Grande Prairie Family Education Society

Rainbows
2026-05-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton)
Confidential, peer led 12 weekly group sessions. Share your feelings and thoughts with others your own age. Groups from ages 3-18, and adult groups too. All groups are always free and everyone is welcome.
Location: 9607 102 Street (Grande Prairie Family Education Society)
Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Mar 3rd – May 26th 2026
Ages: 3 to 11yrs & Adults 18yrs +

Girls Matter
2026-05-14 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:30 | 9614 100 Avenue, 9614 100 Avenue, Grande Prairie, Canada
Connect with your inner strength, and beauty. Build new friendships, talk about stressors, and social media. Have fun and find new ways to love yourself for who you are, naturally.
May 7 to June 11: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Girls Matter Programming)
June 18th 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Girls Matter Programming) then 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Parent & Daughter Celebration)
Location: 9614 100 Ave
Ages: 11-13 years of age welcome
Dinner Provided during programing for girls

Love and Logic - Birth to 6 yrs
2026-05-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-06 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-29 13:00 - 15:00
Five sessions designed to help parents up the odds that the teenage years will be fun…instead of frantic.

Handle disruptions during meal times
Get children to stay in their own bed
Stop your child’s whining and bickering
End temper tantrums
Discipline your toddler in public without creating a scene in the morning
Get children up and about

…and many other helpful tools
Wednesdays – 1:00-3:00 pm
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, June 3, 2026
Grande Prairie Family Education Society 9607-102 Street
Call 780-830-0920 to register
Limited Childcare spaces

Parenting the Love and Logic Way
2026-05-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-13 18:00 - 20:00
Participants will learn how to put an end to arguing, back talk and begging. Love and Logic® teaches how to set limits without wagging war while avoiding power struggles along the way. Parents will also learn to teach responsibility without losing their child’s love while guiding them to solve their own problems. Love and Logic® will also give you strategies to teach kids to complete chores without reminders and without pay.
Mondays: April 13-May 25 (except May 18)
6:00-8:00pm
Grande Prairie Family Education Society 9607-102 Street
To Register give us a call at 780-830-0920

Power of Play in Hythe
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-15 10:00 - 12:00
The power of play program is based on the 5 domains of an ASQ developmental screen. Each week will focus on a different area of development.
Enjoy play, songs, stories and activities with your children!
There will be an opportunity to complete an ASQ, if so desired.
March 4 & 18
April 1 & 15
May 6
Hythe Community Library
Call 780-830-0920 or email facilitator@gpfes.com to register.

Girls Matter (Parent meeting & Programming)
2026-04-30 17:00 - 20:00
Thursday, April 30th: is Parent meeting and then programming: 5:00pm to 6:00pm (Parent & Daughter Group Meeting) & 6:00pm to 8:00pm Girls Matter Programming
Connect with your inner strength, and beauty. Build new friendships, talk about stressors, and social media. Have fun and find new ways to love yourself for who you are, naturally.
May 7 to June 11: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm (Girls Matter Programming)
June 18th 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Girls Matter Programming) then 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Parent & Daughter Celebration)
Location: 9614 100 Ave
Ages: 11-13 years of age welcome
Dinner Provided during programing for girls

Circle of Security in Sexsmith
2026-04-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Sexsmith Community Centre, 9908 103 Street, Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security® Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.
Learning Objectives of the Training:
• Understand your child’s emotional world by learning to read the emotional needs
• Support your child’s ability to successfully manage emotions
• Enhance the development of your child’s self esteem
• Honor your innate wisdom and desire for your child to be secure
Tuesdays, March 24th to April 28th
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
*Childcare and supper provided*

Cooperative CoParenting through Separation or Divorce
2026-04-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00
Cooperative CoParenting through Separation or Divorce
Shielding your Child from Conflict, a video and Discussion programs for Coparents
Learn powerful ways to communicate cooperatively, make coparenting decisions in the best interest of your children, and avoid the destructive effects that separation or divorce can have on a family.
Thursdays March 5th to April 23rd, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Decision Skills
2026-04-21 13:00 - 16:00
Decision Skills course is an innovative method of teaching parents simple skills to manage conflicts and negotiate decisions.

Join us for an engaging class focused on the four decision-making skills that allow families to gain the skills they need to work together in making decisions. Discover new ways to approach challenges and make informed choices together.
New Ways for Families Decision Skills course offers a new method that has been designed to be simple and repetitive, so that almost all parents can learn these skills and apply them in their lives when dealing with each other, with their children, and with anyone.
Many of these decisions need to be made with a former spouse or partner who may have temporary or long-term difficulty in making reasonable decisions.
This in-person event will be held at Grande Prairie Family Education Society. Light refreshments will be served.
Don’t miss this opportunity.

Click here to register
April 21, 2026 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Grande Prairie Family Education Society
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2T8

Decision Skills
2026-04-15 09:30 - 12:30
Decision Skills course is an innovative method of teaching parents simple skills to manage conflicts and negotiate decisions.

Join us for an engaging class focused on the four decision-making skills that allow families to gain the skills they need to work together in making decisions. Discover new ways to approach challenges and make informed choices together.
New Ways for Families Decision Skills course offers a new method that has been designed to be simple and repetitive, so that almost all parents can learn these skills and apply them in their lives when dealing with each other, with their children, and with anyone.
Many of these decisions need to be made with a former spouse or partner who may have temporary or long-term difficulty in making reasonable decisions.
This in-person event will be held at Grande Prairie Family Education Society. Light refreshments will be served.
Don’t miss this opportunity.

Click here to register
April 15, 2026 9:30 – 12:30 pm
Grande Prairie Family Education Society
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 2T8

Power of Play in Woking
2026-04-14 09:30 - 11:30
The power of play program is based on the 5 domains of an ASQ developmental screen. Each week will focus on a different area of development.
Enjoy play, songs, stories and activities with your children!
There will be an opportunity to complete an ASQ, if so desired.
Every Tuesday, March 10th to April 14 from 9:30 – 11:30 am
Woking Community Hall
Call 780-830-0920 or email facilitator@gpfes.com to register.

Office Closed for Staff Meeting
2026-04-13 09:00 - 16:30

Decision Skills
2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00
Decision Skills course is an innovative method of teaching parents simple skills to manage conflicts and negotiate decisions.

Join us for an engaging class focused on the four decision-making skills that allow families to gain the skills they need to work together in making decisions. Discover new ways to approach challenges and make informed choices together.
New Ways for Families Decision Skills course offers a new method that has been designed to be simple and repetitive, so that almost all parents can learn these skills and apply them in their lives when dealing with each other, with their children, and with anyone.
Many of these decisions need to be made with a former spouse or partner who may have temporary or long-term difficulty in making reasonable decisions.
This in-person event will be held at the PACE Centre (use west side doors). Light refreshments will be served.
Don’t miss this opportunity.

Click here to register
April 11, 2026 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pace Centre
10031 103 Avenue
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1B9
