What Is W.I.S.E. Up?
Most adopted children are frequently asked questions about being adopted, yet few are equipped to respond. WISE Up! is a unique and interactive workshop that provides a simple but powerful way for adopted children (and families) to handle comments and personal questions about their adoption journey. It also teaches children that they have the power to decide if and when they want to share their story. A parent workshop that teaches adults how to practice this program at home will run concurrently with the children’s workshop. WISE Up was developed by the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.).
Who Should Attend This Workshop?
This workshop offers practical tools for both adoptive parents and adopted children (both internationally and domestically) to guide them in making choices on how to respond to uncomfortable or personal questions about their adoption. Workshops for children will be divided based on grade: 1st-3rd and 4th-6th.Space in each Workshop is limited to 10 children and 20 adults, so we recommend early registration.
Upcoming W.I.S.E. Up Workshops: Registration Now Open!
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 10:00am - 12 Noon
Morning session: Children Grades 4-6 (Ages 9, 10 & 11)
Sunny Ridge Family Center
270 Remington Blvd, Suite C
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon session: Children Grades 1-3 (Ages 6, 7 & 8)
Sunny Ridge Family Center
270 Remington Blvd, Suite C
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:00am - 12 Noon
Morning session: Children Grades 1-3 (Ages 6, 7 & 8)
Francis Parker School
330 W. Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon session: Children Grades 4-6 (Ages 9, 10 & 11)
Francis Parker School
330 W. Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Location (unless stated differently above):
Sunny Ridge Family Center, Bolingbrook Office Training Room
270 Remington Boulevard, Suite C, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 (Map & Directions)
(Use side door entrance; Workshop starts promptly at 10:00am)
Cost:
Registration fee: $100 per family, or $75 for Adults attending without children (includes Workshop and Powerbook Workbook to take home)
How to register:
Registration takes place by telephone and continues until Workshop is full. Call Liz Korose at (630) 754-4528 to register. Sunny Ridge reserves the right to cancel Workshop dates due to low attendance.
Payment for the workshop is accepted by major credit card at the time of your phone registration, or by mail to Sunny Ridge within five business days of your registration.
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