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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, Oct 14 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Tue, Oct 15 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Oct 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 17 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Oct 18 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Oct 19 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 20 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, Oct 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Mon, Oct 21, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Oct 22, 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, Oct 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Mon, Oct 28, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Oct 29, 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, Nov 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Sat, Nov 02, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Multipurpose Room
Join us for some family movie fun. BYO popcorn! Ages 5+

Mon, Nov 04, 11:30am - 11:50am
Children's Area
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Nov 05, 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, Nov 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
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... more
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.

Fri, Nov 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

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

Tue, Nov 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Tue, Nov 12, 11:00am - 11:45am
Multipurpose Room
Join our Speech Pathologist Alice in a presentation focused on helping parents and carers to build their child?s... more
Join our Speech Pathologist Alice in a presentation focused on helping parents and carers to build their child?s language and literacy development. Bookings Essential.

Tue, Nov 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with after-school activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+ 

Rescheduled
Wed, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
New date Wednesday, November 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mix it up with a range of activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+

Wed, Nov 13, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Multipurpose Room
Mix it up with a range of activities including art, craft, games, tech activities, LEGO and more. Ages 5+

Fri, Nov 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Sat, Nov 16, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Connect with your community by dropping in to Boronggook Drysdale Library to meet the community groups working in... more
Connect with your community by dropping in to Boronggook Drysdale Library to meet the community groups working in the Bellarine. Find out how you can join, connect and participate in your community.