PAT Calendar

2023-2024 JC Schools Parents as Teachers Program Calendar

Click on the Italicized group connection titles to see a printable flyer with more details (available approximately a month in advance of the event).

Additional events will be added over the course of the school year. Event information and updates are also available on our Facebook page

Events will be held at the Southwest Early Childhood Center (812 St. Mary's Blvd.) unless otherwise noted.

Enter the front doors on the side of the building that has the flagpole out front.

Saturday, August 26: PAT at the Park, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Niekamp Park in St. Martins. Join us for our first Group Connection event of the school year! This will be a fun time to meet other families with young children and enjoy playing outdoors together. 

Tuesday, September 19: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Tuesday, September 21: Evening at the Runge Nature Center, 5-6 p.m. Our friends from the Blair Oaks Parents as Teachers program have invited us to join them for a scavenger hunt on the trails, searching for some of the natural wonders of the great outdoors. Meet PAT staff at the outdoor pavilion to get started and stop back before you leave to get a free book from Scholastic. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, October 17: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Sunday, October 22: Trunk or Treat at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 2-5 p.m. Pumpkin decorating, candy, games and more!

Tuesday, November 14: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Tuesday, December 12: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month. . Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Tuesday, January 9: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Tuesday, February 13: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule.Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn. 

Tuesday, March 12:Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn.

Tuesday, April 9: Conscious Discipline Parent Meeting, at the Southwest Early Childhood Center, 8 a.m. or 5:30 p.m. (the same information will be shared at each time, so pick the one that works best with your schedule. Different information will be discussed each month.). Come meet other parents and learn about the Conscious Discipline approach used at Southwest and how you can apply it at home. This is an adult-only event, so please make other arrangements for your children if possible. We understand if you must bring them with you, but if you do so, they MUST stay with you quietly at all times so that all participants are able to learn.