Lady Evelyn Alternative School Council

Lady Evelyn goes underground. Parents night out in the garage of the school. 3 teacher bands, food, music, dancing, and licensed - 19+. Book those babysitters.

Doors open at 7pm close at 11ish. $10.00 at the door.

We will also be taking this opportunity to thank everyone who put in so much hard work during the Alt review as well as celebrating the victory.

Update: Videos are now on Youtube. Here is one...

The Purple Skulls, a student-led band, under the mentoring of Joey Gunn, has been noticed by a Montreal Community Radio station. JJ Ford of CKUT's B-Side is planning to play them on the Monday, May 17th show. Great early morning exposure for the kids. The show will be archived here.

Update: To hear the archive of their world premiere on the radio, check out the archive of the show and fast forward to around 5:50.

Here they are...

Monday, May 3rd, 7pm

What does alternative assessment mean? What does it look like in practice? Report cards, portfolios, student-led conferences -- how can and do these reflect what happens in our classrooms?

Join us for an evening of brainstorming and discussion as we move forward from the alternative program review and develop new and innovative ideas about where we are going.

For those students who wish to participate in the discussion, there will be a parallel session for them (to ensure they get to have their say). Child care (and snacks!) will also be available.

With the completion of the Board's program review, we can now return to our regular activities. We also have a lot of items to explore that arose during the review process.

The school council's education committee exists to provide support and advice on issues related to alternative practices and theory to the entire school community. All members of the community are invited to attend discussion evenings and other events, as well as the committee's regular meetings.

1) The education committee will have a meeting on Tuesday, April 20th. If you are interested in attending, please contact education-chair@ladyevelyn.ca

Summit Alternative School Council Speaker Night

You are invited to a free parenting presentation by Louise Glegg, an experienced professional educator and a graduate of BayNVC Nonviolent Communication Leadership Program on:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
7 to 9 p.m.
Summit Alternative/Fisher Park school library

Topic: Keys to Strengthening Family Harmony & Co-operation: Effective Communication Tools for Parents

Summary: Can you imagine…Ending power struggles with the young people in your family? Shifting from trying to manage children’s behaviour with demands, rewards & consequences to fostering goodwill & willing co-operation? Understanding & addressing the root cause of challenging behaviour? Inspiring open, respectful & productive exchanges? Resolving conflict peacefully & teaching your children to do the same? Supporting teens’ growing need for autonomy, while considering your own needs & values? Strengthening respect, harmony and co-operation within the family?

Everyone has a unique set of interests, skills and experiences. Would you like to share yours? We're inviting all the alternative schools to join us at our Earth Day celebration. As part of the event,we would like to offer hour-long workshops, run by parents, students or staff for other members of our community.

Please see the attached form for more details.

The group leading up the push for a Midtown footbridge across the canal near 5th Ave. has a facebook page now available. This bridge will join Old Ottawa East to the Glebe and encourage pedestiran use of our core.

This is a page full of information, photos, events and discussions about plans and ideas for the new proposed footbridge.