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École Handsworth Secondary
North Vancouver School District
HPAC Meetings and Events
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Come to a HPAC Meeting or event.  Contact chair@handsworthpac.ca.  An invitation will be sent to you via email. Connect via Zoom with other Handsworth parents, catch up on what's going on at the school, and provide your input and ideas on how parents can support student success at Handsworth

Meeting Dates 2020-2021:

The Handsworth Parent Advisory Council (HPAC) would like to extend a warm welcome to returning and new students, staff, and parents.

These are unprecedented times and we want you to know that we will get through this together by being kind, calm and safe. Please know that the Handsworth Parent Advisory Committee (HPAC) is here to support all families and to be your voice at the school.

We will do everything we can to provide you with timely communication and keep you informed regarding important developments. HPAC is proud to maintain regular communication with the Handsworth administration and we want to hear from you to make sure we represent you well. HPAC info can be found on the HPAC website HERE as well on Instagram @Handsworth PAC and Twitter @HandsworthPAC.

Click HERE for the link to the Government of BC’s K:12 Back to School Protocol. I encourage you to review this as it provides the most up to date information regarding school start up.

This year our meetings will begin in virtual format using Zoom.


Please join us at our next meeting on Monday,  April 19, 2021 at 7:00pm

To join the Zoom meeting, email the H​PAC Chair chair@handsworthpac.ca for the meeting code.


​Meeting Dates 2020-2021
​AgendaMinutes
September 21, 202020200921 HPAC Agenda .pdfHPACMinutes​ 09212020.pdf
October 19, 202020201015 HPAC Agenda - final.pdf10192020 HPACMinutes.pdf
November 16, 2020 - Budget11162020 HPAC Agenda.pdf
December 2020 - no meeting
January 18, 202120210118 HPAC Agenda.pdf
20210118 HPAC Minutes.pdf
February 22, 202120210222 HPAC Agenda.pdf
March 2021 - no meeting
April 19, 2021HPAC Agenda 04192021 - final.pdf
May 17, 2021 - AGM


​Parent Events 2020-2021​
 

​Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 5:30 to 7:00pm​ (sold out)

and

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 5:30 to 7:00pm
(new date added by popular demand)
​Nova Parenting Workshop "Helping your Child Cope with Stress and Anxiety"
​For more information visit:  https://www.novamentalhealth.ca/helping-your-child-cope-with-stress--anxiety.html

Register via Eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/helping-your-child-cope-with-stress-anxiety-tickets-135079009955​
​Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 7:00pm
​Online Sexual Predation and Exploitation
RSVP:
 http://northvanpac.weebly.com/eventsprogramsresources
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​Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 7:00 pm
​Gaming Concerns, Balance, Addition and Opportunities
​Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:00pm
​​How to Raise an Anti-Racist Child
​Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 7:00pm
​The 4 R's of Raising Resilient Kids
​​Join us for an evening with Sharon Selby where we will learn about the 4Rs.

How to keep our kids Rooted, Respected/Respectful, Responsible and Resilient.​

Free event sponsored by the NV PAC

RSVP:  ​https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-4rs-of-raising-resilient-kids-tickets-138847176643

​Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 7:00pm

​Executive Functioning
​Join Dr. Kathryn Garforth, Educational Consultant and Interventionist

Introduction to executive functions, discuss the three core executive functions and provide suggestions for how you can support their development at home.

Free event sponsored by the NV PAC

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dr-kathryn-garforth-executive-functioning-tickets-145826758761
​Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 7:00pm

​​Food (In)Security in Our Backyard​
​Informative evening with Victoria Sunwoo UBC Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health.

