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1. FALL 2015
COURSE CATALOG
ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
85 Mountain Street | Asheville NC 28801
828-350-6162 | www.bit.ly/acsparentu
Free sessions and workshops
for families!
October - December

2. Need Preschool Help?
The YMCA is here.
What? a facilitator leads caregivers in preparing kids for kindergarten
Where? ymca room at Hall Fletcher elementary school, off Haywood
Road
When? Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 11am during the traditional
school year
Includes Spanish language support and snacks!
Cost: Free! No registration required. Just show up!
CONTACT US
Marta Alcala-Williams (Parent Engagement): marta.alcala-williams@acsgmail.net
Stephanie Rogers (VISTA Parent Engagement Coordinator): stephanie.rogers@acsgmail.net
ACSParentU
@ACSParentU
@AshevilleCitySchools
Marta Alcala-Williams (Parent Engagement): 828-350-6162
Stephanie Rogers (VISTA Parent Engagement Coordinator): 828-350-6117
Please check our website for updated dates, times, and locations at
www.bit.ly/acsparentu

3. SO, WHAT IS PARENT U ANYWAY?
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
WHAT IS PARENT U?
Parent U is a community collaboration led by Asheville City Schools to assist and empower parents, schools, and commu-
nity partners in engaging our children’s learning and development.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PARENT U?
Parent U equips parents and guardians with resources that support their children’s success in school and life.
WHAT TYPES OF SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE?
Parent U offers three categories of sessions, which can take place either individually or part of a cluster.
• Academic Support: these offerings will provide parents information about how to support their child’s academic
opportunities and challenges
• Health and Wellness: these offerings will support information and activities to help families build a healthy
lifestyle
• Social Issues: these offerings will focus on topics to assist parents and guardians in supporting their child
throughout their developmental years.
WHAT IS A CLUSTER?
A cluster is an event that includes all three types of sessions that takes place at one location at one time. You may
pick one to attend.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
For most sessions and clusters, registration is not required. We operate on an open-door policy, as all parents are
welcome. If a session does happen to require registration, it will be noted.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST ME?
Parent U is free to any parent and guardian as well as the greater Asheville community.
WHAT IF I WANT A SESSION IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
With three days notice, we can provide a Spanish interpreter at any session.
CATALOG KEY
Yellow Shading = Cluster Group = Social
*= Registration Required = Academic
= Health

4. Early Childhood Development
Asheville City Schools
Maybe you went to ACS events like the Call to Action
or meetings at your school, and heard phrases like
the North Star Model, but have no idea what they
mean. In this session, Asheville City Schools will
look at current programs and efforts that support our
youngest learners as well as discuss future efforts to
continue and expand based on community input and
insights.
Raising Resilient Children
Triple P
We all face challenges in our lives and, as much as
we would like to prevent it, our children will too. This
workshop is designed for parents of infants-5th
graders to better understand how to help children deal
with life stress and handle their feelings.
FEAST: What’s It All About?
FEAST
Come get familiar with what FEAST does in your
children’s schools. We’ll provide the fresh, local food
and help you cook a delicious, healthy meal.
Date Location Time
10/8/15 Asheville Preschool 6-7:15
Community Resilience Training Model
Buncombe County Health and Human Services
The Community Resilience Training Model trains
parents and community members to help themselves
and others within their wider social network.
Participants will learn 6 easy skills that can be used
to reset, find balance, and take care of themselves to
become more resilient.
Date Location Time
10/13/15 Hillcrest Resource Center 6-7:15
Dealing With Disobedience
Triple P Parenting
This discussion group will give some positive
parenting suggestions to help you teach your child
how to accept limits, do as they are told, and to
understand the meaning of the word “no.”
Date Location Time
10/15/15 Hall Fletcher Elementary 5:30-7:30
Parenting in the Digital Age
Our Voice
Unsure what things like cyberbullying and sexting are,
or how to deal with them? Learn more about tools to
help your children to use social media responsibly.
AVID 101
Asheville City Schools & UNC Asheville
Come learn about how AVID (Advancement Via
Individual Determination) in higher education can help
support your student’s academic skills, critical
thinking, and academic behaviors like organization,
time management and goal setting.
Exercise Made Fun!
Complete Nutrition
Get movin’ and groovin’ and shakin’ with us and learn
how a healthy lifestyle can positively impact you
today.
Date Location Time
10/20/15 Asheville Middle 6:00-7:15
Raising Children Who Listen
Triple P
Although harsh discipline can seem like the answer at
times, Triple P teaches parenting strategies of positive
reinforcement and good teaching, in the hopes that
both parent and child can be happy and healthy.
Date Location Time
10/21/15 Jones Elementary School 6-7:30
Raising A Money Smart Child
On Track
Want to teach your child about money, but unsure of
where to start? This class will show easy to implement
strategies to teach your child valuable lessons about
money, from age 3 to age 18.
Date Location Time
10/29/15 50 South French Broad Ave 12:00-1:30
Classrooms Today
Asheville City Schools Foundation
This session gives parents an inside look into an
elementary classroom using the Daily 5 structure.
Parents will be participants with their child to
experience all 5 literacy and writing components in
a classroom setting. Handouts will include ways to
support literacy outside of the classroom setting.
Vision Therapy
Optix Eye Care
Is your sight 20/20? Even if it is, you may still have
significant problems with your vision system. At this
workshop, Optix Eye Care wants to help participants
learn about holistic eye health, especially in regards
to helping children perform their best in school.
Going To College For Adults
College Foundation of North Carolina
Would you like to complete or begin your college
education? Come to learn about choosing a college
and receiving financial aid. Geared towards adults.
Date Location Time
10/29/15 Hall Fletcher Elementary School 6-7:15
OCTOBER

