Glenbard Parent Series February events focus on college prep, parent empowerment
The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Health Families will host three special events on Saturday, Feb 6.
A FAFSA Financial Aid Completion Workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon in Glenbard East High School's computer lab. This workshop is for seniors and their families. Participants will receive one-on-one assistance from financial aid specialists from the Illinois Assistance Corps to file the FAFSA form online. Please bring the following necessary documentation: 2014 Federal tax return (2015 preferred), 2015 W2 forms and record of untaxed income and investment/asset /business value. Assistance will be available in Spanish and English.
The College Transition: Movin' On/The Road to Adulthood and Success
10:30 a.m. to noon in Glenbard East High School meeting room 250
Gloria Mueller will address academic, social, behavioral and emotional issues crucial to college success, such as setting personal expectations and boundaries, time management skills, separation anxiety, homesickness, communication, social media, campus safety and more. Students and parents are encouraged to attend. Mueller's wit, anecdotes and valuable insights promise to make the transition to college a happier time for all. Mueller has worked with college-bound students and their parents for more than 30 years as dean of students and college counselor. A free continental breakfast will be provided.
Grooming for Excellence a Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy
GPS /Spanish
10:30 a.m. to noon session 1 in Rider Hall at Glenbard East High School
12:30 to 2 p.m. session 2 in Glenbard East's library
This academy, designed and facilitated by Lourdes Ferrer, will provide Hispanic parents with the motivation and knowledge they need to navigate the American educational system. Parents will be empowered to become self-advocates, learn the resources for academic success and gain information on the skills necessary for today's careers. Ferrer is an award-winning Hispanic academic achievement and parental involvement specialist. Through this academy, Hispanic parents will be inspired and motivated to become role models among peers and assume leadership roles in their school and community and build in their children the character traits that are conducive to academic success. Free lunch and babysitting will be provided.