THINGS TO DO | #COCHRANETOGETHER | COCHRANE.CA | OCT 1-28 PARENT/GUARDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS Register by noon the day before the session: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide Zoom link will be sent out at the time of registration.
FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK (FRN)
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS (ages 0-6) OUTDOOR ADVENTURE (IN PERSON, DROP IN) Join the Family Resource Network at parks in Cochrane for a fun-filled morning! You and your child will enjoy activities while connecting to the many resources we have to offer! Check out www.cochrane.ca/ DocumentCenter/View/156/PlaygroundParks for a map of playgrounds and parks in Cochrane, and look out for our connector van. Program cancelled in the event of rain, snow or provincial restrictions.
THE POWER OF POSITIVE PARENTING (REGISTERED, ONLINE) This seminar provides strategies to prevent misbehavior, create a predictable family environment and manage children’s behaviour and emotions in a constructive manner. For caregivers with children ages 2-12. Date Wed Oct 6
Time
Location
6:30-8:30pm Zoom link sent to registered email
STEPPING STONES TRIPLE P GROUP: FOR FAMILIES WITH A CHILD WHO HAS A DISABILITY (REGISTERED, ONLINE) The five week group gives you tips and ideas to manage the big and small problems of family life. It helps encourage behaviour you like, cope with stress and teach your child new skills. Suitable for families with children ages 0-12.
Date
Time
Location
Date
Time
Location
Fri Oct 1
10-11am
Heritage Park (Heritage Drive)
1:30-3:30pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
Mon Oct 4
10-11am
Crawford Park #4 (George Fox Trail)
Thu Oct 7-Nov 4
Tue Oct 5
10-11am
Riverfront Park (Along Griffin Rd, park by bridge)
Wed Oct 6
10-11am
Willow Park (Willow Green Way)
Thu Oct 7
10-11am
Bragg Creek Park (Bragg Creek Community Centre)
COCHRANE PRENATAL HEALTH GROUP (ONLINE, REGISTERED) You can meet with an Alberta Health Services childbirth educator and connect with other parents on the topics of pregnancy, nutrition, labour and birth, breastfeeding and feeding your baby, infant sleep, newborn care, transition to parenthood and early parenting. Date
Time
Location
Fri Oct 8
10-11am
Riviera Park (Riviera Way & Riviera Crescent)
Thu Oct 14
9:30-11am
Zoom link sent to registered email
Tue Oct 12
10-11am
Whittle Park #3 (West Edge Road)
Thu Oct 28
9:30-11am
Zoom link sent to registered email
Wed Oct 13
10-11am
Heartland Green Park (Horseshoe Crescent)
Thu Oct 14
10-11am
Bragg Creek Park (Bragg Creek Community Centre)
Fri Oct 15
10-11am
Crawford Park #4 (George Fox Trail)
Mon Oct 18
10-11am
CW Fisher #20 (Sunterra Blvd)
Tue Oct 19
10-11am
Centennial Park #18 (Mountain St & Pope Ave)
Wed Oct 20
10-11am
Glenhill PG #33 (Glenwood Crescent)
Thu Oct 21
10-11am
Bragg Creek Park (Bragg Creek Community Centre)
Fri Oct 22
10-11am
William Camden #10 (Glenpatrick Drive)
Date
Time
Location
Mon Oct 25
10-11am
Sunset Pond Park (Sunset Blvd & Sunvalley Rd)
Mon Oct 18
1:30-2:30pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
Tue Oct 26
10-11am
Samuel Spicer Park #1 (West McManus Road)
Wed Oct 27
10-11am
Heartland Green Park (Horseshoe Crescent)
Thu Oct 28
10-11am
Bragg Creek Park (Bragg Creek Community Centre)
Fri Oct 29
10-11am
Jumping Pound Ridge Community Park (Jumping Pound Terrace)
PRESCHOOL PLAYTIME (AGES 3-5, PARENTED, ONLINE-DROP IN, *REGISTER FOR A CRAFT PACKAGE) Tune in on Thursdays for some story time fun followed by songs to get your little ones moving and grooving! We will be doing a craft on the first and third Thursday to work on fine motor skills. If interested in a craft package, must register and pick up the craft package at our centre the week before the zoom session. Date
Time
Location
*Thu Oct 7
10-10:30am
Zoom ID: 81660144684, Password: PPV3WW
Thu Oct 14
10-10:30am
Zoom ID: 81660144684, Password: PPV3WW
*Thu Oct 21 10-10:30am
Zoom ID: 81660144684, Password: PPV3WW
Thu Oct 28
Zoom ID: 81660144684, Password: PPV3WW
10-10:30am
THE BENEFITS OF USING VISUALS (REGISTERED, ONLINE) Join us and learn about the many benefits of using visuals for young children, such as managing challenging behaviour, reducing anxiety, assisting with transitions, making choices, encouraging participation in a range of activities, helping with communication and much more. This session will be helpful for all families, but especially helpful for families with children with speech and language difficulties, learning delays, ADHD and autism. This session will include an information package and visuals to use with your child, which can be picked up at our centre from Oct 12-15, during business hours.
RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN (REGISTERED) Get the strategies that will allow your child to recognize positive and negative emotions and deal with them in a healthy way. For caregivers with children ages 2-12. Date
Time
Location
Wed Oct 20 6:30-8:30pm Zoom link sent to registered email
MENTAL HEALTH TIP Giving has more benefits than receiving. Think about that the next time you need help with something - by asking for and receiving help from others, you are allowing them to reap the benefits of giving!
