Spring 2025 Parent Academy Events
The Foxborough Public Schools is proud to partner with our parent teacher organizations, particularly SEPAC, and the Grace Chapel to organize and host another round of Parent Academy events.
The Parent Academy model is focused on creating connections between caregivers, and also with community supports. The two hour window is intended to give participants a chance to meet and chat with new people, while also giving flexibility to arrive and leave as needed. The topics for each Parent Academy are selected based on needs we’ve heard from caregivers in Foxborough, but serve as the backdrop for meaningful conversation and supportive relationships.
All of our Parent Academy events run simultaneously in Foxborough and Boston.
Please join us at whatever location suits you best when registering on Eventbrite.
METCO Headquarters, 11 Roxbury Street, Boston, MA 02119
Or
Foxborough High School, 120 South Street, Foxborough, MA 02035
Parent Academy #1: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 6:15-8:15 pm
Topic: Puberty: What we need to know about how it impacts our children, and how to support our children through those changes
Speaker: Jess Zopf, CPNP of Pediatric Specialist of Foxborough & Wrentham will share her knowledge of the physical, emotional, and behavioral changes that young people go through during puberty. Her insight will guide our conversation around supporting our children, and ourselves, during this time of growth, challenge, and joy.
Registration link: https://parentacademy-puberty.eventbrite.com
Parent Academy #2: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 6:15-8:15 pm
Topic: Supporting children’s executive functioning skills: what’s happening at school, and how to continue the work at home?
Speaker: Jackie Antonelli, Ahern Reading Specialist, and Samantha Timpany, Grade 5 Classroom Teacher, will share the amazing efforts the entire Ahern School has made towards enhancing students’ executive functioning skills in the name of building not only academic but social emotional skills.
Registration link: https://parentacademy-ef.eventbrite.com
Parent Academy #3: Monday, May 5, 2025, 6:15-8:15 pm
Topic: Anxiety, When to Worry
Speaker: Dr. Kerri Kim, a Child Behavioral Psychologist, from Be Braver will bring her expertise in supporting families living with anxiety to coach caregivers in how to distinguish typical anxiety from problematic anxiety, and ways to approach both.
Registration link: https://parentacademy-anxiety.eventbrite.com
