Movie Night! Screenagers: Elementary School Edition

Location: Winooski School District auditorium, aka the PAC

Join us on Thursday 12/12 for a showing of Screenagers: Elementary School Edition. This movie is geared towards parents, but is appropriate for ages 10 and up (in our humble assessment - you know your family best!).

Refreshments from Misery Loves Company will be served (read: heavy snacks but not "dinner" per se).

After the film, we’ll have a discussion about what we can do as a community to support our young people. Parents and caretakers will have an opportunity to sign onto the “Away for the Day” pledge and come away with ideas to de-emphasize screentime for young people.

RSVP here (preferred, but not required!): https://forms.gle/MixLveuBqVYhLFbF6

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Trailer here: https://www.screenagersmovie.com/about-screenagers-elementary

This new version of the original Screenagers movie addresses issues that elementary school aged kids, parents and educators are facing, i.e., smartwatches in class, unhooking from and monitoring video gaming, social media pressures, exposure too young and what research shows is a healthy amount of screen time. With many solutions to these and other challenges. ‍

Runtime: 55 Minutes

Let’s get people out to clean up our parks! Lots of litter is age-restricted product litter, like cigarette butts, alcohol containers, vape cartridges, and lottery cards. This is a great opportunity to talk about the impact of these products on our natural environment and how to minimize that impact.

Sign up through Winooski Community Services: https://winooskivt.gov/FormCenter/Community-Services-8/Winooski-Park-Trail-Cleanup-Days-Volunte-100

In coordination with Champlain Housing Trust (CHT), join WPP coalition members for a Clean Up Day at the O’Brien Community Center! Our Community Center deserves some love.

CHT staff will provide snacks and beverages.

Projects include trash clean-up on the grounds & into the neighborhoods, repainting parking lot arrows, pressure-wash parts of the building & walkways, & paint & refresh the gym.

Rain or shine! We’ll be out handing out lockable bags, rx return bags, free water bottles and informational resources about prevention, treatment, and recovery. Come say hi!

Let’s get people out to clean up our parks! Lots of litter is age-restricted product litter, like cigarette butts, alcohol containers, vape cartridges, and lottery cards. This is a great opportunity to talk about the impact of these products on our natural environment and how to minimize that impact.

Sign up through Winooski Community Services: https://winooskivt.gov/FormCenter/Community-Services-8/Winooski-Park-Trail-Cleanup-Days-Volunte-100

WPP is hosting an Alcohol Interventions Discussion to share more about our recent data findings from our Substance Use Assessment Report for Winooski, learn about the substance use issues your organization is currently seeing across the communities you work with, and collaborate on needed change.

This session will be held on Wednesday, August 7th, from 1pm-2:30pm. Registration Link

We’ll kick off a 2 - week on-demand access to Screenagers: Under the Influence with a live remote community film showing, followed by a panel of SAPs and Substance Use Prevention professionals on May 22, 2024 from 6pm-8pm in partnership with Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community.

Register here

Network, hear from Winooski youth, get informed, & learn about upcoming action opportunities.

Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c9NjAiBMs216GWubMaTCDxa8nKGeYw5_Jh8Eho7vvwY/edit?usp=sharing

*If you're able to make this meeting, please fill out this form.*

Any questions? Email Marielle at mmatthews@winooskiprevention.org

If you have any difficulty filling out this form, please call and leave a message on our office voicemail,

802-655-4565.

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