Free online event sponsored by the NV PAC

RSVP:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/food-insecurity-in-our-backyard-tickets-145828337483



Meeting Dates 2019-2020
​AgendaMinutes​
​September 16, 2019
HPAC Agenda Sept 16 2019 - final.pdfHPAC Minutes Sept 16 2019 .pdf
​October 21, 2019
HPAC Agenda October 2019.pdf
HPAC Meeting Minutes Oct 21, 2019.pdf
​November 18, 2019 - Budget
HPAC Agenda November 18th 2019.pdfHPAC Meeting Minutes Nov 18, 2019.pdf
​December 2019
​No Meeting
​January 20, 2020
Meeting at 6:30 PM, Small Gym
Screenagers at 7:00 PM, Small Gym
HPAC Agenda January 20, 2020.pdf


Thank you to the HPAC families who attended the special presentation of 'Screenagers the Next Chapter' on January 20.
​February 24, 2020
HPAC Agenda Feb 24, 2020.pdf
HPAC Meeting Minutes Feb 24, 2020.pdf
​March 2020
​No Meeting
​April 20, 2020
​Cancelled

​May 11, 2020
Directors' Meeting ONLY
HPAC Directors met on May 11, 2020.  This meeting was followed up with a call out for all positions.  All positions are up for election in the 2020-2021 school year.
Please see the attached May 2020 HPAC letter to families for more information.
​June 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Annual General Meeting

If you wish to attend the June 22, 2020 AGM, please email chair@handsworthpac.ca.  An invitation will be sent to you via email.

AGM, 7:00 pm via Zoom

20200622 HPAC AGM Agenda - final.pdf
HPAC AGM Minutes May 13 2019 - final.pdf

HPAC Events 2019-2020
October 21, 2019 at 7:00 PM following the HPAC Vote.
Library/Learning Commons
LGBTQ Oct 21.jpg

LGBTQ Awareness and Understanding - Divine Diversity Speakers


Thank You

Many thanks to the parents who attended our October 21st meeting in the Learning Commons for a presentation by community guests Michele Fogal and Caroline Wedderspoon from Diversity's LGBTQ Awareness Group. Divine Diversity is a human rights advocate for LGBTQ+. For more information, visit:  Divine Diversity

​Let's Talk Shop
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 5:45 PM
Handsworth Secondary Learning Commons/Library
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FREE WORKSHOP
5:45 to 9:15 PM
Light Dinner Provided

Building Capacity in Parents and Youth
Pre-event workshop starts at 6:00 PM sharp

Handsworth Parents and Handsworth Family of School Parents of Grade 6 and 7 students are invited.

Presented in joint partnership with VCH, CNV, DNV, SD#44 and Handsworth Secondary School

Please register HERE through Eventbrite.

Let's Talk Shop - Handsworth 2019.pdf

Handsworth Families and Handsworth Family of Schools Families are invited to the HPAC meeting on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 6:30 PM followed by a special presentation at 7:00 PM of "SCREENAGERS:  Next Chapter"

Screenagers.jpg
Special Presentation of "SCREENAGERS:  Next Chapter"

The HPAC welcomes you to a special screening of "SCREENAGERS: Next Chapter"  on January 20, 2020 at 7:00 PM, Handsworth Small Gym.

Seating is limited, please RSVP through Eventbrite by clicking HERE

Filmmaker and physician uses a personal and professional lens to flip the script on stress, anxiety and depression for young people in the current screen- and stress-filled world.  Screenagers-Next-Chapter.

101 LGBTQ+ Awareness for Parents - Feb 19, 2020 

201 LGBTQ+ Awareness for Parents - Apr 8, 2020


LGBTQ Oct 21.jpg 


 

For anyone who didn't have a chance to attend our last 101 Awareness presentation for parents (or would like to bring kids, friends and family too!) we're thankful to be hosted again by the District PAC February 19, 2020

 

AND at long last, we are presenting our 201 Awareness - Apr 8 parent presentation for the first time, building on the basics in 101. We're excited to get to continue our discussions! Please save the date, and register below.

 

When and Where:

101 event registration click HERE.

201 event registration click HERE.


Any support on social media or sharing this invite is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to ask questions, and our new email divinediversitylives@gmail.com (included above) will reach both Caroline and Michele.


Michele Fogal

She, her, hers

Author, Communications Consultant, Diversity Advocate

Divine Diversity Website

Story sweeps up the dust of our lives, moistens it with breath, and grows food for the soul.






 
 
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