Upcoming Events
We have a great series of upcoming events for parents and the community.
Lynn Lyons:
Come join us virtually for a presentation by Lynn Lyons on Tackling the Patterns of Anxiety, Depression, and Avoidance. She will share the following. Registration is required for this event.
Strategies for managing anxiety, moods, and social pressures, including school avoidance;
Strategies for prevention and collaboration;
What may make problems worse;
What are better approaches
Please click here to register for this virtual event with Lynn Lyons.
Team Chair Meet & Greet:
Wednesday, Sept 25, 9am In Person
Location: Reading Public Library, Community Rooms
Save the date for an exciting opportunity to connect with the RPS Department of Student Services and Special Education. Relationship building helps form good partnerships, so we are very pleased to have this upcoming informal meet & greet opportunity. More details are forthcoming.
Culture Immersion Series: Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Saturday, Sept 28 12-3:30pm In Person at the Reading Public Library’s Community Room
SEPAC will be having a booth with crafts for Reading’s first annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival as part of an inaugural culture immersion series sponsored by the Reading Public Library, Reading Office of Equity and Social Justice, Reading Chamber of Commerce, and Must Eats Travel. There will be family-friendly performances such as a Japanese tea demonstration, Native American storytelling, and Lion Dancing. The latter will have a special dedicated line for SEPAC families to have a photo opportunity with a Lion Dancer. The festival is a free community event.
Come drop by our booth for fun activities and be sure to ask for free ear plugs (for any sensory sensitivities) and a free Sunflower Hidden Disabilities lanyard donated by Must Eats Travel. The lanyards can be reused at participating airports and other establishments to indicate you or your child has a hidden disability and special care and/or assistance is needed.
If you are available for any amount of time to help us staff our SEPAC Booth please email us at SEPACReading@gmail.com or sign-up on our Volunteer Sign-up Sheet. Thank you.
Creator’s Guild:
Sept-Nov, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 3-4pm for grades 2-5 (Reading Public Library’s Children’s Program Room)
Come join other kids grades 2-5 for an integrated hour of play. This club was started by a fellow SEPAC elementary student in collaboration with the Reading Public Library as a social get-together to share in the love of legos, paint, and art. A librarian and SEPAC volunteer will help to run the event. Kids have the option to talk about their creations and have them displayed in the library. Legos will remain at the library but any paint or drawing projects are optional for take home.
This drop-in play is a free community event. Please click here for more details on the Fall Session.
Sept 7 (Sat) 3-4pm
Sept 21 (Sat) 3-4pm
Oct 5 (Sat) 3-4pm
Oct 19 (Sat) 3-4pm
Nov 2 (Sat) 3-4pm
Nov 16 (Sat) 3-4pm
2024-2025 Calendar
Dates/times/locations subject to change. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow social media for updates.
Lynn Lyons: Tackling the Patterns of Anxiety, Depression and Avoidance - Wednesday, Sept 18, 6pm
Family Leadership Program Open for Applications - Friday, Sept 20 Deadline
Team Chair Meet & Greet - Wednesday, Sept 25, 9am - Location:TBD
SEPAC Booth at the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - Location: Reading Public Library - Saturday, Sept 28th, 12-3:30pm
SEPAC Fall Foliage Walk - Saturday, Reading Town Forest with the Reading Trails Committee - October 5, 10-12pm (rain date October 26)
SEPAC Movie Night “The Right to Read” - Performing Arts Center at RMHS - Wednesday, October 2, 6pm
Sarah Ward: The 360 Thinking Model - Virtual - October 23, 6pm
SEPAC Business Meeting and Elections - October 30, 6pm
SEPAC Submission for Festival of Trees - December TBD
SEPAC Wachusetts Mountain Meetup - Monday, March 10, 2025 8:30am-3pm