Parent and Community Engagement is about connecting and empowering Community Parents, Youth and Families

July Newsletter

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families can benefit a great deal by having the opportunity to share their skills and their knowledge with other parents in their community. How we all can have a positive outcome working together as one?  Isn't it beautiful seeing that we as parents can help make a difference in our child’s future?

Catching up for a yarn

In the South of Cairns our Indigenous families took part in gathering together for encouragement. Parents all sharing experiences and getting to catch up for yarn. Melicha shared a little experience how she was introduced to the (PaCE) Parent & Community Engagement project and how it has changed her. The parents are very much interested in how we all can take part in the community and our kid’s education by sharing some great ideas together. Ms Brady suggested that she loves to see more of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Parents be involved.

               

Having fun with their new Computers

Parents took the opportunity to making the first step to becoming proud owners of Laptop computer. FNQRSM would like to give a big Thank you to those 9 parents for allowing themselves to explore the computer world. You can now learn more about what your child is learning in school.

FNQRSM are having their first computer lessons on the 15^th August 2012 at 9:30am – 2:00pm in their conference room. Anyone in need for more details contact your Parent Support Officer.

Work 4 Life                

The Work 4 Life Program have committed to providing career opportunities to candidates who successfully complete the program. Working with Coles, Coles Express, Kmart and Accor. One of   PaCE parents took up this opportunity and now are attending the 6 week Training. Anyone interested in applying Please contact Julie-ann Lamboure or Eileen Lampton on 4047 8718 or 4047 8700

FNQRSM Donation

First time young mother Ms Brady had an opportunity to be one of our teenage parents to benefit from PaCE program. She has been donated with a pram for her little one to travel to daycare. Her and her little one looks forward to more involvement in the program. Life is a lot easy now since she can place bubba in a pram when she is visiting FNQRSM office.

Indigenous Artist

You may have seen this guy around his name is Shane Wallace our local aboriginal artist. He has been following the PaCE program for some time now and loves how the program will empower our parents to compel them  to have more involvement with their child’s education even if it is through art.