February 19th, 2010
More FAFSA Workshops to Help Parents
If you have a child that may attend college this coming fall, and you are thinking about student loans, St. Louis University has a free workshop that will help.
FAFSA Workshops
Do you need money for college? Are you wondering what scholarship and financial aid programs are available to you? To provide access to these questions, St. Louis University is hosting free, on-campus Financial Aid 101 and FAFSA Completion Workshops in January and February. All workshops will be on Sundays starting at 2:00 p.m. in the Busch Student Center on SLU’s Campus. The dates are 1/10, 1/24, 1/31, 2/14, 2/21, & 2/28. For more information, contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 314.977.2350. 2/28
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February 17th, 2010
Worried About Your Child in This Technological Age?
Many parents may be concerned that their children are growing up in an age that bombards them with information from all sides. Kids today have access to so much more than parents ever imagined in their youth. With emailing, texting, blogging, twittering; some parents might wonder if their child ever really speaks to a human being face-to-face. Another concern for today’s parents is whether or not all this technology is somehow stunting their child’s ability to actually verbalize their thoughts and concerns. Other parents may simply be worried about their child’s safety in cyberspace.
All of these are very real concerns and some local schools are helping parents understand how they can raise children that are safe and smart in this new technologically obsessed world. Francis Howell Middle School is holding a meeting regarding these concerns:
Join us on Tuesday, March 9th from 7:00 – 8:00 in our lecture room for an Introduction to Raising Media Savvy Kids in a Media Saturated World – This course will define Media Literacy and allow participants to consider simple Critical Thinking Strategies to add to existing parenting methods. Participants also gain awareness of the myriad ways technology has impacted childhood. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to consider tactics for setting limits with media and ways the Media can even help with Parenting. If you are interested, please call or e-mail Jean Gunnels to RSVP! jean.gunnels@fhsdschools.org or 636 851-4892.
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February 5th, 2010
Worried About Paying for College?
For those of you who have high school students in either the Francis Howell or Fort Zumwalt school districts, here are some important upcoming events.
If your high school student plans to attend a college or university after graduating, you and your child may need some financial help. One way to pay for college is to apply for government loans. Fort Zumwalt North High School and Francis Howell High School will be hosting FAFSA Workshops in the library of each school.
Fort Zumwalt North High School – FAFSA Workshop – Tuesday, Feb. 9th – 7:00 PM – Library
Francis Howell High School – FAFSA Workshop – Wednesday, Feb. 10th – 7:00 PM – Library
Francis Howell School District Parent Book Study
The Francis Howell School District is also holding a Parent Book Study on Tuesday nights starting on Feb. 9th and ending March 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Francis Howell Middle School Library. The book being studied is called Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Dr. Leonard Sax.
For more information or to attend please call or email Jean Gunnels: (636) 851-4892, jean.gunnels@fhsdschools.org
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February 4th, 2010
New Virtual Tutoring Company in St. Louis
A recent article by Jane Coaston in the education section of stltoday.com touts the success of a new, local virtual tutoring site. Leo Shmuylovich, with friend Josh Salcman, founded this site called Virtual Nerd. They have won some local awards through Washington University and are off to a great start. The program itself was tested on students from Chaminade Preparatory School with some success. As written in the article, “Sam Beffa, a student who tested the service at Chaminade, said the videos gave step-by-step instructions that helped him understand the topics. ‘I had a classroom at my fingertips,’ he said.”
Right now the service is about $40 per month and provides only math help, with science help in the works. This site is a wonderful place to find basic information about certain types of math problems and certain equations, but it is still best to use a tutor, because they can help students solve new problems using the methods that are being taught in the classroom. Even Shmuylovich himself feels the site is great to supplement what is going on in the classroom. As he says in a comment below the article, “If you have the means and can find the right tutor, nothing beats one on one interaction. At Virtual Nerd we aren’t in the business of replacing tutors or teachers.”
Article Link
If you would like to read this article, follow the link: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/C405898D483416B3862576BE00811BF0?OpenDocument
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