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Community Calendar
Here is a line up of 2002 - 2003 GEAR UP sponsored events from Roosevelt University for the Woodlawn network.
3/27/03
Positive Parenting Workshop, Meeting The Parenting Challenge—Tips That Work, Fermi Elementary School, 4:00 - 5:30
3/26/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic Parents As Positive Role Models, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
3/20/03
 College Preparation Seminar - Third Thursday program, Topics In Special Education , Hyde Park Academy Library, 6220 S. Stony Island, 5:30 - 7:30
3/19/03
 School to Home, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
3/13/03
 Parent Partners Workshop, Developing A Discipline Program For Your Family, Bessie Coleman Library, 5:30 - 7:30.
3/12/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic Helping Your Child Succeed At Home, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
3/5/03
School to Home, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
2/28/03
 Taping of Club Activities, Dumas Elementary School, 2:30 - 3:30.
2/27/03
Positive Parenting Workshop, Topics In Special Education, Wadsworth Elementary School, 4:30 - 6:30
2/26/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic Positive Parenting, Success Stories, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
2/20/03
 College Preparation Seminar - Third Thursday program, Adolescent Sexuality—What You Need To Know!, Hyde Park Academy Library, 6220 S. Stony Island, 5:30 - 7:30
2/19/03
 School to Home, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m., 312-738-1060
2/15/03
 Parent Partners Workshop, Creating a Positive Parent Profile For Student Success, McCosh Elementary School, 6543 S. Champlain, 10:00 - Noon
2/15/03
 Teacher Leadership Workshop, Planning for College, McCosh Elementary School, 6543 S. Champlain, 9:00 - 1:00
2/8/03
 CPS Financial Aid Fair, Whitney Young Magnet High School, 211 S. Laflin 10:00 - Noon, A bus will leave from the Bessie Coleman Library at 9:00 A.M., (Reservations Are Required For This Trip)

2/5/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic Special Education, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m. 312-738-1060
2/4/03
 Positive Parenting Workshop, Developing A Discipline Program For Your Family, Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd Street, 5:30 - 7:30

2/1/03
 Parent Leadership Conference, Chicago Teacher's Center, Join us for this all day event. Look at ways to develop a Positive Parent Profile.

1/31/03
 GEAR UP Teacher Leadership Conference 2003 - Are we really reaching each student? How do we know? This conference focuses on assessment and literacy skills throughout the curriculum. For information call, Melinda Morrissey at 312-733-7330 x434.
1/29/03
 School to Home, tonight's topic, Improving the School to Home Connection, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m. 312-738-1060
1/22/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic The Teenage Challenge, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m. 312-738-1060
1/18/03
 Historically Black Colleges Fair, Navy Pier - Grand Ballroom, 6

1/16/03
 College Preparation Seminar - Third Thursday program, Preparing Yourself For The World of Work, Hyde Park Academy Library, 6220 S. Stony Island, 5:30 - 7:30
1/15/03
 School to Home, tonight's topic, Math HOMEwork, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m. 312-738-1060
1/11/03
 Winter Wonderland Reading Festival, McCosh Elementary School, 6543 S Champlain, 10:00 - 1:00
1/8/03
 Parent to Parent, tonight's topic, Families Preparing for College, GEAR UP cable TV call-in show, CAN TV, Channel 21, 7:30 p.m. 312-738-1060
1/7/03
 Positive Parenting Workshop, Developing a Discipline Program For Your Family, Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E. 63rd Street, 5:30 - 7:30
  See Fall 2002 Community Calendar
  Contact the Woodlawn GEAR UP office for more information about these events. 312-341-2197
   
  Several GEAR UP events are held at the Bessie Coleman Library located at 731 E. 63rd Street, Chicago, Illinois

View clip of Preparing for the Show.

Watch the Community Calendar for upcoming shows Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.

Read summaries and view clips of the first show.

Community Highlight

Winter 2003 -- Putting together a call-in TV show can be a challenge, but GEAR UP parents make the job look easy. Starting their second season of Parent to Parent, Darlette Willis, host, and Bernie Sutton, CO-producer, arrive early at the studio to go over the script.

Darlene Pearlstein, Parent Coordinator gives last minute reminders before the show. "I'm really here more as a coach at this point. Soon they'll be able to produce these shows on their own."

Parent to Parent is off to a great start. Wednesday night was the kick off for the winter CAN TV show. Joining Darlette on the first show was Patricia Tatum, Woodlawn GEAR UP's first college graduate. Patricia joined Darlette and callers in a discussion about balancing family and school life, and dealing with financial aid.

"I didn't have the money for tuition" says Tatum, "but I went and signed up anyway. When they saw I was serious, they helped me find a way."

Pat is now followed by other GEAR UP parents who are going back to college, and leading the way for the future of their children.

Parent to Parent will be airing on January 8 & 15, February 5 & 26, March 12 & 26 at 7:30 on Channel 21, CAN TV.

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