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Strong School Start: 3 Keys for School Readiness

2024-11-07 10:30:00 2024-11-07 11:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Strong School Start: 3 Keys for School Readiness Do you have a little one that is starting school or kindy in 2025? Come along and learn 3 practical, ready-to-use tips to help you navigate this big life change for your child and yourself. Boronggook Drysdale Library - Multipurpose Room

Thursday, November 07
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2024-11-07 10:30:00 2024-11-07 11:30:00 Australia/Melbourne Strong School Start: 3 Keys for School Readiness Do you have a little one that is starting school or kindy in 2025? Come along and learn 3 practical, ready-to-use tips to help you navigate this big life change for your child and yourself. Boronggook Drysdale Library - Multipurpose Room

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Multipurpose Room

Do you have a little one that is starting school or kindy in 2025? Come along and learn 3 practical, ready-to-use tips to help you navigate this big life change for your child and yourself.

Suzie is an OT, parenting educator and mentor, award winning speaker and the mama of two wildlings with big emotions. She has supported 100s of families as they consider their child’s school readiness and to prepare for this transition, with extensive experience with little ones with big emotions and often challenging behaviours - the ones that make their parents worry the most!

So come along and get Suzie’s top tips of intentional action you can take now, including: 

  • A better UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR CHILD'S EMOTIONS AS THEY START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR so you can plan and manage these proactively with ease and confidence
  • Knowledge on how to BEST CONNECT WITH YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL OR KINDERGARTEN so you can co-design the smooth start you want for your child 
  • A TOOLKIT OF SKILLS to work on over the summer at home, to optimise success in school start for your child 

Suzie draws from her own personal lived experience raising her own wildlings, as well as significant training in occupational science, neuroscience and psychology alongside the privilege of extensive experience supporting thousands of families over her career in her heart-led, family-centred and science-based programs and is passionate about helping parents raise happier, healthier and more helpful humans.

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Health & Wellbeing | Children & Families |

TAGS: | recommended |

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0656

Hours

Boronggook Drysdale Library

Mon, Mar 03 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Mar 04 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Mar 05 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 06 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Mar 07 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Mar 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 09 2:00PM to 5:00PM

Tel: (03) 4201 0656

About the Library

The Boronggook Drysdale Library building, opened in April 2023, features communal spaces, quiet study areas, an adult changing places facility, a green roof, an internal courtyard garden, a City of Greater Geelong customer service point and resource-efficient systems. The sustainable building is a welcoming and safe space open to all.

Upcoming events

Fri, Mar 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
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Where does the time go? Come along and read, play and create as we explore the flow of time. This is part of the Geelong Regional Libraries STEAM into the Library program. Age: 3-5
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Tue, Mar 11, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Mar 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with after-school activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+ 

Fri, Mar 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Fri, Mar 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Come along and explore concepts of balance, weight and stability in this fun and hands-on session. This is part of... more
Come along and explore concepts of balance, weight and stability in this fun and hands-on session. This is part of the Geelong Regional Libraries STEAM into the Library program. Age: 3-5

Mon, Mar 17, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Mar 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Mar 18, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with after-school activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+ 

Wed, Mar 19, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Preserve your favourite family recipes by putting them together in your own professional looking cookbook. Join us... more
Preserve your favourite family recipes by putting them together in your own professional looking cookbook. Join us to learn how.

Thu, Mar 20, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Anyone can be a poet! Come try blackout poetry, also known as found poetry, a technique that uses existing words to... more
Anyone can be a poet! Come try blackout poetry, also known as found poetry, a technique that uses existing words to make a new text. Ages 5+

Fri, Mar 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Fri, Mar 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
How do we find where we are? With maps of course! Join us to discover how maps work. This is part of the Geelong... more
How do we find where we are? With maps of course! Join us to discover how maps work. This is part of the Geelong Regional Libraries STEAM into the Library program. Age: 3-5

Sat, Mar 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Multipurpose Room
Join us once a month for an adventure of engineering and creating as we use a range of recycled materials. What will... more
Join us once a month for an adventure of engineering and creating as we use a range of recycled materials. What will you make? The opportunities are endless! Ages 5+

Mon, Mar 24, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Mar 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Mar 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with after-school activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+ 

Thu, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Area
Talk-Sing-Read-Play with your child every day to help grow minds, learn words and bond together. An interactive... more
Talk-Sing-Read-Play with your child every day to help grow minds, learn words and bond together. An interactive session for caregivers of children aged 0-3 years including playtime.  

Fri, Mar 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Fri, Mar 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Multipurpose Room
When is a box not a box? Come along and discover the joy of constructing creatures from boxes. This is part of the... more
When is a box not a box? Come along and discover the joy of constructing creatures from boxes. This is part of the Geelong Regional Libraries STEAM into the Library program. Age: 3-5

Mon, Mar 31, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Area
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Apr 01, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Kitchen/Craft space
Join us to learn a new craft or perfect an old one. Each month we will try a different crafting skill. Meet fellow... more
Join us to learn a new craft or perfect an old one. Each month we will try a different crafting skill. Meet fellow crafters and share tips and tricks. Prepare to become obsessed.

Tue, Apr 01, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with after-school activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+ 

Fri, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Area
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.