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Whitehorse City Council’s Parenting Information Forums
Please see information below on the following programs/services:
- Beats, Rhymes and Life – a music, hip hop and creative writing program running from Whitehorse City Council’s Youth Drop-in Centre in Box Hill
- Whitehorse City Councils next Parenting Information Forum, Understanding & Responding to Children's Behaviours.
- EACH’s Let’s Talk about Parenting course.
- Anglicare’s Parent Information Sessions for term 2 (see flyer attached)
Beats, Rhymes and Life – Music, Hip-hop and Creative Writing Program
Beats, Rhymes and Life is a free music, hip hop and creative writing drop in program for young people where they can learn to make beats, write raps, perform and record tracks.
Where: Youth ConneXions, Box Hill Central
When: Fridays 4-6 pm for 8 weeks.
May 10, 17, 24, 31.
June 7, 14, 21, 28
Cost: FREE!
- Young people can learn how to make beats, finger drum, write lyrics, rap and record a song depending on what they are interested in.
- The program provides a supportive, friendly and relaxed environment for young people to explore their creativity. No experience necessary and all skill levels welcome.
- Young people will have access and support to use recording facilities, a Push2 - a powerful, expressive instrument that gives you hands-on control of an unlimited palette of sounds, and there will opportunities for participants to perform their music live if they choose to.
- A highly talented and experienced facilitator from Sound of the Future http://www.soundofthefuture.org will be running the program along with an experienced youth worker.
Places are limited please contact jules.piccinin@whitehorse.vic.gov.au or 9898 9340 for more information and for registration.
‘Whitehorse City Council’s June Parenting Information Forum - Understanding & Responding to Children's Behaviours (0-10 years)
Presented by Angela McGann from Early Life Foundation, on Tuesday 18th June at the Whitehorse Centre in Nunawading.
Date: Tuesday 18th June
Times: 7:30pm-9pm (Registrations open from 7pm with tea and coffee served)
Where: Whitehorse Centre (Rear of 379-397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading)
Cost: $2 gold coin donation payable on the night
Further information is provided in the attached flyer as well as information about future forums. Families can book online through the our website http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Parenting-Information-Forum-Program.html
Let’s Talk about Parenting Course
Are you:
- Wishing you could help your child when they are anxious/ angry/having melt downs?
- Struggling to find time for yourself?
- Wishing you could build more resilience in your child?
- Wanting to discipline your child without punishment?
- Coping with your own parenting dilemma?
- Join a group of parents for 5 weeks to learn together about parenting!
Where: 75 Patterson St, Ringwood East 3135
When:
Term 2: Every Tuesday from the 30th April until the 4th June 2019
Term 3: Every Monday from 15th July until the 19th August 2019
Term 4: Every Thursday from 24th October until 28th November 2019
Time: All sessions 10am until 12pm
Cost: Gold coin donation per session, if possible
Contact: EACH intake on 9873 3900