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Dear Parents and Caregivers, 


Happy MLK Day! On January 15, we honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. as a National Day of Service -- "a day on, not a day off."


How can we become more effective parents? This month's Parent Forum (Spanish) features Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, in Ajustando el lente: cambios para ser padres más efectivos (January 16).


Start the New Year off right! Carin Winter, CEO, and Corinne Cortes, mindful educators from Mission Be, present Cultivating Mindful Routines for the New Year in English (January 17) and Spanish (January 18).


In the spirit of MLK, we welcome award-winning author and journalist Dashka Slater to discuss her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives it Changed (January 25).


What do students need to succeed in college? Louis Newman, PhD, former Dean of Academic Advising at Stanford, will discuss his new book in Thinking Critically in College: Essential Tools for Student Success (January 30).


NEW! How can we educate our teens to make safe and healthy choices? Stanford professor Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, founder of REACH Lab, presents Safety First: Empowering Teenagers to Prevent and Reduce Drug Use (January 31).


NEW! We're proud to join a consortium of Silicon Valley nonprofits to launch the all-new Neurodiversity Speaker Series. The series kicks off with Barbara Pape, EdM, in A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity (February 7).


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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 Events

Cultivating Mindful Routines For the New Year (English)


Join us for a workshop on how to create a New Year’s mindful practice routine. Workshop presented by Carin Winter, LCSW, founder and CEO, Mission Be.


Wednesday, January 17, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Cultivando rutinas conscientes para el nuevo año (español)


Únase a nosotros en un taller sobre cómo crear una rutina de práctica consciente de Año Nuevo. Taller presentado por Corinne Cortes, educador consciente, Mission Be.


Jueves, 18 de enero de 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed


Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist and NYT bestselling author. In her new book, Accountable, she tackles the question, Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? 


Thursday, January 25, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Thinking Critically in College: Essential Tools for Student Success


Louis E. Newman, PhD, author and former Dean of Academic Advising at Stanford University, offers the guidance students need to succeed in college and life post-graduation.


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Safety First: Empowering Teens to Prevent and Reduce Drug Use


NEW! Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, founder of the Halpern-Felsher REACH Lab, Stanford, will discuss their new Safety First curriculum on alcohol, opioids/fentanyl, psychedelics, and other drugs.


Wednesday, January 31, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Foro de padres #33 (español) – Ajustando el lente: cambios para ser padres más efectivos 


Edwin Fernández, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, discutirá los cambios que podemos hacer para ser padres más efectivos en este nuevo año y así fortalecer a nuestra familia.


Martes, 16 de enero de 2024

5:30pm - 6:30pm PT

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Neurodiversity Speaker Series

A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity


NEW! We kick off the all-new Neurodiversity Speaker Series with Barbara Pape, EdM, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise.


Wednesday, February 7, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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The Book Shelf

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed


In her new book, Accountable, award-winning author Dashka Slater tells the gripping story of how an Instagram account tore apart a diverse community in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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In the News

'Just say no' didn't actually protect students from drugs. Here's what could


"The most important tenet of drug education is to be honest," says Stanford professor Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, founder of REACH Lab. "We cannot lie, we cannot exaggerate to teens."


— NPR Life Kit

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Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity


Sam Drazin, founder of Changing Perspectives, offers strategies to help parents and educators create more equitable and inclusive communities.

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