Toolkit

Bookmark leading to the “Reinvent Your Summer” activities, which offer fun and educational daily challenges for families, aimed at maintaining the joy of learning during the holidays.

Examples of challenges for “Reinvent Your Summer”:

• Reading and writing: Create a journal of activities, write a weekly challenge list, or organize a book-themed scavenger hunt.
  Creative activities: Decorate an achievement jar and add an item for each completed challenge.
  Outdoor/physical activities: Create physical challenges based on the alphabet.
  Cooking and discovery: Cook as a family or write recipes.

These challenges are part of an effort to prevent the “summer slide,” helping children stay intellectually engaged. Printable resources, are sometimes included in these initiatives to encourage reading.

In the spring of 2024, the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR undertook a consultation with parents of children aged 0-8 to better grasp their current needs associated with parenting. The needs they expressed
were classified into six broad categories. In May 2024, an event bringing together parents and stakeholders helped pinpoint promising avenues for collective action to better support parents in the Eastern Townships. This document summarizes the action avenues identified in each category

In 2019, in light of the concerning results of the Québec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten (QSCDK), the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR established the Charte estrienne Voir grand pour nos enfants. The first principle of this charter is to recognize and support parents as the primary allies in children’s development. With this in mind, the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR decided to reach out to parents to find out more about their parental needs.