tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48220161604847121842024-03-13T19:09:51.174-07:00School Family EducationRPA MCshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286064433167759431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822016160484712184.post-41528004586347259092009-07-28T18:06:00.000-07:002009-07-30T19:15:33.338-07:00Parent Facilitator Training Program - Module 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-N85PAcdtRo/Sm-wjTIfDdI/AAAAAAAAACs/MQZkEmJcBFU/s1600-h/crayons_on_yellow_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 67px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-N85PAcdtRo/Sm-wjTIfDdI/AAAAAAAAACs/MQZkEmJcBFU/s320/crayons_on_yellow_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363699801699323346" /></a><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-weight: bold; font-family:verdana;">School Family Education Parent Facilitator Training Program - Module 1</span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Topics: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Individual & Family Life Cycle,Developmental Stages of </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tweenies</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">,How Marriage Affecting Parenting, Challenges of Teenagers, Family Wellness, Facilitating skills</span></span></b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Trainer:</b> Veronia Ng<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Times New Roman';"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); vertical-align: top; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Veronica is Director of Centre for Advancement for Family Education (CAFE) and a certified Family Life Educator who is a Certified Trainer in DISC and Facet 5. Trained in group facilitation techniques and mentoring skills, she is also a Certified Associate of Emergenetics</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Course Fee</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: $50 (heavily subsidised)</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Schedule</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: Once a week, either morning or afternoon on any day, Monday-Saturday. Click on "Schedule" on the sidebar to see exact date and time.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Course Duration:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> 13 weeks. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Start date</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: week of Sept 15, 2009</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Venue: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">CAFE office, 60A, Pagada St </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">(Chinatown </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">MRT, Exit A, keep left</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Registration</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: Email to </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Siew</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Fay at sfayho@gmail.com</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Dateline : August 5</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (fill up registration form on the right-hand side bar)</span></span></b></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-weight: bold; font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Who can Join ?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Any RI parents, including those having challenges with their own children and parents who are interested to help other parents.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What do you learn ?</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Parenting and facilitating skills. </span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;"></span></span></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-weight: bold; font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What do I need to do after completing the course ?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">You will need to help out in school parenting activities for 9 hours a year. </span></span></span></p></b></span><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Feedback from parents who attended the course:</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I wanted to share with all of you my experience having completed this course a few years ago. It is worth considering because you will learn a lot from the trainers who are all very experienced councillors. They will share with you their experience dealing with different profiles of kids and families. There is also the shared experience of your </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">course mates</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> from different schools. Overall, it was interesting and I learnt a lot and made great friends.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is a relatively long commitment but, you can miss a few sessions if your schedule really clashes – just not certain sessions – they will brief you which ones are essential to course completion. You will also be required to do a presentation at the end of the course and learn how to facilitate discussions. The course is highly subsidised."</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Anne-Marie</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Daughter</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in RI(</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">JC</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">)</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" ....I have just completed module 1 and 2 of the course sometime in A</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">pril</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> this year (2009) .</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I have indeed learnt a lot from Module 1 which gives a parent a better understanding in the family life education,negotiating skills with your children in primary and sec levels. I only wished then that someone has introduced this course to me earlier in my life then i may be able to handle my children and their problems better..</span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">haha</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> ..that's life and i am still learning as a parent.<br /><br />I strongly recommend this course for parents who can commit the time. Module 1 will be a good learning experience ,not only you learnt the tools of facilitating a group but also skills of handling your own children and husband too. There is lots of hand- on experience in module 1<br /><br />All the best to you joining the class. The instructors, Veronica </span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ng</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">her assistant Helena, are very nice people..send my regards when u go for class.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ann </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Leong</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#1F497D;"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Son in RI (Sec)<br /><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></p>RPA MCshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286064433167759431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822016160484712184.post-90116786358687360042009-07-28T17:41:00.000-07:002009-07-28T17:47:00.256-07:00SFE (School Family Education)<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(56, 56, 56); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">School Family Education (SFE) is one of the recommendations of Family Matters!<span style=" ;color:windowtext;">Singapore</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"> [previously known as Public Education Committee on Family (PEC)].<br /><br />SFE adopts a holistic family learning model – equipping parents with effective parenting skills and training them to be parent facilitators, helping school staff to enhance their family life, and providing students with life skills training.<br /><br />The parent-child relationship has much impact on the child’s academic<img height="235" alt="Parents blading with Children" hspace="0" src="http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/2BCCA5CF-1EE7-4E09-BF51-841486197B09/11676/RGSrollerbladepix3.JPG" width="325" align="right" border="0" longdesc="http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/schoolfamilyeducation/" style="width: 271px; height: 210px; " />achievements and positive attitudes/ behaviour, regardless of socio-economic status, ethnic/ racial background or parents’ education level. </span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">SFE has been well received by parents and participating schools. Since 2002, 201 schools have joined the SFE family and more than 1.5 million people have benefited from the life-enriching programmes under SFE.</span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;"><p><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#9900cc;"><a name="benefits">Benefits of SFE Programme</a></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For parents</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></p><span style="color:#000000;"><span><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><ul><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Better understanding of their children</span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></span></li></span><li><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Better parent-child (family) relationships</span></span></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Be an Family Life Education advocate and participate in parent support groups</span></span></li></span></ul><p><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For students</span></span></strong></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Development into socially adept individuals equipped with positive life skills</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ff0000;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For school staff</span></strong></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><ul><li><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More commitment to better performance because their personal needs are taken care of</span></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For schools</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span></span></p><ul><li><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Image as an ideal environment for learning and working.</span></span></li><li><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Schools gain much through minimal involvement from school staffs, with school staff, in fact, being part of the target beneficiaries of the programme</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Better parent-school relationship</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Happier staff</span></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For the community</span></strong></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><ul><li><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Benefit from a value-added image as an ideal place to raise a family.</span></span></li><li><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fosters community bonding and pride</span></span></li></ul></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div>RPA MCshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286064433167759431noreply@blogger.com