Safe Schools Project

Resources for Queer Youth and Educators in Santa Cruz County

Parent/Guardian Summit — Spring 2019

Understanding Gender

A free workshop for parents, guardians, and other adult allies who want a deeper understanding of gender and youth

Saturday, March 2, 2019
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Lakeview Middle School — Watsonville

Registration Closed — Same day registration available

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Light breakfast, snacks and lunch provided

Simultaneous Spanish Translation provided

Understandings of gender are changing rapidly and it can be challenging to keep up! Parents might believe that they only have to pay attention to their child’s gender if it falls outside of traditional gender norms. While it is true that transgender, non-binary, and otherwise gender-expansive children are particularly at risk, every child is limited by traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Parents and ally adults play a crucial role in creating a safe and supportive environment for all young people around their gender.

We hope you’ll join us for a day of learning, conversation, and reflection about youth and gender, including such topics as:

  • A framework to help you understand the dimensions of gender

  • Some common terms and the ways in which understandings of gender are changing

  • How children and youth see gender communicated in our society

  • Affirmative parenting practices around gender

  • How your own experiences with gender may affect your parenting

  • Some suggestions for talking with children and teens about gender

  • An informational workshop on the medical aspects of gender transition in youth presented by Dr. Jen Hastings

Schedule for Parent/Guardian/Adult Ally Summit

9:00-9:30 am: Registration and Breakfast

9:30-9:45 am: Introductions, logistics, and visit from local elected officials

9:45-11:45 am (with short break about halfway through):
Overview of Gender presentation by Pam Wool of Gender Spectrum

  • A framework to help you understand the dimensions of gender
  • Some common terms and the ways in which understandings of gender are changing
  • How children and youth see gender communicated in our society
  • Affirmative parenting practices around gender
  • How your own experiences with gender may affect your parenting
  • Some suggestions for talking with children and teens about gender

11:45 am-12:30 pm: Lunch and Mini-resource Fair

12:30-1:30 pm: Two options:

  • Medical Aspects of Gender Transition by Dr. Jen Hastings
  • Parent Panel: Parenting Gender Diverse Kids

1:30-1:35 pm: Short Break

1:35-2:00 pm: Closing, Q&A

Presented by Gender Spectrum, TransFamilies of Santa Cruz County, the Safe Schools Project of Santa Cruz County, and Lakeview Middle School

Registration Open — Sign up today!

Register by February 28

                 

Entendiendo el género

Un taller gratuito para padres, tutores y otros aliados adultos que desean una comprensión más profunda del género y los jóvenes.

Sábado, 2 de marzo, 2019
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Escuela Intermedia Lakeview, Watsonville

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¡Los entendimientos de género están cambiando rápidamente y puede ser difícil mantenerse al día! Los padres pueden creer que solo tienen que prestar atención al género de su hijo si se encuentra fuera de las normas de género tradicionales. Si bien es cierto que los niños transgénero, no binarios y, por lo demás, de género expansivo están particularmente en riesgo, todos los niños están limitados por los roles y estereotipos tradicionales de género. Los padres y los adultos aliados juegan un papel crucial en la creación de un ambiente seguro y de apoyo para todos los jóvenes alrededor de su género.

Esperamos que se unan a nosotros para un día de aprendizaje, conversación y reflexión sobre los jóvenes y el género, incluyendo temas como:

  • Un marco para ayudarle a entender las dimensiones del género.

  • Algunos términos comunes y las formas en que los entendimientos del género están cambiando.

  • Cómo los niños y los jóvenes ven el género en nuestra comunidad y sociedad.

  • Prácticas de crianza afirmativas sobre al género.

  • Cómo sus propias experiencias con el género pueden afectar su crianza

  • Algunas sugerencias para hablar con niños y adolescentes sobre el género

  • Un taller informativo sobre los aspectos médicos de la transición de género en jóvenes presentado por Dr. Jen Hastings

Presentado por Gender Spectrum, Familias Transgéneros del condado de Santa Cruz, el proyecto de escuelas seguras del condado de Santa Cruz, y la escuela intermedia Lakeview.

Inscripción abierta — ¡Regístrate hoy!

Registrarse antes del 28 de febrero

                 

Welcome to Lakeview Middle School!

¡Bienvenido a Escuela Intermedia Lakeview!

Lakeview Middle School Principal Rosa Hernandez

Welcome from Dr. Rosa Hernández, Principal, Lakeview Middle School

Lakeview Middle School is excited to host the 2019 Spring Queer, Trans & Allied Student Summit! We are so honored to have been chosen to host this event, especially as a middle school.

Diversity is one of Lakeview’s “PR²IDE” Core Values and is an integral part of being a member of our school community. We are proud to have a thriving Queer-Straight Alliance that has worked to make Lakeview a more inclusive and supportive campus for its students and staff. We are proud of our openly queer staff and students, and strive to educate all on how to be better allies for one another.

However, we still have progress to make, such as talking about intersectionality and how it affects our students, educating all students on queer and trans topics, and ensuring not only the safety of our students, but their happiness as well.

Hosting the summit this year will be an important step in this process! I am thrilled there will be a parent/family strand of workshops offered during the summit. I am looking forward to seeing our students work with, teach, and learn from students from other schools as well. Here’s to soaring above and beyond!

— Principal Rosa Hernández

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