Toolkit

These two bookmarks provide ideas to guide parents in their duty as a role model for reading.

This activity sheet is designed to raise awareness among young people about healthy school-work balance and to address the subject of good practices for communicating with their employers. It is for use by employers working with youth aged 12 to 20, or by their teachers as part of a course in ethics and religious culture, healthy lifestyle habits, or any other course at a particular grade level that deals with these themes. The activity, which includes the viewing of two videos, can be completed in under 20 minutes (take longer if it seems appropriate and productive).

Two videos created to raise awareness among youth aged 12 to 20 about the importance of healthy school-work balance.

Three free programs that block access to websites, browsers, games, or other software that might waste your valuable time. These can help you manage your time better and avoid distractions.

The question ”what do you want to be when you grow up?” is no longer serving young people. For too long, we’ve encouraged them to prepare for their future by choosing a job title. This approach is causing anxiety and not preparing them for a complex future. Parents and educators can change the world by helping young people look beyond job titles to find important challenges to solve. This new approach is called the challenge mindset, and it is igniting a sense of purpose in youth. Come discover the difference it can make to the young people in your lives. With Nicola Edwards, Advisor, SparkPath.

When a child and their family have a smooth transition to school, it creates a precedent for future successful transitions and therefore has a positive impact on educational success. This video by the Chantier montréalais Transition vers l’école discusses issues such as the factors that foster a successful transition to kindergarten.

This video was created to raise awareness among parents of young people who work while going to school about the importance of healthy school-work balance. Partners can invite parents in their network to watch the video and discuss it with their child.

• How does motivation work?
• Why is it so important to your child’s educational success?
• How can you encourage your child’s motivation and optimal development at school?

This infographic addresses the question of school motivation and the role parents can play in supporting it, in general, but particularly in the context of a pandemic and the end of the school year.

In collaboration with French-language educational consultants and a librarian, the Projet Partenaires pour la réussite éducative en Estrie has developed six reading activities for elementary school children and their parents. The aim of these activities is to highlight the essential role played by parents in developing their children’s love of reading. Teachers are invited to initiate these activities in the classroom at a time of their choosing. The worksheets are all completed at home, to encourage family exchanges and enjoyment.