GPS Listening Community

To offer a safe space where parents of children receiving special education support can come together, feel heard and connect with others. Staff will guide parents through the process of exploring mindfulness, self compassion and reflection, with relation to the many emotions associated with parenting.

Please join our Fall 2022 Listening Community.

Meetings will be held at Greenwich Town Hall in the Hayton Conference Room, 3rd floor.

Wednesday mornings 10:00AM- 11:00AM

For those parents that would prefer to participate virtually, below is the link for the 10AM- 11AM meeting:

Listening Community link

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bsc-jneo-tby

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 570-415-1046‬ PIN: ‪950 110 805‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/bsc-jneo-tby?pin=9474928562361

Meetings will also be held at Julian Curtis school

Wednesday afternoons 1:30PM- 2:30PM

Given the limited number of evening participants we will not host evening meetings at this time; however, if you are interested in being part of an evening session, please reach out to any of the Listening Community facilitators. We would be happy to coordinate our schedules to accommodate your request.

9/21/22

9/28/22

10/12/22

10/19/22

10/26/22

11/2/22

Should you require translation in any language, please let us know at sabrina_motta@greenwich.k12.ct.us by at least Monday morning. We will be sure to find a translator for you!

Consistent with the district norms, we ask everyone to please:

Be Here: be present in the moment, attend to whomever is speaking, judgment free

Be Honest: share information from your own story or experience

Be Safe: focus on listening without placing blame and please refrain from using specific names of persons involved

Care for Self and Others: respect each person's experience by actively listening and offering understanding rather than advice

Let Go and Move On: focus on the story or feelings being shared with you; please keep whatever is shared within this community

• Greeting
• Moment of Mindfulness
• Contemplation of Quote
• Parent share/thoughts
  

• Sabrina Motta, speech-language pathologist
• Alsu Khalitova, parent facilitator
• Kristen Mulhearn, district social worker