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Our Annual Appeal is Underway! Please support Rye Youth Council programs.
New & Current Programs
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
January 27th, 6:30pm
The workshop will be managed in two parts:
Part I: 60 minutes for students, focusing on tactical time management and organizational skills. We will open with a discussion on challenges and questions students may have. Specific skill-building exercises focus on:
- Weekly Planning
- Organization and Habit Building
- Managing Change & Uncertainty
Pat II: Final 30 minutes will be a parents only discussion on developing strategies to support your kids during this time.
KIDCAST
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
KidCast is Back!
Wednesday, 2 - 2:30pm
Parents and Caregivers:
Take a 30-minute break while your kids (grades K-3) join Rye High School juniors and seniors for 30 minutes of virtually-supervised fun!
Storytime, Simon Says, Pictionary, and More!
Registration is required.
Inside Scoop on Social Media for Parents, by Teens
Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle Schoolers
Inside Scoop on Social Media for Parents, by Teens
Wednesday, February 3rd, 7pm
Rye High School Teens present the ins and outs of social media to parents ad caregivers. Here's a chance for parents to learn from the pros themselves and ask the questions they've been wondering!
Registration is required.
Activist Academy
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Inside Scoop on Social Media for Parents, by Teens
Join us on March 7th for a lively presentation and Q&A with internationally acclaimed YouTuber Jessica Kellgren-Fozzard on the topic of Disability rights, advocacy, and education! Learn how to be an advocate, how to identify ableism, and historic and modern progress towards meaningful accommodations and equality.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in young people ages 12-18. This training requires 2 hours of online pre-work and a 5.5 hour instructor-led zoom course.
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Rainbow Run @home Edition - Watch the Highlights!
Thanks to Rainbow Run Platinum Sponsors, City of Rye PBA and Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
An informative evening for parents and their children to discuss the safe and responsible use of cell phones and social media Presented annually in the fall of each school year.
Kids Are Always Listening!
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
Social Emotional Learning article, by Jess Lodato, RYC Youth Educator
Little kids have big ears, and our adolescents take in more than they let on. Our kids hear us even when we think they can’t or aren’t paying attention. This is something for adults to be aware of as we head into an uncertain and unfamiliar school year with the anxiety of COVID-19.
Social Emotional Learning in Action
So Now You Have a Cell Phone . . . Watch the Progam
Social Emotional Learning in Action
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Watch as RYC Youth Educator teaches SEL topics to 3rd and 4th graders.
Guidance for Challenging Days
Parenting in Challenging Times
Social Emotional Learning in Action
A series of three articles that provides some gentle guidance for these challenging days -- from Peter Green, Rye Middle School social worker and Jessica Lodato, Rye Youth Council youth educator.
Topics include:
Conflict Resolution
Seeing the Gift in the Unimaginable
Helping Teens Plan for Improvement
Parenting in Challenging Times
Parenting in Challenging Times
Parenting in Challenging Times
The Challenging in Parenting Times series is designed to provide information, strategies and resources for parents as we navigate these unprecedented times, and work together to protect the mental, emotional, and behavioral health of youth in our community
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Parenting in Challenging Times
Parenting in Challenging Times
Please click here for a listing of COVID-19 resources including a resource for no-cost mental health sessions from community professionals.
Board of Directors and Staff
Staff
Lisa Dominici, Executive Director, execdirector@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Jessica Lodato, Youth Educator, jlodato@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Board of Directors
Monica Brenner
Erin Buckley
Allison Chader, co-president
Stephen Fairchild
Rochelle Garnett, M. Ed.
Jonita Geelen
Elyssa Gray, co-president
Laura Kovacs, M.Ed., co-president
Elisabeth Thorington
Marnie White, LCSW
Daryl Woolsey
RYC Employment Services Team (RYCES)
Allison Chader
Kristina Dorfman
Laura Kovacs, M.Ed.
Cathy Pirone
Kassandra Souply
Elisabeth Thorington
Ex Officio Advisors
Sharon Cammisa
Lisa Ruderman Chen
Kristin Jautz
Jackie Mazzilli
M. Kim O’Connor, LCSW
Kassandra Souply
Stephanie Spierings
Ward Urban