Parent Education Speakers

One of the PAC's many roles is to keep families informed on current trends, issues, and questions related to our children, their development, and what is happening at Tennyson. One of the ways this is achieved is the Parent Education Speaker sessions, which are held in conjunction with PAC meetings. We encourage all parents to attend these presentations.

Meetings start at 7pm and consist of a short PAC meeting followed by the hour-long presentation.  Mark your calendars now!

2014-2015 - Parent Education Speakers

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
7:30-8:30 pm (following PAC Meeting)
Tennyson Library

Topic: Building a Relationship to Support and Connect with Boys

Klaus Klein is a parent and teen clinical  counsellor  who previously taught as a high school teacher. Klaus has been a presenter and guest speaker at various organizations and school based committees across Metro Vancouver for the past 4 years.  Klaus has been interviewed by CBC Radio on The Low-Down On Bridging the Parent-Teen Generation Gap; by  Global News on Marriage, Family, and the Impact of Economic Stress; and by  CTV News on   The Trouble With Boys in Schools. 

Klaus will  focus his talk on how to be the kind of parent  a child - or teen would want to connect with and how the sooner parents intentionally work on the relationship  the better chance they can be influential and be supportive  as their child grows.

Past Speakers:

Tuesday March 3, 2015
7:30-8:30 pm (following PAC Meeting)
Tennyson Library

Topic: Raising Confident Girls 

Audrey Brashich is the author of “All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype and Celebrating Real Beauty,” which has been featured on CNN, NBC, National Public Radio in the US, the CBC in Canada and in print media outlets worldwide including  USA Today, New York Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times, The Daily Mail (England), The Toronto Star and The Vancouver Sun. She regularly serves as a television and  radio commentator on trending pop culture issues and their impact on girls and women. 

Audrey is also a former editor for teen magazines including YM and Seventeen, and her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Teen People, Elle Girl, Girls Life, Health, Ms., Modern Bride and many national publications. As a child and teen, she modelled in New York for J. Crew, The New York Times and several teen magazines.  She holds a master’s degree in the history of popular culture with a focus on youth and gender from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and has two sons. She currently splits her time between Vancouver and New York City. 


Wednesday November 12, 2014    Sex talk. No sweat.   A Workshop for Parents
6:30-8:00pm
Where:  Lord Tennyson Library, babysitting provided. Please email pac.chair@lordtennyson.ca if you require babysitting. 

Lord Tennyson PAC is very pleased to present Saleema Noon as our first speaker of the year. Saleema is a highly respected sexual health educator. She believes that although not all parents are comfortable talking to their children about sex, all parents can learn to be comfortable. During this open and informational session, parents will come to terms with sexual health, and understand how it fits into the lives of their children at this stage of life.  Attendees will discover how to easily overcome embarrassment when talking about sexual health, learn words and concepts that are easy to use, and leave well equipped to clearly answer the questions children ask. The workshop is light hearted, but delivers straight and current facts on how parents and children can work together to promote good sexual decisions for a lifetime.  

The talk for parents precedes the students presentation. Together, they are an incredibly powerful tool for parents and children. Note that additional information regarding the student sessions with Saleema Noon will be provided in November. 

We hope to see as many parents as possible at these events.  Please RSVP to pac.chair@lordtennyson.ca  if you plan to attend.