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Special Announcement -- Travel Credits for 2019, Mental Health Seminar Change, 13 Reasons Why
Published on May 22, 2018 18:14

Interested in earning a credit and experiencing travel?  Do you want to have a hands on experience in learning about the Holocaust or the Holy Land?  Do you want to have the opportunity to work with authors in Ireland and England or experience Civics and Careers through a visit to Ottawa, Montreal and New York?  

A meeting will be held at St. Joseph's High School on Thursday, May 31st at 6:00 pm with information about these travel credits.  Please register at eftours.ca/creditinfo.   Posters can be found in your Student Services Departments.

Courses and travel opportunities are:

Israel Trip - HRE4M     Travel to the Holy Land -  March Break 2019
Holocaust Trip - CHT3O  - Travel to Europe - July 2019
Writer's Craft - EWC4C/4U -Travel  to Ireland and England- July 2019
Civics/Careers CHV/GLC2O - Travel to Ottawa, Montreal, New York - July 20-26, 2019

Also, please note a change in location for the Mental Health Seminar previously announced:

Strategies for the Treatment of Anxiety & Depression

Dr. Alexander Tavares, MD FRPCP

Parents for Children’s Mental Health—Simcoe Region Chapter, Kinark and New Path are pleased to offer families an opportunity to attend a FREE seminar on Anxiety & Depression with Dr. Alexander Tavares.

If you would benefit from learning effective strategies to help support the wellness of your child or youth with anxiety or depression, please come out to hear Dr. Tavares share on this topic.

Date:  Saturday May 26, 2018 
Time:  9:30-11:30 am 
Location: 34 Simcoe Street; 3rd floor

Register with: Heidi by email at [email protected] or by phone at 705-726-8861 x6370 

Content to be covered includes the following

- learn strategies for parents to help their child/youth cope with anxious or depressive behaviours
- learn about approaches and services that could support your child/youth with anxiety/depression
- understand the role medication can play in the treatment of anxiety/depressi
- hear helpful information about what anxiety/depression is

And on a related topic, please see the following advisory from our Director of Education about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, which deals with teen suicide.

http://smcdsb.on.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_29970/File/Families/Netflix%20Series_Parent%20Letter.docx.pdf

Have a great evening.