SEED is a unique program developed at The Steward School. The acronym SEED stands for Stewardship, Encouragement, Enrichment, and Discovery. The SEED curriculum is specifically designed to help students, parents, faculty, and members of our community define the values of respect, responsibility, honor, and compassion.

A variety of interactive programs are held throughout each school year by trained facilitators and/or professional experts. They highlight core development issues, stimulate parent/teacher dialogue and teach skills that encourage healthy lifestyle choices and decision making.

These programs are, unless otherwise noted, open to the public. We invite members of the community to attend.

Speaker Programs

• Negotiation Generation: Take Back Your Authority Without Punishment
  Lynne Reeves Griffin, R.N., M.Ed., Executive Director of Proactive Parenting and author of Negotiation Generation:  Take Back Your Authority Without Punishment.
  October 11, 2007 at Noon in the Cramer Center
  
• How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise
  Po Bronson, author of How Not to Talk to Your Kids: The Inverse Power of Praise.
  February 26, 2008 at Noon in the Cramer Center
  
  Po Bronson will discuss concerns over praising our kids too much and how can we praise them more effectively. Mr. Bronson was recently featured on the Today show (July 11, 2007). For more information, visit his website at http://www.pobronson.com/.

Friday Forums

Friday Forums are an opportunity for us to gather as a community, with Maddie Chasen, our SEED coordinator (and Upper and Middle School Counselor), and discuss the practical application of concepts we’ve been introduced to through parenting programs. The real value of these programs is in how we use them in the Steward School Community and in whether they help us better understand our children and our roles as parents and teachers.

• “Applying the Message of Authority Without Punishment,” November 30, 2007*
• “Applying the Message of Talking to Our Kids,” March 28, 2007*

Seminar Guidelines

All participants agree to follow Seminar Guidelines for the above events. These guidelines were developed to provide an atmosphere of safety and community for our meetings so we can better support one another and learn from one another. Please read them before attending. Thank you!

1. When in doubt, I will bet on the truth.

2. I will share from my own experiences (not those of others.)

3. I will listen and not act defensively.

4. I will speak for myself, be specific, and stay on topic.

5. I will support and challenge the best from others in this group.

6. I will try not to take any comments personally.

7. What goes on in this room stays in this room (unless a child’s safety is involved.)