🍎 ¿Es usted migrante?; The Upside of Stress; Developing Emotional Vocabulary

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Happy Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month! From September 15 to October 15, we celebrate the contributions of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.

Tuesday! Have you heard about "immigration grief"? Michelle Remond, family immigration expert, presents ¿Es usted migrante? ¡Necesita oír esto! (Are you an immigrant? You need to hear this!) Event in Spanish. (September 20, Online).

Thursday! Can stress make students smarter, happier, and healthier? Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford health psychologist, presents The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It (September 22, Online).

On September 27, Ana Homayoun, founder, Green Ivy Educational Consulting, and Allia Griffin, PhD, lecturer, Santa Clara University, offer High School 101: Helping Students Prepare for a Successful High School Experience (Online)

NEW! We all want to raise kind and thoughtful kids – but how can you do that?

Author and developmental educator Deborah Farmer Kris offers advice on How to Help Kids Develop Their Emotional Vocabulary (September 29, Online).

On September 30, Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, offers the first English Parent Forum, How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen (Online).

NEW! Tony Wagner, PhD, bestselling author and global education expert, joins us for Learning by Heart: Creating “Innovation-Ready” Students for the Future. Don't miss this special opportunity! (October 6, Online).

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Upcoming 2022 - 2023 Events

¿Es usted migrante? ¡Necesita oír esto! (Are you an immigrant? You need to hear this!)

Martes! ¿Migró hace poco y es latino(a)? No se pierda esta plática con Michelle Remond, para hablar sobre el duelo que viven los migrantes cuando están en otro país. Evento en español.

Martes, 20 de septiembre de 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Evento en linea (en vivo)

Registro

The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It

Thursday! What is the "upside of stress," and can it be good for students? Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford health psychologist, shares how stress can make us stronger, smarter and happier.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

How to Help Kids Develop Their Emotional Vocabulary

NEW! Join Deborah Farmer Kris, educator and child development expert, to learn more about the science of emotion and how everyone benefits when we can name and navigate our feelings.

Thursday, September 29, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Learning by Heart: Creating “Innovation-Ready” Students for the Future

NEW! Tony Wagner, PhD, global expert in education and bestselling author of Creating Innovators, will discuss how we can prepare our students to bring the skills of innovation to whatever they do.

Thursday, October 6, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Fentanyl Prevention Education: How to Help Teens Make Healthy Decisions

Join Stacey Wisniewski, Prevention Solutions, Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation, to understand the risks of intentional and unintentional fentanyl use among adolescents.

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Community Event

High School 101: Helping Students Prepare for a Successful High School Experience

Join Ana Homayoun, founder, Green Ivy Educational Consulting, and Allia Griffin, PhD, Santa Clara University, for a conversation on preparing your students for high school and beyond.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

6:30pm – 7:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Parent Forums

Parent Forum #17 (English) - How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen

Join us for a new Parent Forum (English) with Eran Magen, PhD, parent-child communication expert and founder of Parenting for Humans.

Friday, September 30, 2022

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Live Event (Meeting)

In the News

Top 8 Reasons Why and How We Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Every year, communities gather to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Smithsonian educators answer questions about how we celebrate this month, because learning should be fun!

— Smithsonian Learning Lab

Just for Fun

Cockatoo Tells Dog About His Day

Do you have a kid who likes to tell long stories about their day? or jokes that never end? This little dog knows the feeling...

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Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College

In her new book, "Valedictorians at the Gate," former college admission director Becky Sabky looks beyond the smoke and mirrors of the college admission gauntlet.

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