St. Philip’s to host Spring Parent University

St. Philip’s School and Community Center will host Parent University on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a fun-filled, educational event for parents, students and educators. Workshops presented by R. Patrice Dunn, Chris Wheel, Cheryl L. Wesley and Tizita Seifu will focus on mental health and wellness for children & adults. The informative and engaging workshops will begin at 5:15pm and run concurrently. There will be food available for purchase, as well as mental-health related vendors.

For more information about becoming a vendor or attending the event please visit www.stphilips1600.org/ pu.cfm.

At St. Philip’s School and Community Center we recognize the importance of equipping parents and caregivers with the resources, knowledge, and skills needed for children to be successful in their varying development phases. Those development phases are the spaces of life:

Spiritual, Physical, Academic, Cognitive, Emotional, and Social (S.P.A.C.E.S.). One way we provide these developmental opportunities is through Parent University. We collaborate with families to create and implement strategies for supporting student learning and development at home and school.

Since its establishment in 2005, Parent University has reached over 2,900 adults and 1,300 students. We are glad to be recognized by educational and religious entities as a hub for family engagement, student support, and parenting educational opportunities.

Some of the previous engaging and insightful topics have encompassed single parenting, learning differences including ADHD, cyberspace safety, 21st-century technology education, bullying, standardized assessments, grandparents raising grandchildren, boys to men, girl matters, the impact of a man, summer learning strategies, disciplining, mental health and wellness, and more.

About the Workshops: Building the Village: What Single Parents Need to Know About Mental Health, a workshop led by R. Patrice Dunn, is intended to equip single parents with the tools to recognize, understand and address their child’s mental health needs.

Rev. Christopher Wheel will encourage fathers to become active role models in his Workshop for Dads, addressing their children’s mental health through a Godly lens.

Tizita Seifu will lead Managing Behavior: Helping Your Child Make More Desirable Choices, a workshop for parents interested in learning to provide sound guidance for their youth.

In the Workshop for Grandparents, Cheryl Wesley will discuss ways that grandparents can model healthy mental health practices and become more engaged in their grandchildren’s lives.