5. Math Today
Asheville City Schools
This workshop gives parents an inside look into a
math classroom, and provide activities to help parents
experience math for themselves.
Rigorous standards, game based learning, and
formative assessment will be highlighted.
Hassle Free Shopping
Triple P
This discussion group gives positive parenting
suggestions to help you avoid shopping hassles and
teach your child to behave responsibly on shopping
trips. You will discuss common shopping hassles,
things that influence children’s behavior, and some of
the “traps” parents often fall into when shopping.You’ll
also develop a personal shopping plan to reduce the
chances for hassles and learn strategies to manage
misbehavior if it happens. Starts early at 5:30.
Healthy Eating
Whole Foods
Tired of all these crazy fad diets? Get back to the
basics of good, healthy eating, and learn how to find
great deals at Whole Foods Market too!
Date Location Time
11/3/15 Claxton Elementary School 6:00-7:15
College Readiness: The Juntos
Method
UNC Asheville
Are you a Latino/Latina parent with a child in high
school? In this workshop, you will gain the knowledge
necessary to make higher education an attainable
goal for your child. Stay tuned for more JUNTOS
soon!
Date Location Time
11/4/15 Asheville High School 6:00-7:15
Understanding the Affordable
Care Act
Pisgah Legal Services
The Affordable Care Act can work for you, but only if
you have all the facts. Come learn what you qualify
for, what your options are, and how to choose what’s
best for your family.
Date Location Time
11/5/15 Wesley Grant Center 6:00-7:15
Darkness To Light Training
Smoky Mountain LME/MCO
It can be hard to know how to recognize and react to
child abuse. This workshop is designed to broach the
difficult subject and create a meaningful
discussion around the prevalence and the
consequences of abuse in our society.
Date Location Time
11/10/15 Vance Elementary School 6:00-7:15
ALNUGE: What Is It?
ALNUGE, LLC.
ALNUGE [al-nethat offers fun an engaw-gee] stands
for ALphabets, NUmbers, GEometrics. ALNUGE is a
visual language that strengthens brain power and
improves critical thinking skills. Come play games,
we’ll bring the prizes!
Basics of Equity and Inclusion
Asheville Buncombe Community Relations
Council
The law guarantees us quite a bit, but it can be even
harder to make sure you get what you legally deserve.
This workshop will give you tools to ensure that
diversity, equity, and inclusion are maintained in our
community, and provide you with a list of resources of
agencies in Asheville-Buncombe who support this.
Happy Hearts & CPR Training
Mission Heart
NC survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest is 8%.
With CPR knowledge, the chance of survival is
increased 32%! Be prepared! Come check out how to
prevent heart disease and find the steps you’ll need to
take action in a cardiac emergency. By the end of the
workshop, you will be CPR certified.
Date Location Time
11/12/15 Asheville Middle School 6:00-7:15
Understanding MCLASS Scores
Asheville City Schools
What do these MCLASS scores mean? This
workshop is designed to help parents understand how
to interpret their child’s McClass scores and to
provide parents with hands-on activities to improve
their child’s literacy skills.
Date Location Time
11/17/15 Hall Fletcher Elementary School 6:00-7:15
NOVEMBER

