Families are invited to learn about scholastic e-sports offered in Monroe County schools at MCCSC’s ‘Parent University’ event on December 5, 2024. The event will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the MCCSC CoLab at 553 E. Miller Drive. Families who attend can learn how e-sports can benefit students, offering academic pathways, career skill development, and the opportunity to participate in team sports.
Five secondary MCCSC schools recently opened state of the art arenas for competition and academic study. These programs were made possible by generous support from a 3E grant from the Indiana Department of Education. An Esports Computer Science Pathway is being offered at Bloomington North and Bloomington South. State Champion, Batchelor, also offers an Esports production class. Jackson Creek, Bloomington Graduation School, The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship and Tri-North are involved at the club level and have new spaces of their own.
Register to attend the Dec. 5 event here.
The event is part of MCCSC’s Parent University event series, which provides valuable resources for parents, caregivers, and guardians of MCCSC students. Past events have covered a variety of topics, including mental health awareness, academic success strategies, substance use prevention, college planning, and internet safety. Parent University is designed to empower families with the knowledge and tools they need to support students’ growth and well-being.
Parent University 2024 Sessions
The 2023-2024 sessions have covered a wide range of important topics designed with tools and knowledge to navigate key areas of education and child development. Below are the topics from our 2023 and 2024 sessions, along with links to the slides for further details:
- How to be a “math person” and have your child be one too! (10/29/24)
- Understanding School Finance (9/25/24)
- Preparing for High School & Beyond 2024 (8/24/24)
- Youth Substance Use Prevention & Resources (4/30/24)
- Keeping Kids Safe on Technology (4/11/24)
- College Planning 101 (3/28/24)
- Early Learning in MCCSC with a Focus on PreK (2/8/24)
- Handout: Indiana Early Learning Standards Overview
- Handout: Playful Learning
Parent University 2023 Sessions
- Keeping Our Kids Healthy (10/30/23)
- Positive Behavior Supports (9/14/23)
- Video Recording of the Session (A glitch happened during the recording so some of the middle of the presentation was not recorded. However, the slide deck below includes detailed slides for the entire presentation.)
- Slide Deck from the Session
- Preparing for High School & Beyond (8/26/23)
- Free & Inexpensive Enrichment Ideas for Children (4/27/23)
- Slide Deck from the Session
- Resource Handouts
- Unfortunately, the sound did not record during our live broadcast, so there is no video. All of the information shared is explained in detail on the slide deck. Please email parentu@mccsc.edu if you have any additional questions.
- Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention (4/12/23)
- Improving Your Child’s Resiliency, Accountability, and Self Advocacy (3/22/23)
- Youth Substance Use Prevention & Resources (Alcohol, Tobacco/Vaping, and Other Drugs) (3/9/23)
- College Planning 101 (2/23/23)
- Video Recording of the Session
- (If you have trouble hearing the video, please click the button with the 3 dots under the video and select Show Transcript in order to read what is being said).
- Cyber & Internet Safety (2/21/23)
- Video Recording of the Session
- Slide Deck from the Session
- Parental Controls – Apple Support
- Protect Young Eyes – Apple IOS Parental Controls
- Data Prot – Parental Controls on Android
- With the new Unroll.Me Spam App, you can unsubscribe from unwanted emails, keep the ones you want, and rollup the rest into a single daily digest.
- Financial Aid/FAFSA Workshop (2/8/23)
- Strategies for Math and Raising a Reader (2/7/23)
