Join us for Family Brain Health Nights, open to all students and their adult family members! 🧠✨ Let’s learn about maintaining brain health for overall well-being while enjoying fun activities and prize drawings! Don’t miss out! Register at https://bit.ly/BettBrainHealthNights
Fun, Learning, and Prizes Await!
Nov. 6 - Circle of Courage
6 - 8 pm @ Bettendorf Middle School
Register by Oct 30th to receive materials.
Presented by Jennifer Best, MS Ed., CFLE, CFCS-HDFS, BCC
For Youth: Our senses are foundational to helping us manage stress and stay calm. Make stress balls, slime and other sensory items to help you stay calm!
For Adults: Why do teens sometimes make poor decisions? Risk taking is actually an important part of meeting developmental needs. Find out what your child’s behavior might be telling you about what they need by learning about the Circle of Courage.
Nov. 12 - Empowering Elouise
6 - 7 pm @ Neil Armstrong Elementary
Register by Nov. 5th to receive materials.
For Youth & Adults: Join us for a reading of Principal Turner’s new book, Empowering Elouise. Following the reading, Ami Ventris, Neil Armstrong's school counselor and the Mindful Changemaker Coach, will be leading families through a mindfulness activity to support resilience and empowerment: something Eloise develops within the book. Mrs. Ventris will be demonstrating three different mudras to help everyone tune into how they are feeling and then a fun craft around mantras (positive affirmations) that families will be able to take home.
Nov. 19 - The Hidden Senses
6:30 - 7:30 pm @ Grant Wood Elementary
Register by Nov. 12th to receive materials.
Presented by Maggie Bohnert, MOT Rock Valley Kids
For Youth & Adults: Did you know we actually have 8 sensory systems?! Do you know what they are? Join us to learn more about the 3 hidden senses and how to integrate them in regulation for you and your child.
Dec. 3 - The Crucial "C's"
6 - 7:15 pm @ Grant Wood Elementary
Register by Nov. 26th to receive materials.
Presented by Jennifer Best, MS Ed., CFLE, CFCS-HDFS, BCC
For Youth: Our senses are foundational to helping us manage stress and stay calm. Make stress balls, slime and other sensory items to help you stay calm!
For Adults: Why do teens sometimes make poor decisions? Risk taking is actually an important part of meeting developmental needs. Find out what your child’s behavior might be telling you about what they need by learning about the Circle of Courage.