PAC AGM and Special Guest Speaker - Ross Laird - May 23, 2018 7:00 pm
The PAC executive will present a very special guest speaker at our May 23rd Annual General Meeting.
We are pleased and honored to have critically-acclaimed author, Ross Laird, PhD, RCC, speak on skills and strategies to help teenagers deal with the impact of technology on their lives and the challenges that they may face in terms of anxiety, depression and isolation.
His work has explored the interconnected themes of mentorship, trauma, addiction and creativity.
Dr. Laird, a creative writing teacher at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has led seminars with hundreds of organizations and universities across North America on the themes of personal and professional development. He has spoken about mindfulness in education and has also facilitated De-Tech and Reconnect retreats in Great Bear Rainforest. As a teacher, he emphasizes the importance of mindfulness in education.
The following links will provide you with more information about Dr. Laird.
http://www.kpu.ca/arts/creative-writing/faculty/ross-laird
Please join us on Wednesday, May 23rd at 7 pm in the Library to welcome Dr. Laird.
Best regards,
Screenagers - Follow Up
Screenagers: Growing up in The Digital Age
The Thursday evening showing of Screenagers was a great success. Thank you to all those involved -
- The Carson Graham PAC for organizing
- Carson Graham families, students and Carson Graham Family of Schools for attending
- Jesse Miller as facilitator
- Carson Graham students who led a panel in front of a large audience and voiced their opinion.
- Principal Ian Kennedy for supporting this event.
For further information and resources in connection to cell-phone and electronic use amongst teenagers, please take a look at the Screenagers link.
Screenagers - Growing Up in the Digital Age
Dear Carson Graham Parents & Guardians,
The Carson Graham PAC Executive is pleased to present to you a screening of the award winning documentary - SCREENAGERS - Growing Up In The Digital Age on April 19, 7:00 pm at Carson Graham Gym. We are also pleased to have Jesse Miller from Mediated Reality to facilitate the evening.
Cell phone, i-pad, electronic devices - Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.
In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, April 2, 8:00 pm until Wednesday night through Eventbrite. Clicking on this link will take you directly to the sign up page. There is no cost to attend this event.
We encourage parents/caregivers to bring their children/wards along.
Carson Graham PAC Executive
PAC Scholarships
| CGPAC 2017/2018 Scholarship Awards and Criteria
Background The PAC is all about giving back to the school community. Hence, all of the awards are to recognize students that have contributed to the school community. It recognizes that there are various levels of achievement and, as such, hopes that students from a broad spectrum would/could be eligible. It also recognizes the maintenance of academic achievement. We also want to recognize individuals who have excelled in school leadership and contribute but may not have achieved a high academic record for any number of reasons. These awards are intended to support post-secondary education and therefore are only payable upon proof of registration at a post-secondary institution. The recipient has 18 months to have the award fulfilled (covers 2 academic years), after which the award expires. Awards Category 1: 5 x $1,250 STEAM Scholarship Awards Recipients have a demonstrable leadership and passion in supporting school-based activities while maintaining a high academic standard in one of the following: 1. Science – 1 award 2. Math – 1 award 3. Technology or Engineering (all of the various technology or engineering courses, such as foods, textiles, woodwork, etc) – 1 award 4. Fine Arts – Visual (arts), Performance (music, dance, drama), Digital Arts, etc 5. Humanities – languages, history, geography, and the like Recipients must have: 1. Exemplary ongoing history of School Community Service since being at Carson 2. 30+ hours of school-based service 3. Excelled in one of the above 5 categories in which the candidate receives the award 4. Have maintained ≥=86% overall average Category 2: 2 x $750 PAC School Spirit Scholarship Awards A non-academic award that recognizes recipients that contributed the most to building and supporting school spirit over the course of their attendance at Carson and who have demonstrable leadership and passion: 1. in supporting and contributing to school-based activities. 2. in supporting and/or participating in school sports (e.g. could be a team manager, student coach, athlete or supporter, etc). (This is not a personal achievement award in sports – e.g. most goals, valuable player, etc). CGPAC 2016/2017 Scholarship Awards and Criteria.Background The PAC is all about giving back to the school community. Hence, all of the awards are to recognize students that have contributed to the school community. It recognizes that there are various levels of achievement and as such hopes that students from a broad spectrum would/could be eligible. It also recognizes the maintenance of academic achievement. We also want to recognize individuals that have excelled in school leadership and contribution but may not have achieved a high academic record for any number of reasons. These awards are intended for supporting post-secondary education and therefore are only payable upon proof of registration in a post-secondary institution. The recipient has 18 months to have the award fulfilled (covers 2 academic years), after which the award expires. Awards Category 1: 4 x $750 PAC STEAM Awards Recipients have a demonstrable leadership and passion in supporting school based activities while maintaining a high academic standard in one of the following. 1. Science or Math - 1 award 2. Technology or Engineering (all of the various technology and engineering related courses - such as foods, "sewing", woodwork, etc) - 1 award 3. Fine Arts - Visual (arts), Performance (music, dance, drama), Digital Arts, etc. 4. Humanities - languages, history , geography and the like. Recipient must have: 1. Must have exemplary ongoing history of School Community Service since being at Carson 2. 30+ hours of school based service 3. Excelled in one of the above 4 categories in which the candidate is receiving the award in. 4. Have maintained >= 86% overall average
Category 2: 2 x $500 - PAC School Spirit Award – 1 each A non-academic award that recognizes recipients that contributed the most to building and supporting school spirit over the course of their attendance at Carson and who has demonstrable leadership and passion: 1. in supporting and contributing to school based activities. 2. in supporting and/or participating in school sports (eg could be a team manager, student coach, athlete, or supporter, etc). (This is not a personal achievement award in sports - eg most goals, valuable player, etc) |
