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2008 Best Practices Forum: Going Green and Online Social Networking

The Potomac School 1301 Potomac School Road, McLean, VA, United States

Program Summary Going Green   Online Social Networking PCW hosted a best practices program at The Potomac School featuring two topics: Going Green and Online Social Networking. Going Green included two presentations: one about sustainability practices in place at Madeira School and a second presentation from Sidwell Friends School about their new middle school building. […]

2009 Best Practices Forum: Students and Stress: Causes and Solutions

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, United States

Program Summary "Students and Stress: Causes and Solutions" Over forty Representatives from 23 member schools attended the PCW’s annual Best Practices program last month. The topic was “Students and Stress.” Three school counselors representing lower, middle and upper school gave presentations on identifying and alleviating stress at the various grade levels. Mary Power, the lower […]

2010 Best Practices Forum: Parent Networking: Ways Schools Provide for Parents to Participate, Connect and Communicate

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, United States

Program Summary Parent Networking: Ways Schools Provide for Parents to Participate, Connect and Communicate Welcome by Kate Morin, Head of Upper School at Stone Ridge Welcome and Calendar Review – Betsy Mandel, President, PCW Presentations and discussion of the ways that schools provide for parents to participate in their school communities and to connect and […]

2011 Best Practices Forum: Diversity

Washington Episcopal School 5600 Little Falls Dr., Bethesda, MD, United States

The highlight of the program was a panel presentation which included representatives from The Georgetown Day School, The Norwood School and the Washington Episcopal School. Following the panel presentation, a Questions and Answers session was offered so that participants could learn more about each school’s individual programs. In addition, the Parents Council of Washington has […]

2012 Best Practices Forum: Encouraging Kindness in our Schools

National Presbyterian School 4121 Nebraska Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC , United States

Encouraging Kindness in our Schools See E-Binder with Best Practices from 20 member schools The Parents Council of Washington hosted its Best Practices program on “Encouraging Kindness In Our Schools – A Forum To Share How Schools Cultivate Kindness And Respond To Bullying” on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the National Presbyterian School.  The event […]

2013 Best Practices Forum: The Use of 21st Century Technology in Our Schools: Peaks and Pitfalls

Holton-Arms School 7303 River Road, Bethesda , MD, United States

The Use of 21st Century Technology in Our Schools: Peaks and Pitfalls See The Use of 21st Century Technology in our Schools e-Binder (Download MS Word Doc) Best Practices Executive Summary Three panelists from Holton-Arms, Woods Academy and The Langley School presented on the use of technology within the Lower School, Middle School and Upper School classrooms […]

2015 Best Practices Forum: Re-thinking Success: How Schools Define, Recognize and Encourage Students’ Diverse Strengths

The Langley School 1411 Balls Hill Road, McLean, VA, United States

“Re-thinking Success: How Schools Define, Recognize and Encourage Students’ Diverse Strengths”

PCW’s annual Best Practices program presents a panel of experts to discuss their individual schools’ experiences on a particular topic. PCW has been offering programs for 50 years that are instructive and useful to teachers, parents and the community.

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2016 Best Practices Forum: Finding the Right Balance: How Schools Encourage Students and Families to Discover and Maintain a Healthy Balance

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, United States

Finding the Right Balance: How Schools Encourage Students and Families to Discover and Maintain a Healthy Balance.

How Do Our Schools:

  • Define balance for students?
  • Encourage students to recognize and live balanced lives?
  • Address the concept of balance with students, faculty and parents?
  • Support students with high levels of stress in need of assistance?

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2017 Best Practices Forum A Child’s Brain: What Schools Know and How it Impacts Learning, Teaching and Parenting

St. Andrew's Episcopal School 8804 Postoak Rd., Potomac, MD, United States

All parents and educators at PCW Member Schools are invited to attend our 2017 Best Practices Forum. This year's topic is: A Child’s Brain:What Schools Know and How It Impacts Learning, Teaching and Parenting. Join us on Wednesday, March 8, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (8804 Postoak Road, Potomac, MD 20854). We will have a […]

2019 Best Practices Forum: Promoting Student Well-Being

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School 1524 Thirty-fifth Street NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

The forum showcases panelists (typically PCW member school faculty and administrators representing lower, middle, and upper schools) who share their perspectives, best practices, and findings in regard to the theme of the current year. The program is open to all member school communities, including administrators, faculty, parents, and representatives. Subsequent to the event, panelist presentation summaries […]

2019 “Screenagers Next Chapter” Movie Screening and Moderated Discussion

Virtual , United States

This year the Parents Council of Washington's Best Practices Forum will take the form of a film screening of Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience followed by a moderated discussion with Ned Johnson and Dr. William Stixrud, authors of the bestseller The Self-Driven Child. Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019 Time: 9:00am – 11:30am […]