More info and to register: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide
THINGS TO DO | #COCHRANETOGETHER | COCHRANE.CA | OCT 1-28 EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS RESUME SKILLS (ONLINE) Participants will gain an understanding of the in-depth framework of a marketable resume for today’s competitive labour market conditions.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (FCSS)
FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS Register by noon the day before the session: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide IRREGULAR INCOME (ONLINE) This workshop will assist participants in understanding the importance of having a will, power of attorney and personal directive. Participants will also be introduced to estate administration and why it may be necessary to probate a will. Date
Time
Location
Thu Oct 14
6-8pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
DEATH, TAXES AND BEYOND (ONLINE) Participants will learn about the basics of taxes, insurance and estate planning which will enable them to get their financial household in order. Date
Time
Location
Thu Oct 21
1-3pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
PLANNING FOR POST-SECONDARY (ONLINE) This session is for parents of high school students who intend to go to post-secondary schooling. Parents will learn how to talk to their teen about money and plan for school.
Date
Time
Location
Wed Nov 3
1:30-3:30pm
Online link sent to registered email
COMMUNITY WELL-BEING Register by noon the day before the session: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide COMMUNITY HELPERS PROGRAM (ONLINE) Learn helping skills, self-care for helpers and mental health and suicide awareness. Certificate program funded by Alberta Health Services. This course is a pre-requisite for the upcoming subsidized fall offerings of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Date
Time
Location
Tue-Thu Oct 5-7
12-1pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING (ASIST) (IN PERSON) This is a suicide first aid two-day interactive workshop. Learn when someone may have thoughts of suicide and how to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Certificate program from the Centre for Suicide Prevention. Date
Time
Location
Tue-Wed Oct 19-20
8:30am4:30pm
To be determined
PROGRAMMING FOR 50+
Date
Time
Location
Register by noon the day before the session: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide
Thu Oct 28
6pm
Zoom link sent to registered email
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS - DIGITAL EQUITY FOR ALL AGES: CONNECT, RESPECT AND PROTECT OLDER PEOPLE IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (ONLINE) Join in online for the United Nations panel discussion of experts around topics of aging in a digital world. Visit the United Nations website to register and for more info: https://www.ngocoa-ny.org/
EMPLOYMENT READINESS PROGRAMS Register by noon the day before the session: cochrane.ca/ProgramGuide LINKEDIN AND SOCIAL MEDIA (ONLINE) Participants will develop a better understanding of LinkedIn & their own “brands”. Positive and negative effects on social media on a job search. Platforms include LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat & YouTube.
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Date
Time
Wed Oct 13
1:30-3:30pm
CA
Location
Online link sent to registered email
APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEMS (ONLINE) Participants will be able to identify when a company is using an ATS and how to build their resume using keywords in order to pass through an ATS. Date
Time
Location
Wed Oct 20
6-8pm
Online link sent to registered email
WORKPLACE TRANSITIONS (ONLINE) Participants will be shown how to identify their transferable skills. They will also be shown how to address a job transition or gap in their resumes. Date
Time
Location
Wed Oct 27
6-8pm
Online link sent to registered email
INTERVIEW SKILLS (ONLINE) Participants learn an overview on how to prepare and understand in person, phone and online interviews. Date
Time
Location
Tue Nov 2
6-8pm
Online link sent to registered email
Date
Time
Location
Fri Oct 1
8-10am
Online - Register through UN website
LEGACY SERIES DESIGNING YOUR LEGACY: HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? (ONLINE) With over a dozen ways to create a legacy ranging from gifts, to leadership or memories, learn about 7 strategies in legacy planning and the importance of sharing your values, goals and intentions. Free, Registration required. Date
Time
Location
Wed Oct 6
10am-12pm
Online link sent to registered email
STORYSHARE LEGACY PROJECT WITH STORYTELLING ALBERTA (ONLINE) Are you interested in sharing your personal story but don’t know how? Storytelling Alberta will create your own personalized legacy video which can be shared with family, friends or event the community. Visit www.cochrane.ca/programguide or call 587-587-6790. Available until Nov 30.
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GHOST HUNTING 101 WITH THE GHOST GURUS VIRTUAL SESSION OCT 14, 6:30-7:30PM Join the Ghost Gurus Faye and Laura as they talk about how to safely ghost hunt, techniques for communing with the spirits, and listen to some of their own experiences while ghost hunting! Register online to save your spot.
COMPASS for the Caregiver Thu | Oct 14-Nov 4 (4 weeks) | 6-8pm | $20 In-Person or Online | Cochrane FCSS, 209 Second Ave W Do you assist a family member or friend living with challenges resulting from disability, illness or aging? If so, you are a caregiver. Learn more about the journey and ways to make it less difficult. Join us for a four-week program including the balancing act, managing stress, navigating the system and more. Registration required.
NEW LITERACY BAGS - AVAILABLE NOW Generously sponsored by Inter Pipeline, the Cochrane Public Library is proud to announce our new Literacy Bags! We have 10 early literacy bags (complete with everything you need to help your child build important literacy skills), as well as 5 STEAM-themed bags! Come check out yours today! Go to https://cochranepubliclibrary. ca/Special-Equipment/Literacy-Bags for more information. FALL PROGRAM GUIDE OUT NOW Our Fall Program Guide is out now! Check out what we have to offer online or come in and grab a paper copy! Register today to save your spot!
Register/Info: Tracy 403-851-2250
cochrane.ca/FCSS | 403-851-2250
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