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September

Events & Information

Published by: Elva Pantoja-Castro

MILITARY ONESOURCE

EDUCATION

As summer has ended and schools are back in session, education comes to the forefront of our

minds. Whether you are considering going back to school yourself, supporting your spouse's

decision to return to school, or helping your child adjust to that next step, Military OneSource

has the resources for you. Visit the link Education on the Service Provider Monthly

Communication Calendar to access a flyer that includes the following:

Webinars on evaluating online schools and Tutor.com and a Moderated Chat on

discovering your career passion Orderable Materials including a booklet and CD titled How

to Help Your Child Succeed in School and the booklets Learning Never Stops and Ten Every-

day Math Activities for Parents and Kids Articles including topics such as dealing with bully-

ing, special needs education, money and your college student, off duty education programs,

keeping in touch with your child's teacher during deployment, and organizing

your child's school life at home.

Tools and Services such as Podcasts on Countrywide Home Loans Settlement and Employ-

ment Scams, the Applying to College Toolkit, Tutor.com, Peterson's Online Academic Skills

Course, the Spouse Career Center and Special Needs Pages on Military OneSource, and The

Spouse Education and Career Newsletter.

In addition to the great resources on Education for September, Military OneSource also has

resources to assist with the important dates of Suicide Prevention Week and the 10th Anniver-

sary of September 11 including an article on Planning a Remembrance Ceremony.

For more information on our calendar as well as past and future themes, please visit the Ser-

vice

Provider Home Page -

http://www.militaryonesource.com/MOS/ServiceProvidersGateway.aspx

Marianne Espinoza

Military OneSource

Hawaii MOS Joint Family Support Assistance Program Consultant

Phone: 808-421-8097

marianne.espinoza@militaryonesource.com

Visit www.MilitaryOneSource.com or call 1-800-342-9647

MILITARY ONESOURCE

EDUCATION

EFMP

EFMP Town Hall Dates

Friday, September 9 12:30-1:30pm -- ACS Fort Shafter Aloha Center, Bldg 330,

217 Montgomery Drive

Monday, September 12 12:00-1:00pm -- Garrison Conference Room, Wheeler Army

Airfield, Bldg 106, Wright Avenue

Tuesday, September 20 6:00pm- 8:00pm -- ACS Center Schofield Barracks, Bldg

2091, Kolekole Avenue

The Exceptional Advocate eNewsletter is here!

The Department of Defense Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is pleased to re-

lease the first issue of The Exceptional Advocate, a monthly electronic newsletter for military

families with special needs. Each month you will find articles, resources, tips, and news that

families can use to remain informed on a variety of topics.

It's back to school time again! With this in mind, we've included education-related articles to

assist families with school-aged children. Some of this month's topics include the following:

- How to communicate with teachers when your child has special needs

- An overview of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

- The school liaison program and how it can help military children

transition between schools

- How installation programs are partnering to meet the fitness needs of

teens and young adults with special needs

Each month we feature activities for children on the "Kids Corner" page

which features the animated characters "Iman Advocate," and his dog,

"Watson." We hope you enjoy this issue and encourage you to share The

Exceptional Advocate via email and social networks to help distribute it to

the families in your community.

To view The Exceptional Advocate go to: http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/efmp/news