Iroquois Ridge Parents

05/01/2025

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program’s Tuesday @ The Ridge Presentation:

“Recent Grads Tell All”
With IRHS GRADUATES

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
7.00 pm Library
(No morning session)

IRHS PEP presents an informative and inspiring evening featuring our recent graduates. These alumni—now in their first year of college and university—are returning to share their post-secondary experiences, insights, and advice. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to learn from their journeys!

03/31/2025

Join us on April 23, 2025, for an enlightening evening with the parents of Iroquois Ridge High School and the nearby community, as we delve into the transformative principles of conscious parenting.

This event will feature four local parenting coaches (Karen Sue-A-Quan, Carolyn Hidalgo, Thao Choi and Binu Dhindsa), who will share their expertise on fostering a more transparent, closer connection with your teens. Our guest speakers are respected professionals who offer their clients insights on family relationships, encouraging mutual respect, emotional connection, and a trusted environment where both parent and child can thrive. They will demonstrate how shifting our parenting approach from traditional discipline to a more mindful, empathetic, and conscious engagement can lead to profound changes in family dynamics.

We are delighted to have them generously offer their years of insight and experience to our IRHS community.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raising-conscious-teens-a-new-era-of-parenting-tickets-1297501605229?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

02/04/2025

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program's Tuesday @ The Ridge presentation:
"Calming Stress and Big Emotions with EFT Tapping”

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025
Tonight
7:00 pm in the Library

As busy parents navigating this fast-paced world, it's easy (and common) to feel overwhelmed by the constant demands of life. This practical and interactive workshop will introduce you to EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques)-a simple, science-backed tool to calm your nervous system, manage big emotions like fear, frustration, or sadness, and reset your energy. These are emotions all humans feel but don't always know how to navigate, and EFT offers an easy, effective way to process them. It's quick to learn, easy to use, and can support not only you but also your kids or anyone else who might need help managing life's challenges.

Julie Lafleur, is a certified EFT Tapping Practitioner and wellness consultant. After 20+ years in the corporate world, she now works with organizations and individuals to help manage stress, improve emotional well-being, and thrive with practical tools like EFT Tapping.

12/09/2024

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program’s Tuesday @ The Ridge

“Healthy Bodies & Healthy Minds”

with Dr. Deepa Soni,
Emergency Physician

Tuesday, December 10th, 2024

10:00 am in the Staff Room
7:00 pm in the Library

Dr. Deepa Soni will share what we can do to live our healthiest lives, both physically and mentally. Expect up-to-date, science-backed ways to help members of your household regulate their nervous systems, manage stress and build resilience. She will also share tips about nutrition, movement, and sleep for healthy daily living, and implementable strategies for parents and teens as they prepare to navigate the world beyond school. Join other IRHS parents as we learn how to offer our families the most important gift of all - a solid foundation of healthy habits that last a lifetime.

Dr. Deepa Soni has been an Emergency Physician at Credit Valley Hospital for 25 years and is Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Community and Family Medicine. She is the recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award - TWEM (Toronto Women in Emergency Medicine)

12/05/2024

As a parent community, we have an opportunity to enhance the lives of some of our less fortunate Iroquois Ridge High School students. The Ridge Cares Program is an on-going parent initiative that offers community support to IRHS students experiencing difficult family or personal situations. This year, our student needs are great, and so is our request for your support.

With your support, our wish is to provide identified students with a grocery card for the upcoming October holiday. We are accepting cash donations via School Cash
Online, and no donation is too small. If able, we would appreciate your donation by following the instructions below:

CASH DONATIONS -
https://hdsb.schoolcashonline.com
Click the “Items” button in the top right corner
Choose - “Make a Donation”
School - "Iroquois RidgeHigh School"
Message - Please indicate “Ridge Cares”
(A donation receipt will be generated to your email)

Thank you, in advance, for your support in making a little brighter for these families

11/05/2024

You may find the presentation on post secondary planning here⬇️

Post Secondary Planning

11/04/2024

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program's Tuesday @ The Ridge presentation:
"Post Secondary Planning"
with IRHS Guidance Team

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

10.00 am Staff Room
W/ Rachel Stecca and Andrew Smith

7:00 pm Library
W/ Sabrina Sibio and Kate O’Connor

10/07/2024

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program’s first Tuesday @ The Ridge presentation:

“Building a Supportive Network for our Students”

With Steve Turner, Mental Health and Youth Community Leader

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
7.00 pm Library
(No morning session)

05/20/2024

The next meeting of the IRHS School Advisory Council will be held on Tuesday, May 21st, at 6.00 pm at the library.

05/20/2024

Please join us for The Parent Engagement Program’s Tuesday @ The Ridge presentation:

“Students Speak Out”
with IRHS Graduates and Grade 12 Students

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
7.00 pm Library
(No morning session)

Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to insights from a panel of Iroquois Ridge Grade 12 students and Iroquois Ridge graduates in their first year of post-secondary school.