6. Childhood Creativity*
UNC Asheville
Visual arts are vitally important to a child’s develop-
ment. This workshop is designed to help connect
creative skills to academic skills to improve learning.
Come ready to roll up your sleeves and get creative.
Raising Children Who Listen*
Triple P
Although harsh discipline can seem like the answer at
times, Triple P teaches parenting strategies of
positive reinforcement and good teaching, in the
hopes that both parent and child can be happy and
healthy. Starts early at 5:30.
Blue Light and Its Effects
Optix Eye Care
Studies on blue light are everywhere, but they can be
difficult to understand. In this workshop, two doctors
from Optix Eye Care will give you the bottom line on
what blue light is, how it affects our health, and what
you and your family can do to lessen these effects.
Date Location Time
11/19/15 Isaac Dickson Elementary School 6:00-7:15
Youth Mental Health
Awareness Day: It’s Okay to Ask
for Help
Smoky Mountain LME
Designed to teach skills to caregivers for ages 13-
18+, this workshop presents the health challenges
that many young people face around adolescence,
and strives to offer solutions to these challenges.
Date Location Time
12/3/15 YWCA 6:00-7:15
Opportunities for High School
Seniors
AB Tech
Want your child to earn tuition-free credit while still
enrolled in high school? Come to this session to learn
about programs that will not only save students time
and money, but also improve their chances of
successfully completing a college credential and
having a prosperous future.
NCAA Recruitment
UNC Asheville Athletics
Athetic staff members from UNC Asheville will provide
information for parents of students who want to
continue their athletic careers after high school.
African Dance Class
LEAF Schools and Streets
Learn authentic West African Dance using live
drummers. You will learn basic movements, phrases,
and choreography true to the West African tradition.
Dancers and drummers will be invited to perform in
community performances and at the LEAF Festival.
Date Location Time
12/8/15 Asheville High School 6:00-7:15
Dealing With Disobedience*
Triple P
This discussion group will give some positive
parenting suggestions to help you teach your child
how to accept limits, do as they are told, and to
understand the meaning of the word “no.”
Date Location Time
12/10/15 Vance Elementary School 5:30-7:30
DECEMBER
Need transportationor childcare? Don’tworry, it’s free!Call 828-350-6117 atleast 3 days in advanceand we will cover it.

7. African Dance
LEAF Schools and Streets
Let West African Dance experts teach you drumming
and choreography! Dancing is a great way to improve
your cardivascular health and create a healthier
lifestyle! Some drummers and dancers may even be
invited to perform in the larger Asheville community
and at the LEAF festival. Ends December 15.
Date Location Time
Tuesdays Asheville High School 6:00-7:00
English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL) Class at
Asheville Middle School*
Buncombe County Literacy Council
Volunteer instructors trained by the Literacy Council to
teach life skills-based English classes for adult En-
glish learners. Learners practice listening, speaking,
reading, and writing in English in the context of
everyday life skills.
Date Location Time
Every Tuesday Asheville Middle School 6:00-8:00
starting 9/15
ESOL Classes at Jones
Elementary*
Buncombe County Literacy Council
Volunteer instructors trained by the Literacy Council to
teach life skills-based English classes for adult
English learners. Learners practice listening,
speaking, reading, and writing in English in the
context of everyday life skills.
Date Location Time
Every Wednesday Jones Elementary School 6:00-8:00
starting 9/16
GED Tutoring*
AB Tech
We’ll give you the tools you need to pass your GED
with flying colors. Call Terrie Williams at 828-239-3559
to register.
Date Location Time
Every T/TH PVA Resource Center 12:30-2:30
Playing For Success
YMCA
By kindergarten, children already face disparities. In
this weekly event, a facilitator will leave caregivers in
preparing children for kindergarten.
Date Location Time
T/TH Hall Fletcher Elementary School 9-11 AM
Motheread at Hillcrest
Asheville City Schools
Attend this nationally accredited program that
combines literacy skills with child development, adult
growth, and professional skill development. Adults
and children will use the power of language to
discover more about themselves, their families, and
their communities.
Date Location Time
Wednesdays Resource Center, Apt 17A 10-12
Motheread and M.A.N.O.S.*
Children First and Warren Wilson College
Motheread at Emma United Methodist combines
literacy with child development, adult growth, and
professional skill development. Adults and children
will use the power of language to discover more about
themselves, their families, and their communities.
M.A.N.O.S. takes place concurrently. M.A.N.O.S.
serves Latino students from 8th to 12 grade. On
Mondays, Latino students get assistance with their
homework, leadership development, and college-
readiness. Childcare is provided and previous regis-
tration required. For both M.A.N.O.S. and Motheread,
spaces are limited and registration is required. Please
call Norma Duran Brown at 828-252-4810.
Date Location Time
Monday nights Emma United Methodist Church 6-8
RECURRING WORKSHOPS
Psst! Can’t make it to a
session but still want the
scoop? Some of our
presenters’ materials
are available online!
www.bit.ly/acsparentu

8. Circle of Parents*
FIRST
Circle of Parents provides a friendly, supportive
environment led by parents and other caregivers. It
is place where anyone in a parenting role can openly
discuss the successes and challenges of raising
children and where parents and caregivers can find
and share support. Both dinner and childcare are
provided. Call Tamiko Ambrose Murray at 828-318-
6310 to register.
Date Location Time
Wednesdays Burton St 6:00-7:00
Community Center
From studying and getting the grades to completing applications and
finding scholarships, applying to college can be a
a little more than a handful! MAHEC offers student
workshops on how to study, college scholarships, planning for college,
and figuring out how to pay for it all. Don't stay in the dark. MAHEC
is here to help.
Confused About College?
check out the workshops for students
from our partners at MAHEC.
For workshop schedule & more
information....
Jacquelyn Hallum, MBA, MHA
828-257-4479 or jacquelyn.hallum@mahec.org
But wait! There’s more!
Flip the page to see our list of incredible partners
that help make our programs possible.

9. WE’D LIKE YOU TO MEET
OUR PARTNERS.
we think they’re pretty incredible.