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Community Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
• See
you in the Fall!
(click
here for Minutes of 5/27/09 meeting)
(*)
date change from original schedule
All
Meetings held at T/E School District Administrative Office
T/E School District Administration Offices
West Valley Business Center
940 West Valley Road, Suite 1700,
Wayne, PA 19087
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• 2007-2008 ARCH Accomplishments
(click
here)
Community News
March 2009, Update
- VFMS: D.A.R.E. (click
here)
by
Roann Brown - .
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2007
Youth Survey Results
Presentation held on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
Youth
Survey click
here
Youth Survey Presentation click
here
Question & Answer Session (written summary)
click
here
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Karen
Reivich, Ph.D.
"The
Resilient Family"
How
families can work together to build on the principles of
resilience such as valuing emotions, creating positivity
and enhancing gratitude
Dr.
Reivich's Presentation 11/10/08 click
here
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"Parent-Connect"
Webinar Series
ARCH
and the T/E School District would like
to invite you to a unique opportunity hosted by Campus Outreach
Services. Join parents across the country in an educational
experience on today’s most pressing issues for teens.
The Parent-Connect Series are on-line seminars (Webinars)
where you will hear and be able to participate in discussions
with nationally known presenters, authors, experts, and
psychologists for the latest research and practical tips
on a host of subjects important for parent’s today.
Information
& Schedule Flyer
Sign-up
Information
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THE
PARENT NETWORK
Great Valley Middle School
Faculty Dining Room
Tell a friend...Bring a friend
I've attached flyers for both The Parent Network (click
here) and Shaping Children's Behavior (click
here) so that you can mark you calendar now. Please
share this information with others!
For more information, please contact:
Dolores Hunter
Parenting Task Force Leader
PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTHY YOUTH
610-651-8185
DHunter13@comcast.net
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Join
ARCH Listserve -
Receive e-mails from ARCH and participate in dialogue with others
on ARCH topics. It’s free!
FYI
-- THE
PARENT NETWORK
(Click here
for details)
Where: Great Valley Middle School,
Faculty
Dining Room
When: Final Meeting June 9, 2009
Tuesdays,
7:00 – 9:00 PM
ARCH
(Area Residents Caring & Helping) is a community coalition
established in 1981 by parents and other community members to
assist, educate and support one another in dealing with substance
use and abuse by youth. We are actively working to keep kids alcohol
and drug free.
(Tredyffrin & Easttown Townships, Chester County, Pennsylvania)
2007-2008
Initiatives: ARCH is planning to address the issue of
underage drinking:
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By implementing an alcohol abuse prevention program based on
the principles of social norming, a research-based approach
with proven efficacy.
More information on Social Norms
Campaign
- By
hosting two programs, with professional speakers/ trainers,
specifically geared for parents, to provide information and
skills in parenting for prevention.
Want to Plan a Party for your Teen and hardly know where to start?
Tom Hagy, a parent of a teen in our
area, shares his proven strategy for having a successful party
for teenagers. In this humorous but quite serious Letter to the
Editor, Tom explains how staying in control begins with careful
planning and a clear strategy -- without killing all the fun.
(reprinted with permission). [Read
Letter]
Statement
of Purpose
We are a partnership of parents, school administrators,
police officers, teachers, students, and community members committed
to supporting families and helping youth form a strong positive
self image to enable them to make healthy choices and stay drug
free.
Our
goal is to assist the community to provide a better quality
of individual and community life by working towards the elimination
of alcohol and other drug use by minors, fostering healthy relationships
between parents and youth, and further cooperation between schools
and the community.
View Brochure:
Adobe Reader (PDF) document.
last
page update 6/4/2009
