Dear Parents,
Hope the new school year is off to a good start!
On September 26, we offer a premier screening of
LIKE,
the powerful new
IndieFlix
documentary
that explores the effects of technology and social media on the brain. Don't miss this exclusive fall showing! (
Woodside PAC
,
9/26)
Back by popular demand, Maria Furtado, Executive Director of
Colleges that Change Lives
(CTCL), returns for a lively discussion on
The Good,The Bad, and The OMG of College Admission
(
Sequoia, 10/17
).
On October 24, SMCOE, Sequoia Healthcare District, and SUHSD welcome youth expert Charlie Appelstein in
No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting
(M-A PAC). Details coming soon!
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and
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and
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.
We hope you'll join us, and look forward to seeing you this fall!
Best regards,
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Charlene Margot, M.A.
Founder and Director
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Upcoming 2019-2020 Events
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Menlo-Atherton High School
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Terri Givens, PhD
Making the Transition to College: An Insider's Guide to the Higher Education Experience
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Join Dr. Terri Givens, higher education expert, founder and CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership, for an insider's view of the college experience.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Menlo-Atherton High School
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
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Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying, and Social Media
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Since 2013,
Skadden
has offered
Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying, and Social Media,
a workshop for parents and teens with legal and practical information regarding the sharing of information on social media.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Menlo-Atherton High School
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
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LIKE - IndieFlix Original Documentary Production
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Join us for a premier screening of
LIKE,
the new IndieFlix Original documentary by the filmmakers of
ANGST. LIKE
explores the effects of technology and social media on the brain. Only showing this fall!
Thursday, September 26, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woodside High School
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside
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The Good, The Bad, and The OMG of College Admission
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sequoia High School
Carrington Hall
1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City
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We Have Ruined Childhood
For youngsters these days, an hour of free play is like a drop of water in the desert. Of course they’re miserable.
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Something has to change, says Dr. Denise Pope, a co-founder of
Challenge Success,
Stanford Graduate School of Education. Kids need recess. They need longer lunches. They need free play, family time, meal time. They need less homework, fewer tests, a greater emphasis on social-emotional learning.
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New York Times: Opinion
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Challenge Success - 16th Annual Parent Education Evening
Kids Under Pressure and What We Can Do About It
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Join
Challenge Success
co-founders
Dr. Madeline Levine, Dr. Denise Pope, and keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Damour to learn how families and schools can support kids to lead balanced and fulfilling lives.
Friday, September 27, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Stanford University
Memorial Auditorium
551 Serra Mall, Stanford
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Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls
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Under Pressure
– an instant
New York Times
bestseller – addresses the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college. An important read!
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Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
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We live in a culture obsessed with early achievement.
Late bloomers, on the other hand, are undervalued—in popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents.
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“But kids don't stay with you if you do it right. It's the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won't be needed in the long run.”
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— Barbara Kingsolver, author of
The Bean Trees,
The Poisonwood Bible
and
Unsheltered,
mother of two
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Since 2006, our organization has reached over 50,000 attendees on critical issues - mental health, substance use, social media, and more - that impact the health and well-being of youth.
Questions? Contact
Charlene Margot
, M.A.,
Founder and Director, The Parent Education Series.
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