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Here is a collection of links which may be of interest to parents of students at Olympia Community School.

SCHOOL CLOSURES AND DELAYS - Generally, OCS follows the Olympia School District as far as school closures and late starts. These links will help when inclement weather hits.
Olympia School District King 5 School Closings and Delays in Olympia School District
Tune to radio station KGY (1240 AM), and TV channels 4, 5 and 7 for information on school closings and delays.

 

LOCAL  
Briggs Community YMCA Olympia Downtown YMCA
Olympia Food Co-Operative Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool
Hands On Children's Museum Lots of local links from the City of Olympia web site

Olympia Online

 Child Care Action Council - local resources for children and their families
Local event calendars:
    Chamber of Commerce
    Visitor & Convention Bureau
    Mixx 96 FM
    The Olympian "Weekend"		 Olympia/Thurston County Reusables, WA - Don't throw your useful stuff away, gift it to someone who can use it.

 

MEDIA and FAMILIES Center for Media Education
New Moon Publishing MediaWise - resource website from The National Institute on Media and the Family
Common Sense Media - their goal is to provide trustworthy information to creating a responsible and enjoyable media environment for everyone. Commercial Exploitation of Children - Children see more than 40,000 advertisements a year on TV alone.
Yahoo! Movie Mom's Reviews - film reviews from a mother's point of view. Mind on the Media - "Inspiring independent thinking and fostering critical analysis of media messages."
Kids-in-Mind - film reviews  

 

PARENTING Women's Education Media - Creating social change through films and community organizing. Features "That's a Family!" A film for kids about family diversity. Click here for "That's a Family!"
Fatherville Dads & Daughters - Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter
The WonderWise Parent PBS' pages on "Talking With Kids About War and Violence"
Two articles of interest to parents:
"Stress, Conflict and Kids," an article from the Family Information Services. How to manage conflicts with your children with less stress.

"Let's Get Moving," an article from the Family Information Services. We as caregivers have a unique role to provide increased opportunities for participation in in physical activity that fosters skill development, creativity and imagination.		 Four Parenting Styles - Dr.  John Gottman

Five Steps of Emotional Coaching - more from Dr. John Gottman

Compassionate Kids.com - a national, non-profit organization designed to help instill a sense of compassion in kids.

 
Gateway to the National Library of Medicine The Organizing Idea File - tips on how to organize your work and home
"Let's go camping!" Washington State Parks web site (includes online campground reservations) Choose Respect - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a new campaign for children 11 to 14 to prevent dating abuse. “Choose Respect” challenges harmful beliefs and helps adolescents form healthy relationships to stop dating violence before it starts.
Keeping Children Safer - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Parent Soup

 

EDUCATION DiscoverySchool.com - the online education home for the Discovery Channel
PBS TeacherSource A&E in the Classroom - got extended cable? The Arts & Entertainment Channel offers a variety of materials online to supplement their programming
Parent-Directed Education - A wealth of information for "thinking parents" Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Home Education Magazine Tolerance.org - a web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - "FREE" makes hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. Girls Go Tech - by the 6th Grade, most girls lose interest in math and science. What about your girl (or your boy)?
Save Title IX - I Exercise My Rights is a public service, informational campaign designed to educate the public about Title IX. Simply stated, Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding. AllLearn Alliance for Lifelong Learning - 'cause adults keep learning, too.

 

Uncle Sam wants to you help Thurston Marriage Equality!
Voter registration -
Your kids can't, but you can,
so use your vote

Already registered, but wish to receive an Absentee Ballot ('vote-by-mail")? Click here to request one for Thurston County.

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