Family Resources
Looking to help your child succeed in school?
LEARN Family Resources are here to offer support. If you’re looking for guidance in your child’s academic path, browse the sections below.
Workshops & Information Sessions
Empowering Parents as Educational Partners: Join Our Informative Webinars!
At LEARN, we understand the vital role parents play in the education of our youth. That’s why we are thrilled to offer a series of insightful webinars designed to support parents as valued partners in their child’s educational journey. Collaborating with trusted experts, we have curated a diverse range of topics that address the pressing concerns of parents in today’s ever-changing world. From navigating online learning to fostering resilience and promoting mental well-being, our webinars provide practical tips and strategies to empower you as a parent. Join us and gain valuable insights that will enhance your ability to support your child’s education.
Together, let’s create a strong foundation for their future success!
Upcoming Webinars
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Past webinars
Miss a session? Watch some of our previous sessions.
This webinar given by the Centre of Excellence PIM aims to support parents of children with intellectual or physical disabilities by providing an overview of educational programs, external resources, and services offered in the elementary school system.
In this webinar, Dr. Unger spoke about how families and schools can stop being overprotective and meet children's developmental needs by offering them more risk and responsibility. This webinar was a collaboration between LEARN and the Centre of Excellence for Mental Health.
These webinars form a comprehensive series aimed at empowering parents to play an active role in their children's education and emotional development. Collaborating with trusted experts, the webinars cover various essential topics for parents in today's ever-changing times.
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In this series of webinars, Rita Rwigamba, Community Literacy Worker at Frontier College, offers parents a step-by-step guide on supporting their children with online homework and provides free literacy resources, while also discussing the importance of family literacy and promoting literacy through free activities; Karen Delage, Family Life Educator in partnership with QFHSA, identifies strategies and tools to support pre-teen development and critical thinking for parents of 10-to-12-year-olds.
Sheldon Harvey from Bird Protection Quebec introduces us to the various types of birds and gardens in the Montreal region.
These webinars provide valuable guidance and support for parents in understanding and addressing their children's worries and anxiety during different stages of development. Specifically tailored for teenagers, one of the webinars provides crucial insights on distinguishing between normal worries and anxiety disorders, equipping parents with practical coping strategies to assist their teenagers in effectively managing anxiety.
How Can I Help?
Is it a challenge to help your child with homework? Is your child struggling with some subjects or does he/she want to improve or achieve specific goals or supplement classroom learning? You can help your child succeed in school by accessing a number of key LEARN resources.
Explore our website's student section for a wealth of resources and services to support your child's educational journey! Discover more about our online tutoring service, extra-curricular opportunities, and program information.
Tips on how you can help your child succeed
- Monitor child’s progress - through emails, meetings.
- Build a relationship with your child’s teachers, let them know you want to help and keep in touch.
- Attend school events, assemblies, curriculum nights, parent teacher night.
- Support their learning and celebrate their success.
- Advocate for your child and ensure that they receive all the tools and resources available to them.
- Learn with them and help them grow, be challenged, dream and reach their goals.
- Provide them with a proper homework and learning environment (quiet space with no distractions).
- Encourage your child to be active (such as sports, spend time with friends, join school c committees or clubs, help with school play or events) and to be a lifelong learner.
- Volunteer when possible. There are many opportunities available for parents to volunteer such as joining various school committees (Parent Participation Organization (PPO) or Home and School, Governing Board, Parents’ Committee).
How to support my child in French
Marla Willams et Gabrielle Guillon from CPF (Canadian Parents for French), an organization that furthers bilingualism by promoting and creating opportunities for youth to learn and use French, discuss how parents can support their child in French Immersion or the Core French program.
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Discover All Resources
We have assembled a page with a range of tools, resources, and support to help parents, elementary and secondary level students attending English-speaking schools across the province. To address the needs of each student and family, numerous resources are easily accessible. These resources will help build and support student success; complement their learning, and promote well-being.
