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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: Helping the Helper Workshop 1 week, 6 days ago · View
On May 3rd we hosted a workshop with a new target audience, household domestic helpers. The enthusiastic group of 70 helpers walked away with strategies and tools for effective communication with the children they help to raise in the household. This is a new direction of support that CDNIS is offering to our parent community, [...] -
robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: What to do About Worries? 5 months, 1 week ago · View
Anxiety and stress are a normal part of every child’s life. As parents and educators we can help students learn to cope and manage the stresses they face, so they develop functional habits and can deal with life’s challenges effectively. This podcast is a summary of topics covered at a parent workshop in December 2011 at [...] -
robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: Upcoming Parenting Course 5 months, 3 weeks ago · View
A Practical Course for Parents: ACTIVE PARENTING NOW!© In response to a continued interest for proactive, practical information from parents to support the emotional, social and educational development of their children, we are pleased to once again offer two 4-part parenting courses for CDNIS parents. Active Parenting Now! is a research-based resource providedby Active Parenting Publishers who [...]
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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: 8 months ago · View
Lower School Guidance Counsellor’s Parent Workshop PS: It’s Part of the PYP The CDNIS mission statement gives clear rationale for a strong academic programme at our school. But the PYP also has a core curriculum, the PSPE, which includes the Personal and Social development of all students. Come and spend the morning with Lower School Guidance Counsellors [...]
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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: The excitement of a new school year! 9 months, 1 week ago · View
The CDNIS staff is ready and eager to welcome our students back for the 2011-12 school year. Of prime importance, particularly in the Lower School, is ensuring that all students have a positive, smooth start to the year so that they can settle in well, both socially and academically, to their new class. This paves [...]
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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: 1 year, 8 months ago · View
Parents,
in this space we plan to post articles, inks and information about relevant reading that you might find helpful in parenting and supporting your children. Please feel free to let us know about any helpful information you come across that we could add here for the wider community. Thanks.
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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: Parent interaction 1 year, 8 months ago · View
We are looking forward to meeting parents at the coffee mornings on Sept 27th and 28th, so hopefully you can make it. As the year unfolds we plan to offer various parent education opportunities that relate to supporting your students social and emotional development, so come and give us your ideas on what topics would [...]
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robertgrantham wrote a new blog post: Welcome Notes 1 year, 8 months ago · View
The CDNIS Lower School Guidance Counsellors support the social and emotional development of students. As part of the Learning Services Team we are in constant interaction with teachers, administration and other LST staff to ensure that students requiring either individual or group support are identified and engaged in a timely and focused manner. Our goal [...]
