Elementary and Middle School Hot Topics

A workshop event for parents and caregivers

Come to the second Elementary and Middle School Hot Topics event featuring workshops designed for parent/caregivers of elementary and middle school students (K-8).

This event is co-hosted by Westborough Public Schools, Westborough Youth & Family Services and Westborough Connects.

Educators and experts will lead workshops focused on these important topics (for detailed descriptions, go HERE.

The Art and Science of Having Difficult Conversations with Your Teen, Patrick Nash, Assistant Principal Gibbons Middle School; Lisa Livens, Adjustment Counselor Gibbons Middle School
Chill Skills: Helping your Child to Manage Stress, Dana Catarius, Fales School Counselor; Matt Travis, Fales School P.E. Teacher
Food Matters! How to Create and Foster Healthy Relationships with Food, Catherine Nourse, MPH, RDN, LD
Social-Emotional Learning at School and Home, Kim Tynan, WPS Clinical and Social Emotional Learning Coordinator; Kristen Vincent, Responsive Classroom Certified Consulting Teacher & WPS school committee member
Supporting Students with Dyslexia in the Westborough Public Schools K-6,Elizabeth Berry, PK-3 Literacy Coordinator; Stephanie Nephew, 4-6 Literacy Coordinator; Megan O’Connell, Third Grade Teacher; Bridget Sullivan, School Psychologist
Understanding Children’s Behavior to Prevent and Respond to Conflicts, Maura Kovaleski, Assistant Principal Mill Pond School
Youth Behavior Risk Survey: What do We Really Know About Our Kids?, Roger Anderson, WPS Director Wellness & Physical Education; Chip Dapolite, WPS Resource Officer; Westborough Police Chief Jeff Lourie
Mindfulness for Parents and Caregivers, Chandra Velpula, Synergy Wellness Center

Parents/caregivers will be able to attend two workshops -- each 40 minute workshop will run twice. Hope to see you there!!