Workshops
Kerry’s Place Respite Flexible Funding Information Session
Sue Townsend, a representative from Kerry’s Place, will meet with families to go over the purpose and application process for the 2011/2012 Children’s Respite Flexible Funding Program.
Date: Monday, January 17, 2011 Time: 1:00 pm Location: Precious Minds Resource & Learning Centre, 21980 Hwy 12, Sunderland
Assistive Technology Workshop for Parents
Donald Reist OCT, B.Sc., B.Ed., Director and Special Education Specialist at Tutorwiz Education Centre will go over various educational software that our boards of education are using, both on their in class computers and in the laptops that our children use on an individual basis. Don will tell us about programs such as Kurzweil, Dragon Naturally Speaking, and Word Q and provide a demonstration of each one. This will help parents understand what these programs can and cannot do and help you to help your child use their assistive technology to its best advantage.
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm Location: Precious Minds Resource & Learning Centre, 21980 Hwy 12, Sunderland
Space will be limited. RSVP April 8th, 2011 to attend this workshop.
Windreach Family Day
This is a wonderful day for kids and parents to be together with programs for both. Be a part of the planning committee for this day by emailing Jan.
Date: Saturday October 1st Location: Windreach Farm, 312 Townline Rd., Ashburn
Precious Minds provides guest speaker presentations in order to inform the public about issues and information related to disabilities. Unless specifically indicated, we do not endorse any treatment, program, product or service. Views or opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Precious Minds.
Previous Workshops:
- Advocating for your Child in the School System
- Tax Credits for the Disabled, their Families & Caregivers
- Advocating for your Child in the School System
- BMO Workshop on RDSPs
- Lavoie's new video "The Motivation Breakthrough"
- Kerry's Place Funding & Respite Workshop Info Session
- Puberty and Your Child
- The Listening Centre Information evening
- Learning Disability Information Night
- Autism Information Night
- ‘Scrapbooking with Heart’
- A Transition Workshop for You!!
- Living on the Edge - Parenting Your Child with ADHD

