Please look through the whole of our calendar and book your places - "first come first served !". Holiday activities are listed at the end of the calendar below.
Access and particular requirements. We will discuss any reasonable adjustments in order that we can welcome everyone to Our Place. Please let us know, for instance, if you cannot manage a flight of stairs.
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| FEBRUARY 2012 | ||||
| Tots 1 – 4 years with parent/carer 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Tuesdays: 7, 21, 28 February Fridays: 3, 10, 24 February |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 1, 8, 22, 29 February | ||||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 1, 8, 22, 29 February | ||||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. Please phone to speak with Sara about your child’s educational needs. | ||||
| Half Term - 13 - 17 February - please see "Holidays" below | ||||
| Workshops and Seminars | ||||
| What is Effective Adoption Support ? Carrie Quine | ||||
| Tuesday 28 February 10:30 – 12:00 | ||||
| What is effective adoption support and how does one go about getting it ? Carrie is an adoptive mother and a social worker of great compassion who understands the needs of adoptive parents. She knows the ropes and she comes with a wonderful reputation from the adoptive families she serves. Don’t miss out on this workshop that will make you feel understood and that will help you to get what you need with regard to support for your family. | ||||
| MARCH 2012 | ||||
| Tots 1 - 4 years with parent / carer 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Tuesdays: 6, 13, 20, 27 March Fridays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. Please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 7, 14, 21, 28 March | ||||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 7, 14, 21, 28 March | ||||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. | ||||
| Workshops and Seminars | ||||
| Growing Whole Children Kathy Kantor | ||||
| Tuesday 6 March 10:30 – 12:00 | ||||
| Kathy is an adoptive parent and a lecturer in health and social care. She will explore how parents/carers can help children grow into whole, fully-rounded people. Kathy will consider with the group the aspects that make up a whole person and why this is especially important to address in adopted & looked after children. Kathy will think with you about strategies for building on those areas from which the children can benefit and how parents/carers can work with them in the regard. | ||||
| Parents of Late Teens | ||||
| Friday 16 March 10:00 – 12:00 | ||||
| This is a group for parents/carers of children who are 15 yrs + who would like to discuss issues surrounding the development of their adolescent and post-adolescent young people. Sign up in advance, please. | ||||
| APRIL 2012 | |||
| Spring Holiday 1 - 13 April - please see "Holidays" below | |||
| Tots 1 – 4 years with parent / carer 10:30 - 12:00 | |||
| Tuesdays: 17, 24 April Fridays: 20, 27 April |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | |||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | |||
| Wednesdays: 18, 25 April | |||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | |||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | |||
| Wednesdays: 18, 25 April | |||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. Please phone to speak with Sara about your child’s educational needs. | |||
| Workshops and Seminars | |||
| Panel of Adopted Young Adults - Louise, Annie, Anabel | |||
| Wednesday 25 April, 10:30 – 12:00 | |||
| These three young ladies represent the results of personal resilience, caring families, determination and hard work by both the parents and their daughters. Louise, Annie and Anabel have all come to Our Place since they were about 8 yrs old, and we have been delighted to watch them grow into successful young women. They have graciously offered to share with parents some of their own thoughts, trials, and achievements. All parents of adopted children should find this to be a really important and insightful morning. | |||
| MAY 2012 | ||||
| MAY BANK HOLIDAY - Monday 7 May - Family day out to Cotswold Park - please see "Holidays" below | ||||
| Tots 1 – 4 years with parent / carer 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Tuesdays: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May Fridays: 4, 11, 18, 25 May |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May | ||||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May | ||||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. Please phone to speak with Sara about your child’s educational needs. | ||||
| Workshops and Seminars | ||||
| Music and Identity Sarah | ||||
| Friday 25 May 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| In this workshop, Sarah will explore the relationships between music, selfexpression and identity. The group will look at the role music can play in a child’s life, from the simple interactive songs of babyhood to the teenagers search for identity and social acceptance through music. As Sarah is a music therapist and has worked a long time at Our Place, she will focus on how music and identity can apply to adoptive and foster families. | ||||
| JUNE 2012 | ||||
| Bank Holiday & Jubilee Celebration - Friday 1 June – Friday 8 June (Our Place closed except for Thursday 7 June) Thursday 7 June: Creativity Explosion ! 8 yrs + 10:30 - 1:30 A day at Our Place of all things creative. |
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| Tots 1 – 4 years with parent / carer 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Tuesdays: 12, 19, 26 June Fridays: 15, 22, 29 June |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. | ||||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 13, 20, 27 June | ||||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. | ||||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 13, 20, 27 June | ||||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. | ||||
| Workshops and Seminars | ||||
| Normalizing Adoption Randy | ||||
| Friday 15 June 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Although Our Place exists to support and celebrate adoption and fostering, you and your children live in the real world where adoption can still be a label that stigmatizes. In this workshop, we will look at ways to think about and act upon being fostered/adopted for both children, siblings, parents/carers and extended families. | ||||
| Young Ladies Who Lunch Randy | ||||
| Saturday 16 June noon - 3:30 p.m. 11 yrs + | ||||
| Randy will take a small group of the older girls out to a nice lunch in the city and an afternoon treat. Please book your place early as numbers will be limited. | ||||
| JULY 2012 | ||||
| Tots 1 – 4 years with parent / carer 10:30 - 12:00 | ||||
| Tuesdays: 3, 10, 17 July Fridays: 6, 13, 20 July |
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| Our Toddler groups offer children a chance to play with one another while parents/carers also share time and experiences together. We emphasise a full range of playing, including music, books, water, sand, crafts as well as free time to play with toys of one’s choosing. Please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| After School 5 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 4, 11, 18 July | ||||
| The After School group gives children a chance to play in a safe and structured environment in which social skills are emphasised. The afternoon includes crafts, cooking, reading, music, drama and games. It is a time to relax after a long school day, to make friends and to think creatively. We need to know if and when you are coming, so please always sign up in advance. | ||||
| Tutoring 7 years + Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:00 | ||||
| Wednesdays: 4, 11, 18 July | ||||
| Sara is available to support children who would like to develop their confidence at school. She will help students to make progress in academic achievement as well as encouraging them to think of themselves as able learners. | ||||
| OUR PLACE WILL BE CLOSED FROM: 20 JULY – 10 SEPT In the Spring, the new Annual Report and the August Summer Programme will be published. |
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