Saturday August 20, 1:30 pm
East Meets West Parent Education Club is a multicultural
group that presents professionals who share their knowledge and pass on skills
on how to raise children in an international and competitive world. Topics can include positive discipline,
teenage issues, special education, and internet safety. At Crowell Public Library, their first parent
conference will be, “The Journey of Raising Music Prodigies and Sports All
Stars,” which will advise parents on how to encourage their children to engage
in sports and music activities for a healthier life. The speakers will be Sean Gill, the president
of San Marino Little League Baseball, experienced coach and father of three
sports all-stars, and Cindy Lewis, mother of three home-schooled children with
exceptional music talents: national
competition winners, studying now or graduated from world-class music
conservatories.
Some new families in the San Gabriel Valley area come from
countries that do not have baseball or any of the “youth sports culture” that
we have in the U.S. Sean will explain
the benefits of team sports for raising children, including the tradition of
little league baseball here in the U.S.
He will also review the San Marino Community sports leagues of flag
football and basketball. Cindy
will discuss her passion for and philosophy of raising her three music
prodigies and the benefits of homeschooling.
Her stories will encourage parents to nurture and cultivate their
children's music talents.
Upcoming topics at Crowell
Library include college and scholarship applications, positive parenting,
internet safety and neighborhood watch, teenage issues and special
education. Programs are presented in
English, with Mandarin speakers on hand to translate.
Parents with children in the
San Gabriel Valley region and beyond are most welcome to attend.
