Welcome to BCLC's
Parent Education and
Family Engagement
Program
Dear BCLC Parents,
As you know, raising children is one of the most rewarding, challenging and important jobs in the world. It is easier done in a community with non-judgmental and caring encouragement, which may be difficult to develop in our fast-paced, over-scheduled lives. Parent-to-parent connections can be one part of a supportive community, heightening the rewards and helping to reduce the stress of those challenges.
Bellingham Parent's Learning Center (a play on words suggested by one of our parents) provides several ways for parents to connect, support each other and learn together. The program is set up to help you, the real experts on child-raising, easily meet, share your knowledge and problem-solve together. We hope that you discover the wealth of collective wisdom among you!
The program has three overall goals:
There are several ways to tap into this supportive network of parents:
Parenting in Community: a Hybrid, Parenting Education Course
Click here to visit the Hybrid Course page.
Family Friendly Events
These events intersect with some of the Parenting in Community events. Click here to visit the Events for Families page
Annual Spring Service Project
With support from our Advisory Team and BCLC's administrative staff, the BPLC Program Coordinator and interested parents will plan and hold a family-friendly service project each spring. All BCLC families are welcome to participate in planning and/or helping with this project. Click here to visit the Service Project page.
BPLC Program Advisory Team
This team meets quarterly to guide the overall development of this program, advise the planners of our family-friendly events and annual service project, and conduct annual program reviews and entrance and exit interviews to find out what parents need and want in this program, what has been of benefit and what has not.
Interested? Click here to learn more about the Program Advisory Team, or Contact Becky Curtis at [email protected].
Local, Family-Friendly Activities, Venues and Events
This list of the tried and true is generated by parents! To add a suggestion, email your idea to Becky Curtis at [email protected]. Click here to visit the page.
The Blog: an ongoing conversation between parents
Visit this page to participate in a lightly moderated conversation about current issues raised by parents and bigger questions about parenting and child-rearing. This is a public forum.
Please don’t hesitate to visit me in the Marmot room if you have questions or just want to stop by to say, “hi.”
Thank you for all that you do to raise the next generation!
Sincerely,
Becky Curtis
Marmot Room Teacher
BPLC Program Coordinator
Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center
[email protected]
As you know, raising children is one of the most rewarding, challenging and important jobs in the world. It is easier done in a community with non-judgmental and caring encouragement, which may be difficult to develop in our fast-paced, over-scheduled lives. Parent-to-parent connections can be one part of a supportive community, heightening the rewards and helping to reduce the stress of those challenges.
Bellingham Parent's Learning Center (a play on words suggested by one of our parents) provides several ways for parents to connect, support each other and learn together. The program is set up to help you, the real experts on child-raising, easily meet, share your knowledge and problem-solve together. We hope that you discover the wealth of collective wisdom among you!
The program has three overall goals:
- to offer opportunities for parents to build supportive relationships with each other;
- to provide opportunities for parents to develop personal and leadership skills, in order to better advocate for themselves and their children;
- and to be flexible and accessible, so that parents can engage in it to whatever extent is comfortable, given the complexities of family life.
There are several ways to tap into this supportive network of parents:
Parenting in Community: a Hybrid, Parenting Education Course
Click here to visit the Hybrid Course page.
Family Friendly Events
These events intersect with some of the Parenting in Community events. Click here to visit the Events for Families page
Annual Spring Service Project
With support from our Advisory Team and BCLC's administrative staff, the BPLC Program Coordinator and interested parents will plan and hold a family-friendly service project each spring. All BCLC families are welcome to participate in planning and/or helping with this project. Click here to visit the Service Project page.
BPLC Program Advisory Team
This team meets quarterly to guide the overall development of this program, advise the planners of our family-friendly events and annual service project, and conduct annual program reviews and entrance and exit interviews to find out what parents need and want in this program, what has been of benefit and what has not.
Interested? Click here to learn more about the Program Advisory Team, or Contact Becky Curtis at [email protected].
Local, Family-Friendly Activities, Venues and Events
This list of the tried and true is generated by parents! To add a suggestion, email your idea to Becky Curtis at [email protected]. Click here to visit the page.
The Blog: an ongoing conversation between parents
Visit this page to participate in a lightly moderated conversation about current issues raised by parents and bigger questions about parenting and child-rearing. This is a public forum.
Please don’t hesitate to visit me in the Marmot room if you have questions or just want to stop by to say, “hi.”
Thank you for all that you do to raise the next generation!
Sincerely,
Becky Curtis
Marmot Room Teacher
BPLC Program Coordinator
Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center
[email protected]