Glenbard Parent Series Announces 2016-2017 Events
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016
Parent and Athlete Meeting
Defining Character On and Off the Field: Who Are you When No
One is Watching?
Glenbard North 6:00pm
Glenbard South 7:30pm
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016
Parent and Athlete Meeting
Defining Character On and Off the Field: Who Are you When No
One is Watching
Glenbard East 6:00 pm
Glenbard West 6:30pm
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Common/Family Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by
Rebecca Skloot
Speaker: Rebecca Skloot
Glenbard West 7:00pm Auditorium
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Coping Strategies to Regulate Anxiety: An Introduction to
Distress Tolerance
Speaker: Laura Koehler PhD Linden Oaks Behavioral
Health
CCSD District 93 Administration Center
noon
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Different ...Not Less
Speaker: Temple Grandin, PhD
Temple may be the most famous person with Autism;
Advocate/Author/Animal Rights Activist
Glenbard East 3:00pm and 7:00pm Auditorium
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their
Digital World/ Raising Digital Natives
Speaker: Devorah Heitner PhD
Glenbard West 7:00pm Auditorium
Monday, October 10, 2016
Pre -Meeting 6:30pm Columbus Day Holiday
Dinner
Motivating Teens
Speaker: David Yeager PhD Auditorium
Practical Strategies to Navigate the Anxieties, Moods and
Emotions of Young People
Speaker: Stephen Feifer EdD Little Theater
Glenbard South 7:00pm
Wednesday November 16, 2016 and Thursday, November 17, 2016
How to Raise an Adult; Break Free of the Overparenting
Trap and Prepare Your Child for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Speaker: Julie Lythcott-Haims
Glenbard West 7:00pm (November 16) Auditorium AND
Thursday, November 17 Marquardt Administration Center
noon
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Develop Executive Functioning Skills to Plan, Organize, and
Self-Monitor for School Success
Speaker: Sarah Ward
Glenbard South 7:00pm Auditorium
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Tweens,Teens and the Tech Trends of Today: Creating a Safe
Digital Culture
Speaker: Liz Repking Cyber Safety Consulting and
Melissa Hemzacek LCSW Illinois State's Attorney's
Office
CCSD District 93 Administration Center
noon
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 and Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Beautiful Boy: A Fathers Journey Through His Sons
Addiction by David Sheff
What happened to My Beautiful Boy
Speaker: David Sheff
Glenbard North 7:00pm Auditorium AND
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Marquardt Admin Center
noon
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Social Emotional Learning and Restorative Justice: Teaching
our Children the Skills of Building Peer Relationships for a Safe School
Climate
Pamela Randall-Garner, EdD
Senior Staff Advisor at CASEL:The Collaborative for Academic,
Social, and Emotional Learning
CCSD District 93 Administration Center noon
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Life Life Well Week Speaker
Everyday Leadership: Celebrating the Simple Actions that
Improve Each Other's Lives
Drew Dudley
College of DuPage MAC Arts Center
7:00pm
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Special Order: Discovering what Provides Academic Success for
Your Unique Child
Speaker: Carol Ann Tomlinson PhD
Glenbard West 7:00pm Auditorium
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Tough Teen Topics: Anxiety, Parties and
Depression
Hon.Judge Chris Stride, who presided over the landmark
Hutzell case
Patrick McGrath PhD, Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health
Hospital
Justin Wolfe, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
Glenbard South 7:00pm Auditorium
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
An Evening with Andrew Solomon: Love No Matter
What
Speaker: Andrew Solomon
College of DuPage MAC Arts Center
7:00pm
Thursday , April 27, 2017
Educating for Happiness: A Blueprint for
Schools
Speaker: Susan Engel PhD
Glenbard East 7:00pm Auditorium
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 and Thursday, May 4, 2017
Film Screening Screenagers
Followed by a discussion with Delaney Ruston MD movie
producer/director
Glenbard North 7:00pm Auditorium AND
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Marquardt Admin Center
noon
GPS Navigating Higher ED
Saturday, Sept 17, 2016
Frank Palmasani - Conquering the Challenges of College Costs
in English
Ercilla Jonas, Illinois Student Assistance Commission in
Spanish
Glenbard West 10:30-noon Library
Monday Oct 17, 2016
FAFSA (Bring Necessary Forms) Spanish and English
Financail Aid Completion Assstance
6:30pm-8:30pm comp lab, faculty cafe, Little
Theater
AND Study Skills Seminar and Strategies to
Succeed:
The 4 Key Study Skills for School Academic Accomplishment
7:00pm-8:30pm
Patrick Donohue, Little Theater in English
Janet Reece Faculty Cafe in Spansh
Glenbard North
Saturday, October 22, 2016
FAFSA (Bring Necessary Forms) Spanish and English - computer
lab
10:30am-1:30pm
AND The College Admission Test: Tips to Prepare For the New
SAT
10:30am-noon
Library in English,
Large study hall room in Spansih
Glenbard East
FUSE Families United for Students Excellence/African American Parent Committee
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Kick-Off for School Success Family Picnic
Young People Have the Power to Succeed
David Swope, College of DuPage
Glenbard West 6:15pm cafeteria
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Celebrating Our Gifts and Talents: Holiday Party
Ray McElroy
Glenbard North 11:30am-1pm Faculty Cafeteria
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Secrets to High School Victory
Ray McElroy
Glenbard South 11:30am-1pm Library
GPS Programs in Spanish with Dr. Lourdes Ferrer
Friday October 14, 2016 - Parents
In the Drivers Seat
6:30-8:00pm Parents
Glenbard East Library
Saturday, October 15, 2016 -
Students
Grooming for Excellence Academy and SAT Review
10:30am – 3:00pm
Glenbard East Library
Friday, April 7, 2017 – Parents
In the Drivers Seat
6:30- Parents
Glenbard East Library
Saturday, April 8, 2017 – Students
Grooming for Excellence Academy and SAT Review
10:30am – 3:00pm
Glenbard East Library
Mental Health Series in Spanish with Mariana Proske
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
How to Talk to Your Teen About Healthy Adolescent Dating
Relationships
Glenbard East Library
Thursday, January 19, 2017
The Special Education Process Step by Step: Practical Guide
to Special Education: Everything Parents Need to Know
Glenbard East Library
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
A Survival Guide to Parenting Boys :Raising a Healthier
Generation of Boys and Young Men
Glenbard East Library