SEMAA Family Café Programs
While students are in the AEL, your parents, guardians, and family members are invited to participate in an equally important program in the Family Café. The Family Café is an interactive group that provides interesting guest speakers and important discussions. Besides the great food, fun, and friendship, information on local resources and programs are also shared. There will be discussions on such topics as encouraging academically successful students, preparing children for college, understanding parenting styles, and creating fun opportunities for family time.
The Family Café will be open to family members of participating students every Saturday morning that students are in the Academy from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We will have refreshments, special speakers, activities and round-table discussions designed to make your time there a rich and rewarding experience.
FAMILY CAFE SCHEDULE (WINTER SESSION)
All Family Cafes will be held in the Agricultural Complex (Ferrel/Westbrook Hall) Auditorium (AKA “The Barn”) Room 118 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Barn shares a parking lot with Humphries Hall (on the right) and The Carp Building (on the left).
January 22, 2005
SEMAA Program & Family Cafe
Dr. Todd Gary & Tracy Cummings
Overview and Orientation
January 29, 2005
The Role of the Arts in Education
Ellen Gilbert and The Global Education Center
Ellen Gilbert, an anti-bias, multicultural education specialist, founded this nonprofit training and resource center for students, teachers and community members in 1997. The arts stimulate us to appreciate the inherent beauty within ourselves and within the world at large, promoting global awareness and a respect for all of humanity. Come experience and participate in the rhythm of the drums!
February 5, 2005
Steps to More Effective Parenting
Presented by Dr. Thelma Sanders-Hunter
Raising children is one of the toughest and most fulfilling jobs in the world and there are many challenges associated with it. This session, based on Stephen Covey’s book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, will encourage parents to examine those things which they consider to be most important and discuss ways to avoid common pitfalls.
February 12, 2005
The Importance of Play
Presented by Nancy Nolan
KIDSTUFF founder and director Nancy Nolan consults with parents, teachers and professionals on a variety of topics including current research on brain-based teaching strategies, learning styles and disability issues.She can be seen monthly on NewsChannel 5 Nashville's Talk of the Town. This workshop will help parents become more informed in guiding their children's leisure activities.
February 19, 2005
Great Writers, Great Students
Presentation by Johnanna Grimes
The TSU Writing Center is a support program that supplements instruction by conducting group and individual tutorial sessions for students throughout the university. The Director of the Writing Center, Dr. J. L. Grimes, will conduct a workshop for parents and provide instruction on how to help our children develop the critical writing and organizational skills needed to succeed in college and their future.
February 26, 2005
Youth Service Programs
Presentation by Dr. Javiette Samuel
4-H youth development education creates supportive environments for culturally diverse youth and adults to reach their fullest potential through community focused experiential learning, leadership and volunteerism, partnerships for programming and funding, and strengthening families and communities.
March 5, 2005
S.M.I.L.E. UMW
Presentation by Lawrence L. Sharp, III
The purpose of the Students Making an Investment in Learning to Earn and Using Money Wisely is to serve as a missing link between home, school, community, and church by teaching interpersonal skills, organizational development, and financial literacy. This workshop will focus on the latter, teaching parents how to reinforce a basic understanding of money management, debt, savings, investments, and insurance.
March 12, 2005
Graduation Ceremony
Guest Speaker: Karl Lang
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