Parent Support Group

Welcome to PSG @ Canberra Secondary!

We're thrilled to start a new year with you, parents of Canberran students. Your active involvement in the Parent Support Group (PSG) strengthens the school-home partnership, benefiting your child, enriching your parenting journey, and enhancing our school community.

Our Objectives

PSG @ Canberra Secondary aims to inspire and empower parents as positive role models. Through collaboration, we create a supportive environment nurturing every student's holistic development.

As a PSG member, you play a vital role in supporting school activities. You can:

• Volunteer in school programs and projects: Participate in various school initiatives in a structured and coordinated manner, contributing your time and talents to enhance our students' experiences.

• Build a community with like-minded parents: Together, we form a village where we learn from one another, helping to raise our kids with shared values and support.

• Be a Voice for Parents: Provide constructive feedback on school policies and initiatives. As a PSG member, you represent the parent community, ensuring that our collective voices are heard and considered in school decisions.

We welcome your involvement based on your availability, interests, and expertise:

• Attend PSG Meetings: Share your ideas and talents, whether through arts and crafts or other creative contributions.

• Provide Feedback: Offer suggestions on how parents can be more effectively involved in school activities.

• Support School Events: Attend and assist in school functions, helping to create a vibrant school culture.

• Recruit Volunteers: Help expand our community by encouraging other parents to join the PSG.

• Sharing Expertise: Offer your professional or personal skills to help the PSG improve its processes and effectiveness.

• Advocating for the School: Support and promote the school’s mission, vision, and directions.

Recent PSG Activities

1. PSG welcome Party

2. CNY baking session

3. Raya baking and bonding with child

4. BBQ nite with Parents

5. Breakfast with School Leaders

6. Sports Fest @ Canberra Sec

7. Badminton sessions @ Canberra

8. Teachers’ Day celebration

The Benefits of Joining PSG, by PSG Chairman Steven Yeoh

I have heard that many parents, like you, are coming forward to take a more active role in your child's education in school. With this increased interest in school-home partnerships, Parent Support Groups (PSGs) play a key role in inspiring and guiding parents who wish to contribute to the school's efforts, coordinating their time and effort effectively to give our children the best educational experience.

The Parent Support Group (PSG) is a great opportunity for us to be closer to our children, understand them better, and help them in their education journey.

Our children also benefit when we are more active in their school environment. They tend to:

- show more positive attitudes

- have better school attendance and complete homework more consistently

- be able to bridge the cultural gap between school and home

- be less anti-social and less prone to behavioural issues* (Olsen, Glenn W., and Fuller, Mary Lou. Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families. (Pearson: Allyn and Bacon, 2008), 129-130.)

Research has shown that children whose parents are involved in their educational journey have been found  to have better self-esteem, are more self-disciplined, show positive attitudes, and exhibit higher aspirations and motivation towards school.