Parent+Programs

Slackwood School offers learning programs for parents during many months of the school year. Some programs are funded by grants through the Lawrence Township Education Foundation and the Mercer County Bar Association's KITES Grant program, and others are purchased through school funding or are developed by the school counselor. The 2012-13 school year offers programs funded by LTEF and the Mercer Co. Bar Assoc., as well as by former Slackwood students (now adults) who volunteered to present information to families. Programs this year include: Many other parent programs have been offered in the past 19 years at Slackwood School. Too many to list, the programs involved parents in helping their children, but also in assisting one another and supporting each other in their important roles in the family.
 * "College: Getting There From Here" presented by Mrs. Ka'Neda Bullock, former Slackwood student and Smith College graduate, and Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Her presentation on October 18 gave parents ideas about saving for college now.
 * Jolanta Derkacz, former Slackwood student and Rider University graduate, presented "A Slackwood Immigrant's Path to College" on December 3.
 * "Helping Your Child Succeed" was presented by Melanie Seaman, School Counselor, to parents on November 14.
 * "Realizing the American Dream," a 10-week program to help parents understand the American school system and how to help their children succeed and reach the dream of attending college, was presented to parents in an information session on January 31 by Melanie Seaman, School Counselor. The program was held during the Eagles Program (while students were attending Eagles, their parents attended the Realizing the American Dream program) on Tuesdays. The program was funded by The Lawrence Township Eductaion Foundation.
 * "Teaching Children Responsibility for Their Learning and Behavior" was presented by Melanie Seaman, School Counselor, to parents on January 30. The program is one in a series on discipline provded by a KITES grant and will be offered during this school year and next year.