SAVE THE DATE
Join us for the follow-up to our
2009 Bronxville Village Town Hall Meeting
on Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse
High School Haze
Wednesday March 10th, 7pm
Elementary School Multipurpose Room
Please take this opportunity to screen the movie that will be shown to your 8th through 12th grade students, all parents are welcome. This movie, obtained through the Gordie Foundation (www.gordie.org), is a graphic retelling of the story of University of Colorado freshman Gordie Bailey who died in September 2004 of alcohol poisoning.
A discussion panel will follow the movie featuring:
- Dr. David Quattrone, Superintendent, Bronxville Schools
- Terence J. Barton, Principal, Bronxville High School
- Dr. Barry Richelsoph, Principal, Bronxville Middle School
- Dr. John Wallace, Director, Maxwell Institute
- Dr. Carlos Flores, Director, Emergency Room, Lawrence Hospital
- Christopher Satriale, Chief, Bronxville Police Department
- Dr. Araxi P. Macaulay, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Columbia University
A special thanks to the Community Fund for their support of our school programming. For more information/resources please follow the link to the Health & Wellness at www.bronxvillepta.org.
Please RSVP to healthandwellness@bronxvillepta.org
Brought to you by the Bronxville PTA’s Health and Wellness Committee
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Bronxville PTA sponsors a Health and Wellness Committee, which is charged with bringing speakers to address students, parents and sometimes faculty on issues of health and overall wellness in the life of our students. With a broad mandate to address all three schools and the different issues raised at different stages of a child's life in school, H&W has in the past brought experts in cyber-bullying prevention, nutrition, underaged drinking and drug abuse prevention, bullying and social aggression prevention and others. Parents should attend as many of these lectures as possible, even regarding topics that may be for older children, for the purpose of learning from experts in their different fields of expertise.
Bronxville School PTA Executive Board’s Health and Wellness Committee
Ruth Walter
Holly Fleming
Mary Adamis
Annette Adamiyatt
Marie Jensen
Dina Grant
Katie Casperson
Krista Pettit
Christina DiMinno
Elizabeth Epley
Angela Seminara
Elizabeth Frayne
Araxi Macaulay –Chair
Faculty: Terence Barton, Dr. Barry Richelsoph and Thomas Wilson
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Click here to see archive of 2008/09 Speakers and Assemblies sponsored by Bronxville Health & Wellness Committee
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Click here to see four parent handouts from Sue Travis, Sports Nutrition Expert
Food for Sports Needs Assessment
Food Tips for Sports
Protein Handout
Carb Handout
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2009-2010 Past Events
All Bronxville School Parents and Faculty Invited
October 2nd, 2009 @ 11AM
Bronxville High School Auditorium
Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP
The Center for Executive Function Skill Development
Implementing Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills
- Does your child have a problem getting started with homework?
- Could his or her organizational skills be improved?
- Does your child lack focus?
Sarah Ward has over 14 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with executive function deficits. She is on the faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Graduate Program for Communication Sciences. A popular speaker, Sarah regularly presents on this topic to professional and parent organizations across the United States.
Her presentation will focus on:
- setting goals
- managing school and personal material
- sensing the passage of time
- strategies to start, organize, and complete task
Light lunch will be served. Please RSVP to healthandwellness@bronxvillepta.org
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2009/2010 Past Events
Madeline Levine, PhD, Child Psychologist
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
October 28, 2009 @7PM
Bronxville Elementary School Multipurpose Room
Dr. Levine’s presentation will explore the reasons for the disproportionately high rates of emotional distress among advantaged kids and will include effective techniques to reduce pressure from parents to succeed in school and to heighten adolescent autonomy and self-discipline. For more information visit http://www.thepriceofprivilege.com.
Dr. Madeline Levine is a practicing clinical psychologist in Marin County, California for the past twenty-five years. She is the author of several best selling books including The Price of Privilege, Viewing Violence and See No Evil and a popular school speaker and guest in the media.
All Parents and Community Members Are Invited
Brought to you by the Bronxville PTA Health and Wellness Committee
