After-School Activities Cancelled Due to Severe Weather

May 8, 2024

With strong storms in the forecast this afternoon, MICDS is canceling all after-school activities today, May 8. This includes all extracurricular activities and athletic practices and games, both at home and away. The Middle School ASAP program and Lower School Extended Day program are also canceled. Please make arrangements to pick up your children at our usual dismissal time today (3 p.m. for Lower School, 3:15 p.m. for Middle and Upper School). Campus will be closed at 4:00 p.m. Please note: the Band Concert scheduled for this evening will be rescheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday, May 9, with the 6th/7th Grade Band Concert beginning at 6 p.m. and the 8th Grade/Upper School Bands performing at 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bernard Berry.

Nurturing Resilience in Children and Adolescents

Internationally renowned author Dr. Robert Brooks will offer a free lecture entitled “Nurturing Resilience in Children and Adolescents: The Search for Islands of Competence” on Thursday, September 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Churchill Center & School, 1021 Municipal Center Drive, Town and Country, MO, 63131. This event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are preferred. Call Mary Brotherton at 314-997-4343 or email mbrotherton@churchillstl.org with your name, phone number and number of attendees.

Internationally renowned author Dr. Robert Brooks will offer a free lecture entitled “Nurturing Resilience in Children and Adolescents: The Search for Islands of Competence” on Thursday, September 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Churchill Center & School, 1021 Municipal Center Drive, Town and Country, MO, 63131. This event is free and open to the public. Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are preferred. Call Mary Brotherton at 314-997-4343 or email mbrotherton@churchillstl.org with your name, phone number and number of attendees.

In his presentation Dr. Brooks will describe strategies that parents, teachers, and other professionals can apply to nurture self-discipline, responsibility, hope, and resilience in children and adolescents, including those struggling with learning problems. He will highlight (1) the importance of empathy in understanding and responding to children, (2) why some youngsters from birth have more difficulty becoming resilient than their peers, and (3) the importance of identifying and reinforcing each child and adolescent’s “islands of competence.”

Dr. Robert Brooks has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, and mental health professionals on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, self-esteem, and family relationships. He has also written extensively about these topics. He is the author or co-author of 14 books including Raising Resilient Children; Raising a Self-Disciplined Child; and Seven Steps to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills.

Registration information

R.S.V.P. to Mary Brotherton at 314-997-4343 or mbrotherton@churchillstl.org

Leave your name, phone number and number of attendees. Walk-ins welcome, R.S.V.P. preferred