Today I speak to Emmy Thamakaison, a rising Grade 12 student at International School Bangkok who wrote a bilingual children ‘s book about a child learning about his ADHD, what it means, how he can work with it, and what gifts it can bring him, because, yes, it can be a superpower.
HISTORY OF SENIA – Beijing Conferences
SCHOOL YEAR |
CONFERENCE |
DATE |
VENUE |
07-08 |
SENIA 6 |
8 March 2008 |
Western Academy of Beijing |
08-09 |
SENIA 7 |
20 March 2009 |
Beijing City International School |
09-10 |
SENIA 8 |
26 February 2010 |
Manila, Philippines |
10-11 |
Start of SENIB | March 2011 | Beijing, China |
11-12 |
SENIB 1 |
18 November 2011 |
Beijing City International School |
12-13 |
SENIB 2 |
23 November 2012 |
Western Academy of Beijing |
13-14 |
SENIB 3 |
9 November 2013 |
International School of Beijing |
14-15 |
SENIB 4 |
21 November 2014 |
Beijing City International School |
15-16 |
Spring Meeting | Spring 2016 | Dulwich College Beijing |
16-17 |
SENIB 5 |
24 March 2017 |
Western Academy of Beijing |
17-18 |
SENIB 6 |
17 November 2017 |
Beijing City International School |
18-19 |
SENIB 7 Spring Meeting |
22 March 2019 |
Beijing City International School |
19-20 |
SENIA-Beijing Fall Conference |
6 November 2019 |
Dulwich College – Beijing |
19 -20 |
SENIA-Beijing Spring Resource Fair |
17 April 2020 – Postponed |
Keystone Academy |
We are pleased to announce our second national conference and professional development event. It will take place 8am – 12 midday on Thursday 19th March.
Join us at The Giving Tree School, PYC Campus, 791 Preah Monivong, with welcome drinks and registration from 7.30.
The morning will consist of 5 local speakers, presenting a range of topics, from Cambodian Attitudes to Maternal Health, to Providing Reading Support to Older Students. There will also be space to share your challenges (big or small), to get support and advice from both our expert presenters and fellow attendees.
For regular updates and the complete schedule, follow the Facebook event. Spaces are limited. Reserve your place by emailing seniacambodia@gmail.com
On Thursday, February 20th at Doha College West Bay campus, SENIA Doha hosted a ADHD workshop with special guest Dr. Nelson. This event was open to all educators throughout Qatar who wanted to learn more about ADHD, how to support students, and executive function skills connected to ADHD. Dr. Kelly Nelson brings 25 years of experience in education and mental health, in the US, Caribbean, and Qatar, to her role as Head of Parent Education for Nurture Me Global her in Doha. Through education, coaching, and support services, Dr. Kelly helps parents adopt research-informed practices to create positive, collaborative relationships within their families. She also works with educators who are interested in learning about educational leadership, intercultural competence, and non-punitive models of discipline. Dr. Kelly has also offered workshops and classes on emotional intelligence in kids and adults, stereotype threat in the GCC region, and the development of teen girls.
As a psychology major at the University of Miami, she was introduced to ADHD and research when she worked with Dr. Benjamin Lahey who was leading the committee for the DSM IV revisions of the ADHD diagnostic criteria. After graduation, she worked on the child and adolescent ward of a local crisis stabilization center and then at a long-term inpatient facility for kids with more chronic mental health or behavioral issues. Not surprisingly, many of those kids had ADHD. When she transitioned into higher education, Dr. Nelson often worked collaboratively with academic support and mental health teams. Here in Qatar, she oversaw these functional areas at UCL and Cornell. At both campuses, learning accommodations fell under her umbrella. So, she understands many of the unique challenges faced by educators in Qatar and is here today to give us an overview of the current research on ADHD and Executive Functions. She provided us with some practical information that we could use in our academic roles to support students and parents.
Happy Kids Clinic provided two sessions of communication training for all the teachers at KCPS. Sim and Rubeena created a bespoke program to teach KCPS staff how children learn to communicate, and how to support someone with communication difficulties in the classroom. Congratulations to both organisations for sharing skills and creating a successful collaboration.
Have you been involved in skill sharing or professional development? SENIAC wants to know! Tell us about it at facebook.com/senia.cambodia/
Register and stay up to date on all the details of the SENIA-Beijing Spring 2020 Conference.
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