Workshops on study skills, financial aid

Glenbard North High School will host “The Four Key Study Skills for School Academic Accomplishment” and a financial aid workshop, both on Monday, Oct. 17.

Presented by Patrick Donohue as part of the Glenbard Parent Series, the study skills presentation will start at 7 p.m. in the Little Theater at Glenbard North, 990 N. Kuhn Road, Carol Stream. Students are encouraged to attend. Glenbard East High School Spanish teacher Janet Reece also will offer the study skills program in Spanish.

Study skills enable students to study and learn efficiently. Donohue will explain how teens can develop a growth mindset, perseverance and a level of grit, and gain the skills that will put them on the path to success.

The presentation will look at four key areas in which parents and guardians can improve their students' learning effectiveness: organization, daily habits, vision and mindset.

Parents and guardians will learn the strategies to become supportive coaches and increase their children's motivation.

Donohue is a former teacher, coach and school administrator and the author of “Red Zone Fathering.”

High school seniors and their parents are also encouraged to attend the workshop on Free Application for Federal Student Aid from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in Glenbard North's computer lab.

There is an earlier deadline for filing this year's FAFSA. Participants in the workshop will receive one-on-one assistance filing the FAFSA from financial aid specialists from the Illinois Students Assistance Corps. Bring the following necessary documents: 2015 Federal tax return, 2015 W2 forms, record of untaxed income and investment/asset /business value. Assistance will be available in English and Spanish. CPDUs are available.

For information on the Glenbard Parent Series, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at (630) 942-7668 or gilda_ross@glenbard.org.