by parking in the elementary school parking lot or a block down in the lot across from the fire station.

Bring your favorite dish to share!

CPA will be providing beverages, desserts and paper goods.

This is a great opportunity for new students to meet returning students and for families to get to know each other and catch up after the summer.

Please RSVP by August 23rd with the number of adults and kids in your group.

The CPA Board Members will be available for any questions, suggestions and introductions.

Don’t Forget: Blankets, chairs, sunscreen & swimsuits (there’s a spray structure). Balls, frisbees, bubbles, etc. are always good as well!

SENG Webinar Event June 21st: Parent Engagement in Promoting a STEM Identity Among Gifted Black Students

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Presented by Dr. Tarek C. Grantham and Kristine Collins

Educators, parents and counselors are invited to join us as we explore how students can help cultivate positive STEM identity.

Identity development is an area that is tied to social and emotional issues. Many Black students’ positive STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) identity is under-developed or frail due to barriers such as low STEM self-esteem, parent misunderstanding of STEM fields, few role models and mentors in STEM fields, and accusations of “acting White” by peers.

Parent engagement in STEM is essential to promote effective school improvement initiatives that promote excellence and equity in STEM education. Parents of gifted Black students are critically important in addressing the quiet crisis that exists in STEM fields. While there is greater ethnic diversity in public schools, educators struggle to cultivate a STEM scholar identity among gifted Black students and to serve the pipeline of advanced courses and experiences that lead to careers in STEM fields. Parents are children’s first teachers, and they can help to shape the social, academic, and career identity that support children’s STEM awareness. Schools need effective STEM parent engagement programs to help gifted Black students navigate threats to their multiple identities as students who are smart and Black and who can be successful in STEM areas.

This presentation will provide research on STEM programs and offer strategies to promote parent engagement in cultivating positive STEM identity in gifted Black students.

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SENG Webinar Event May 10th: Mother-Daughter Relationships of Profoundly Gifted Young Girls

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Presented by Joy L. Navan, PhD

Educators, parents and counselors are invited to join us as we explore the social and emotional needs of gifted girls.

What social and emotional strengths and needs accompany the development of exceptional and profoundly gifted girls? What do mothers learn about themselves and their emotional needs as a result of raising gifted daughters?

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Guest Speaker Chris McCurry, PhD on Preparing Our Children for Success in the World

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Please join us April 26th at 7:00pm in the Terrace Park Commons for an insightful presentation:

The Gift of Resilience:

Preparing Our Children for Success in the World

by, Chris McCurry, PhD

This presentation will cover:

  • Ideas about what makes children successful in life
  • The nature and origins of childhood distress
  • A new way of thinking about a child’s stress-related behaviors; one based on intention and attention
  • Strategies for responding to your child’s distress that promote psychological flexibility and growth
  • Tools for promoting resilience in your child, and in yourself

Chris McCurry, Ph.D., is a clinical child psychologist in private practice at Associates in Behavior and Child Development, Inc., P.S. in Seattle. He is a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Dr. McCurry specializes in the assessment and treatment of children who are experiencing behavioral and emotional problems including anxiety disorders, attention disorders, underachievement in school, and parent-child conflicts. He is the author of Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance published in 2009 by New Harbinger.

Please join us for our CPA General Meeting before Dr. McCurry’s presentation from 6:30-7 pm.

Highlights:

  • Election of new board members
  • CPA 2011/2012 Budget
  • The New Play Shed Project

New SENGinar April 19th: Teaching Academics to Gifted Youth with Asperger’s

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Presented by Terry Friedrichs, Ph.D., Ed.D.

In this SENGinar, parents and educators will discover, among other things, how to improve on the youths’ skills in communicating, understanding directions, and predicting consequences in basic academic subjects at the elementary, middle and secondary levels.

Gifted students with Asperger’s Syndrome are increasingly being identified in school systems. This webinar presents ideas for teaching these students basic academic subjects – reading, writing and mathematics – at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels, in more socially and emotionally supportive ways. Dr. Friedrichs offers approaches at each level on instructing reading, writing and mathematics, taking into account the high-potential and challenging traits associated with Asperger’s, specifically including social, communication and restrictive-interest characteristics.

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UW Engineering Discovery Days

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Friday, April 20, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Engineering Discovery Days is free and open to everyone!

At Engineering Discovery Days, students and faculty from all UW engineering departments share their work with students, teachers, families and the community. Please join us for hands-on fun and learning.

We have reached capacity for school groups with vans or buses on Friday, April 20. Please encourage students and their families to visit us on Saturday. Thank you for your interest in Engineering Discovery Days.

Registration is still open for Saturday, April 21.

Please review our Tips for a Successful Visit to help make the most of your time on campus.

Vote for Your Favorite Student Exhibit
Alumni judges will decide who wins the “Just for the Fun of It,” The ‘Real’ World” and “Presentation of Society” awards. All visitors — YOU — can vote in the “People’s Choice” category. Please visit the student exhibits and vote for your favorite.

For more information on this event please click here.

SENG Webinar Event March 15th, 2012: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities: Unearthing the Missed Diagnosis

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Presented by Paul Beljan, PsyD, ABPdN

In this SENGinar, teachers, parents, and counselors will learn how to correctly diagnosis learning disabilities in gifted and talented children.

Characteristics of gifted and talented children can result in incorrect diagnoses, such as overlooking learning disabilities. Learning disabilities can take the form of academics (reading and math) or innate abilities in general learning that may relate to social learning.

In this SENGinar, Dr. Paul Beljan will review some of the basic tenants of giftedness that include intellect and asynchronous development. He will then turn to the nuts and bolts of learning disabilities: what they look like, how to assess them, and what to do about them in the contexts of the gifted population. The “discrepancy model” of learning disability will be dispelled in favor of understanding the brain basis of learning disabilities. Dr. Beljan will present several anecdotes and case examples to illustrate the process of learning disabilities.

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Free Monthly Math Hour at the University of Washington

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After two great seasons, the MATH HOUR at University of Washington for middle and junior high school students is starting again in the Spring. Our first talk will be given by Professor Jon Brundan from the University of Oregon. You can find the abstract for the talk and other information on the UW’s website.

Seattle-area middle- and junior high-school students are invited to participate in the Monthly Math Hour on the University of Washington’s beautiful campus during the Spring of 2012. The Monthly Math Hour at the UW is a series of talks that will take place from 1-2pm on Sunday afternoons to introduce students to the beautiful and exciting world of mathematics. The lectures are given completely FREE of charge in Savery Hall.

Well-behaved parents, coaches, and teachers are also welcome to attend with the permission of their children. Siblings are free to join in, too.

There will be time for questions and further discussion after the talk.

Replacement Technology/Capital Levy

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Election Day — Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Edmonds School District is holding an election Tuesday, February 14, 2012 to renew its Technology/Capital Levy.  The decision to put this measure on the ballot was reviewed extensively, and the levy will collect the same amount approved by voters in 2008, helping the District’s students keep pace with today’s learning needs. The Capital portion of the replacement levy will also address priority safety issues. Details about this four-year replacement measure are available at www.edmonds.wednet.edu/2012levy.