Parent and Family Workshops
Healthy family relationships are an important part of a student's ability to succeed in school. In parent and family workshops, ENACT seek to give parents, guardians, and caregivers the tools they need to be full partners in the education of their children and to help them be responsible community members.
Utilizing ENACT's signature role-play techniques and theater games, the workshops recreate parent-child or parent-teacher conflict, allowing parents, guardians, and caregivers to experience for themselves the full depth of the conflict. The teaching artists then lead the group in processing the scene and giving options on different ways the conflict can be resolved, enabling them to believe that they are capable of being a responsible influence on their child’s life.
Past workshop topics have included:
- Managing Feelings
- Communication Skills
- Addressing Truancy - Helping Your Child Buy into their Education
- Increasing Self Awareness and Modeling Appropriate Behavior
- Walking in Their Shoes - Creating a Strong, Empathetic Relationship with Your Child
- Decision-Making Skills - Analyzing a Problem by Identifying Needs and Goals
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Follow-Through - Lowering Your Child’s Resistance to Commitment
Often set in the evening or on a Saturday when family members are available, parent and family workshops are offered as one-day, four-day, and eight-day packages, and ENACT will tailor programs to the specific needs of each school. Spanish-speaking instructors are available for bilingual groups.
For more information, or to have ENACT create a program for your school, contact Betty Graham, Program Manager of Family Affairs, at (212) 741-6591 ext. 217 or betty.graham@enact.org.
