Raising Hope: Parenting with Faith in a Complex World - CPIC Conference

The world is shaping your kids. You should be too. Free conference for K-12 parents. Oct 3. Register now.
About this Event

Parenting today is complex—but you don't have to navigate it alone.
The world is loud. It's divided. It's anxious. Wars, racism, screens, and peer pressure are shaping our children's world—and parents feel the weight of it every day.
Join us for Raising Hope: Parenting with Faith in a Complex World—a free half-day conference designed to equip you with the faith, tools, and community to raise resilient, grounded children.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Check-In: Arrival and Light Refreshments
Host: CPIC
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Host: CPIC & Father Michael Lehman

Info: Welcome & Opening Remarks (includes Opening Prayer – Father Michael Lehman)

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
KEYNOTE #1 - Faith, Hope, and Raising Resilient Children in an Age of Anxiety
Host: Karl Subban

Info: KEYNOTE #1 - Father of five. Three NHL sons. Thirty years as an educator. He'll show you how to raise resilient kids.

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Photo Break with Karl Subban
Host: Karl Subban & CPIC

Info: Photo Break with Karl Subban

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Breakout Sessions - PLEASE CHOOSE ONE
Host: CPIC

Info: Parents have an opportunity to choose one of the following breakout sessions.

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Valerie Tih – Breakout: Building Foundations (K–Grade 3)
Host: Valerie Tih

Info: Breakout Session - 25+ years in the classroom, now a parenting coach. Warm, practical wisdom for your child's earliest years.

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Rob Cavicchia – Breakout: The Parent Impact Workshop (Grades 4-8)
Host: Rob Cavicchia

Info: Breakout Session - How Parents Shape Confidence, Development, and Future Leaders Through Youth Sport (Grades 4-8)

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sarah Rosensweet – Breakout: Peaceful Parenting (Grades 9–12)
Host: Sarah Rosensweet

Info: Breakout Session - Globe and Mail parenting columnist and host of the top-rated Peaceful Parenting Podcast. End the yelling. Reconnect with your teen.

🕑: 01:55 PM - 02:10 PM
Closing Reflection & Prayer
Host: CPIC & Father Michael Lehman

Info: The spiritual anchor for our day.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch Break
Host: CPIC
🕑: 01:35 PM - 01:55 PM
Parent/Guardian Volunteer of the Year Recognition
Host: CPIC
🕑: 12:35 PM - 01:35 PM
Keynote #2 - Keynote: Technology, AI & Parenting
Host: Giancarlo Brotto

Info: Keynote #2: The expert schools call when they don't know what to do about AI. Clear answers, zero fear.