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The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series
Through enriching presentations from local and national experts on topics of interest to parents, faculty and staff, the MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series seeks to contribute to the academic, physical, and emotional health of our students. All events are free of charge and are for parents, faculty and staff of Los Altos and Mountain View public schools.
https://mvlaspeakerseries.org/
Khan Academy
The Khan Academy was originally launched as a way to provided tutorial support for nieces and nephews of the founder. It has morphed into a free, open source project recognized by the Gates Foundation with a mission of providing a world-class education. The Academy works with Los Altos School District and specifically Covington, to improve the quality of their content with student feed-back. With over 1700 lessons in science, math and social sciences, the Khan Academy materials are good resource for both students and their parents.
Common Sense Media
Sixth graders work with faculty and staff to understand what it means to be a good digital citizen. Leveraging the content from this resource, the students explore the implications and appropriate uses of texting and social media sites with an emphasis on safety, security and appropriate interaction. Parents can learn how to reinforce the messages with tools from this website.
Common Ground Speaker Series Lectures for parents on various topics – all grade levels. Small donation requested for lectures.
www.commongroundspeakerseries.org
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Provides parent education classes, including the popular Heart to Heart classes on puberty for boys or girls and their parents
http://www.lpch.org/index.html
Girls Leadership Institute
For girls grade 2 – 6 and their parents. The Girls Leadership Institute inspires girls to be true to themselves. We teach the practices of emotional intelligence, assertive self-expression and healthy relationships, giving girls the skills and confidence to live as leaders. We work with girls, their families, and school communities through our camps, after-school programs and in-school resources.
Los Altos SELPA1-CAC
Parents of special needs children in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Palo Alto. Sponsors speakers for parents and Ability Awareness programs at schools.
Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC)
Serves Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills Parent education and counseling services
Parent Previews is another site with media information.
Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) Counseling
Education programs for teens and parents.
Palo Alto Drug and Alcohol Collaborative
Focused on Palo Alto Schools, but a good source for parents of teens.
Challenge Success Studies
School, lifestyle and stress on students.
Children’s Health Council
Parent education classes, as well as individual student assessment and treatment.
Los Altos Mountain View PTA
Sponsors various parent education events through the year.
http://ptac.mvwsd.org/parented.html
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