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Dear Parents and Caregivers,


Happy Holidays! Best wishes for a successful end to the semester, and to all of you for a holiday season filled with peace, joy, and family togetherness. ❤️


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Mark your calendars for these great events coming up in January/February:



  • Chris Balme, education leader, author (The Magic of Middle School), and school founder, presents On Beautiful Conversations: How to Stay Connected to Your Adolescent Child (January 23).


  • Mario De Anda, Director, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Alice Kleeman, College Advisor (Retired), present Free Money for College? Facts and Myths About Scholarships and Grants (coming January 28).


  • In February, we welcome George Anders, author, speaker, and journalist, for You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Education (February 25).


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Upcoming 2024 - 2025 Events

Happy, Confident, and Strong: Tips for Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Body Image


Andrea Bastiani Archibald, PhD, Developmental Psychologist


Wednesday, January 22, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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On Beautiful Conversations: How to Stay Connected to Your Adolescent Child


Chris Balme, Education Leader, Bestselling Author, School Founder


Thursday, January 23, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Free Money for College? Facts and Myths About Scholarships and Grants 


Mario De Anda, Director, Silicon Valley Community Foundation & Alice Kleeman, College Advisor (Retired)


Tuesday, January 28, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Info Coming Soon!
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You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a "Useless" Liberal Arts Education


George Anders, Journalist, Speaker, Author of You Can Do Anything 


Tuesday, February 25, 2025

6:00pm – 7:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Community Events

How We Can Create Inclusive School Communities and Why It Matters


SEPTAR (Special Education PTA of Redwood City) offers a virtual event on how to make schools and communities more inclusive by amplifying student voices. FREE and open to the public!


Tuesday, December 17, 2024

7:00pm - 8:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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Ellen Galinsky, author of The Breakthrough The Breakthrough Years: “Adolescents are primed to be like emotional detectors. They react strongly to experiences so they can learn to be themselves. I think of these big feelings as developmentally necessary.”


— HuffPost: Parenting

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"This world is full of conflicts and full of things that cannot be reconciled. But there are moments when we can reconcile and embrace the whole mess, and that's what I mean by 'Hallelujah.'"

— Leonard Cohen, Songwriter

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Learning: 5 Things Parents and Educators Show Know About AI


Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, offers a practical guide for parents and educators, outlining the key things they need to know to help kids thrive in an AI-enhanced future.

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