Attention parents of current 7th-grade students, Orientation meetings for Class Project 2026 will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 12:30 PM and 7:30 PM via Zoom. You must register in advance for the meetings to receive the zoom links. Both meetings will present the same information and give parents the opportunity to learn […]
Attention parents of current 7th-grade students, Orientation meetings for Class Project 2026 will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 12:30 PM and 7:30 PM via Zoom. You must register in advance for the meetings to receive the zoom links. Both meetings will present the same information and give parents the opportunity to learn […]
Wilton Youth Council’s Free Play Matters Task Force presents a virtual screening of Chasing Childhood, filmed in Wilton! Stream the movie for free anytime from Saturday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 21. Chasing Childhood is a film about the unintended consequences of over-protecting, over-pressuring, and over-scheduling kids, and the impact that has on their ability to thrive both in childhood […]
The 2020-2021 school year was unlike any in modern memory and has left many asking the question: Are kids prepared for the year ahead? While the pandemic has created much that is unprecedented, unfinished learning is not new. Wilton’s educators are well-prepared to re-engage students in the concepts they’ll need to master in order to […]
In this webinar, Wilton Public Schools staff will educate parents about RULER, a program of evidence-based tools and social-emotional learning practices from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Teachers across the district have been trained in these practices and RULER tools are already being used with students in grades K-5 to help students recognize and […]
Uncertainty is but one of the many challenges that naturally accompany the college process. Yet the pressure associated with attempts to reduce and/or eliminate uncertainty often account for an inordinate amount of the stress. Add an ongoing pandemic, with its own high levels of uncertainty, and you’ve got a stressful challenge on steroids! But stress […]
Please join us for an interactive discussion with clinical psychologist and parenting coach, Susan Bauerfeld, Ph.D., who will provide concrete strategies for coping with uncertainty and lower the stress level for both you and your teen as you navigate the college process together. Uncertainty is but one of the many challenges that naturally accompany the […]
In light of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Wilton Youth Council invites you to learn more about how you can support children in our community. In this webinar, participants will learn: the risks of children's exposure to domestic violence and how caring adults can support resiliency how to identify children who are experiencing violence at home […]
What exactly is "normal" when it comes to adolescent "experimentation" with alcohol, vaping and other risky behaviors? Parents may not be aware that affluence is a risk factor for teens' exposure to and use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and liquid nicotine (vaping) and that many high achieving teens are secretly engaged in these behaviors. In […]
SPED*NET Wilton believes that the language parents use has a compelling influence on their kids. It plays an important role in their intellectual, social, and emotional development, including their emotional regulation; social-dramatic play, social competency and friendships; kindness; and engagement in school. On Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 10 am, pediatric language and literacy specialist Lydia […]
