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Parenting Classes

FREE CCSF Parenting Class with Nancy Gapasin Gnass
City College San Francisco (CCSF) Child Development (CDEV) Non-Credit Adult Education
In Person Classes, Room 173, Mission Campus
Parents and Toddlers 15+ months CDEV 8100 (M, W or Th 9:10 mornings) 
and Parents and Infants 7-15 months (newborns are also welcome) CDEV 8003 (W or Th 12:40 afternoons)

-Do you have questions about your child and parenting?

- Would you like to meet other parents?

- Want to learn and talk about your child's development and learn about best parenting practices while childrearing during the Pandemic and beyond?


Join our parenting class at City College SF with Nancy Gapasin Gnass. This is a noncredit Adult Education class based in the Mission District City College campus through the Child Development Department (CDEV).  The In-Person (IRL)  classes are happening now.  

 

This is a unique opportunity to meet and gather with other parents during this pandemic in-person. Students have found a supportive community in these classes during these isolating times. Participants learn together, discuss their concerns, share questions and experiences in a class led by City College Child Development Instructor, Nancy Gapasin Gnass (ngnass@ccsf.edu).

 

Enrollment is ongoing all semester,  free and open to SF and California residents. You must apply as a student of CCSF to get an ID.  Show up to the classroom to enroll with Nancy. 


Creating a Joyful Family Workshops

These workshops are geared for parents at every stage: Prenatal to Adolescence.
More information here.
Part 1: Creating a Family Vision and Mission
Date: TBA
Part 2: Creating A Family Plan With Rituals
Date TBA
Read more about these workshops here.






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