Topics
PIN meetings are about information exchange. We exchange information using surveys of our member schools, or by presenting informative lecture topics. For over 20 years PIN has explored topics that are important to parents and their schools. Some of the many topics PIN has tackled include:
- Peer Relations and Self-Esteem
- “I Don’t Have Time”
- The Moral Education of Our Children
- Parent Associations – Form and Function
- Technology Use in Schools
- How Green is Your School?
- Stress and the Adolescent
- Homework Policies
- Sports
- After School Programs
- Tutorial Support/Learning Centers
- Arts and Enrichment Programs
- Connectedness and Sense of Community in Schools
- Developing Leadership Skills
- How Schools Communicate with Parents & the Outside World
- Parenting with Humor
- Team Development – Effective Communication
- Roles of Advisors – Peer and Faculty
- Standardized Testing – A Fact of Life?
- How Do We Cope?
- Fundraising Ideas
- Handling the Unexpected in the School Community
- Inside the Head’s Head
- Safe Proms/Safe Houses
- Equity & Diversity in the School Community
- College Placement
- Internet Safety
- Computer Skills and Requirements
- Math & Reading Curriculums