2025 Parent Involvement Committee Conference
HDSB parents, guardians and community members are invited to attend the 2025 Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) Conference: Getting Connected on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Elsie MacGill Secondary School (1410 Bronte St S, Milton). Registration is now open. Please complete the
HDSB 2025 PIC Conference registration form to register by Friday, Jan. 24.
Register for the 2025 PIC Conference
Conference Details
This year’s conference features keynote speaker Dr. Alex Russell, Ph.D., C.Psych.,
Clinical Psychologist and author of Drop the Worry Ball: How to Parent in the Age of Entitlement. Dr. Russell will speak about the role that experiencing failure plays in childhood development, emphasizing how these challenges are a normal part of growing up and are essential for children to develop into resilient, resourceful and emotionally balanced individuals.
FREE Workshops will follow the keynote speaker. Session A at 11:30 a.m., Session B at 1:15 p.m. and Session C at 2:30 p.m. Sign up for workshop sessions is not required. Workshop topics will include mental health, artificial intelligence, preparing and planning for post-secondary programs, early literacy skills, innovative school program options and much more.
Child minding is provided at no cost for Kindergarten age children up to 12 years of age. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. Transportation may be available for attendees who require it to travel from various areas within Halton to the conference.
Supporting Halton Learning Foundation (HLF)
This year's charity of choice is the Halton Learning Foundation (HLF). HLF is a registered charity that directly supports students-in-need and school programs of the Halton District School Board. Donations are optional, but we hope you will consider a gift to HLF's Eliminating Barriers fund, which provides clothing, school supplies and other necessities for vulnerable students in our schools. Donations will be accepted at
https://hdsb.schoolcashonline.com/. Please indicate in the message School Board box "HLF". Donation receipts will be emailed upon checkout.
To learn more about how HLF helps HDSB students visit:
haltonlearningfoundation.ca.
2024 Parent Involvement Committee Conference
Getting Connected Parents/guardians were invited to attend the 2024 Parent Involvement Committee Conference on Saturday, April 20, 2024.The theme of the 2024 conference was Getting Connected and featured keynote speaker Kristi Herold, founder and CEO of JAM, and best-selling author of It Pays to PLAY.