Evening webinar presentation featuring Jennifer Wallace, author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - And What We Can Do About It.
This year's Lower and Middle School Forum features the three authors of Raising A Kid Who Can: Simple Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Adaptability and Emotional Strength. Catherine McCarthy, MD, Heather Tedesco, PhD, and Jennifer Weaver, LCSW will offer a presentation along with a question and answer segment. Member school parents, faculty, and administrators […]
This year's mental health panel presentation features the theme 'Supporting Balance' and is open to parents, faculty and administrators of our member schools.
The Upper School Leader Breakfast is a moderated, open, and confidential program for member school juniors and seniors. Each school is invited to select two student leaders to represent their school’s perspective and to speak on issues facing students, such as time management, risk taking behavior, relationships, the power of schools beyond their borders, academic […]
Our Deans’ Breakfast is a unique opportunity for our member school Upper School Deans of Students to come together and confidentially collaborate on issues of shared interest. The foundation for this annual conversation is our Upper School Student Leader Breakfast summary, which highlights the issues, dialogue, and insights students raised at this year’s breakfast event, […]
The Parents Council of Washington is pleased to welcome Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark, authors of “The Truth About College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting in and Staying Together” in conversation with Trudy Fleisher, college advisor at The Lab School of Washington. In this speaker series event, Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark with combined […]
The Middle School Student Leader Breakfast presents an opportunity for today’s youngest teens to join together to discuss issues of importance to them. Member schools are invited to send two seventh graders for breakfast and self-directed conversation in both large and small group contexts. Conversation can explore issues such as social status, self-image, stress, technology, […]
PCW Orientation presents member schools with an overview of PCW programs and resources available throughout the school year. Guidance is provided on the best utilization of programs and other resources. The program is open to member school PA Presidents and PCW School Representatives.
Evening interactive webinar presentation featuring AI for Education's Amanda Bickerstaff.
Digital Citizenship and Technology in the Classroom The Parents Council of Washington will be hosting our seventh annual Lower and Middle School Forum at the Washington Waldorf School on December 3, 2024 at 7:00pm. Hear from experts, including Nate Green, Academic Technology Coordinator at Sidwell Friends School and contributor to Common Sense Media and Slate; Sarah Heirman, Middle School Math Teacher at […]
The Parents Council of Washington is pleased to present a screening of Screenagers Under The Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Digital Age. This is the third feature documentary in the Screenagers trilogy, delving into how the tech revolution has reshaped adolescence and its effects on substance use. The film debunks myths and depicts strategies that parents […]
The Upper School Leader Breakfast is a moderated, open, and confidential program for member school juniors and seniors. Each school is invited to select two student leaders to represent their school’s perspective and to speak on issues facing students, such as time management, risk taking behavior, relationships, the power of schools beyond their borders, academic […]
The Middle School Student Leader Breakfast presents an opportunity for today’s youngest teens to join together to discuss issues of importance to them. Member schools are invited to send two seventh graders for breakfast and self-directed conversation in both large and small group contexts. Conversation can explore issues such as social status, self-image, stress, technology, […]
PCW is pleased to welcome Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World. From Roblox to Instagram to TikTok, the boundaries of privacy for our children are stretched increasingly thin. Dr. Heitner will share insights into how we can help our kids be thoughtful about their boundaries, […]
Our Deans’ Breakfast is a unique opportunity for our member school Upper School Deans of Students to come together and confidentially collaborate on issues of shared interest. The foundation for this annual conversation is our Upper School Student Leader Breakfast summary, which highlights the issues, dialogue, and insights students raised at this year’s breakfast event, […]
