In the news this week:
- Mark your Calendar for a Parent Education session on ‘Keeping Your Children Safe in Bangkok’ Friday March 4th 7:30 – 8:45am. More information to follow in February.
- Information about upcoming Freedom from Chemical Dependency Visit
MS FCD March 1 – 4th Visit to our MS
Dear MS Parents,
As part of our Wellness Program, a visiting consultant Eduardo Torres from the Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD) organization will meet with students in grades 6 – 8 on March 1 – 4th.
- 6th graders will meet for a one-hour session during one of their science classes this week.
- 7th graders will all meet via a 7th grade one-hour assembly and a one-hour session during one of their science classes this week.
- 8th graders will all meet via an 8th grade one-hour assembly and two 55-minute sessions this week, one session during one of their math classes and the other during one of their science classes.
A native Spanish speaker and fluent English speaker, Eduardo Torres joined FCD as a Prevention Specialist in 2012 and currently also holds the position of Regional Officer. He has a BA in Addiction Counseling with an emphasis in Chemical Dependency from Grand Canyon University. He has worked as a mentor and teacher of at-risk teenagers and as an addiction and prevention counselor. Eduardo volunteers for a nonprofit organization which serves people with severe physical and mental impairments and was a Central American champion in Karate.
The sessions will focus on positive discussions on the health risks of alcohol and substance use to the developing teenage brain, possible long term addiction problems tied to early use, social norms and the misconceptions about teenage behavior, and strategies for maintaining healthy choices.
Carmel (Gr 6) carmelk@isb.ac.th
Janel (Gr 7 ) janelw@isb.ac.th
Jackie (Gr 8) jackieg@isb.ac.th