Preview of GPS 2017-2018 schedule

Back to School Athlete Night
August 14 and 15, 2017

Monday, August 14 Doug Petit:  One Father's Story
6:00 pm - Glenbard North

Monday, August 14 Levar Fisher: Peak Performance: Playing With Dignity and Grace
6:00pm – Glenbard East

Tuesday, August 15 Dr. Greg Dale: Excellence in Sports Performance: Establishing a Winning Culture
6:00pm - Glenbard South
6:30pm - Glenbard West

Wednesday, August 23 Sonia Nazario, MA: “Enrique's Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to be Reunited with His Mother"
GPS Community Read
Students are encouraged to read the Young Adult version of this book.
7:00pm – Glenbard East

Wednesday, September 13 A Day with Deborah Gilboa, MD:  Ask Dr. G

How to Teach Resilience to Young Children
^9:30am – Marquardt Administration Center

Get the Behavior You Want … Without Being the
Parent You Hate
12:00pm – Marquardt Administration Center

Health Expo 6:15pm – Glenbard West

Start the Year Off Right: Raising Responsible, Resilient and Successful Teens
7:00pm – Glenbard West

Thursday, September 21 Jacy Good:  Hang Up and Drive:
The Jacy Good Story
7:00 pm - Glenbard North
 
Saturday, September 23 Frank Palmasami:  Conquering the
Challenges of College Costs
10:30am Glenbard West

Tuesday, October 3 Dr. M. Joann Wright: Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
Dousing the Flame: Extinguishing Challenging Behaviors and Anxiety
12:00pm – CCSD 93 Administrative Center

Monday, October 9   *Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman:
Intelligence and Creativity Re-examined: The
Many Paths to Greatness
7:00pm – Glenbard South (pre-meeting Columbus Day Dinner at 6:30pm)

Saturday, October 14 Effie Rouse, College Board Director
The College Admission Test: Tips to Prepare for the New SAT and FAFSA Completion Assistance
 10:30am - Glenbard East

Monday, October 16 Ryan Goble, M.Ed and Dr. Pam Goble:
Study Smart: New Ways to Enhance Learning through Media and Technology/Study Tips and FASFA Completion Assistance
7:00pm Glenbard North

Wednesday, November 1 Liz Repking, Linda Lewaniak LCSW and Teen Panel:
Straight from the Source: Teens Talk Social Media Now
7:00pm – Glenbard South

Tuesday, November 14 Jessica Lahey, JD:
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
7:00pm – Glenbard West

Wednesday, November 15 Jessica Lahey, JD:
The Gift of Failure; Fostering Intrinsic Motivation and Resilience in Kids
12:00pm – Marquardt Administrative Center

Thursday, November 30 Dr. Brenda Nelson: Mindfulness and Social Emotional Learning: An Approach for Sailing the Rough Seas of Adolescence
12:00pm CCSD93 Administration Center

Wednesday, December 6  Jessica Minahan, M.Ed: Children Who Challenge Us: Effective Behavior Management at Home
7:00pm – Glenbard North

Tuesday, January 16 Jodi Norgaard: Founder of Dream Big Toy Company
Moving Beyond Stereotypes: Empowering Girls and Boys to Develop their Unique Talents.
12:00pm – Marquardt Administrative Center

Wednesday, January 31 *Shimi Kang MD: The Myth of Normal: Understanding Anxiety, Depression and Addiction
12:00pm– Marquardt Administrative Center

Wednesday, January 31 *Shimi Kang  MD: The Dolphin Way: Raising Happy, Healthy, and Self Motivated Children
7:00pm – College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center

Wednesday, February 7 Dr. Mark Reinecke: Taking Care of Ourselves: Lessons for Managing Stress and Worry - Northwestern Medicine
12:00pm – CCSD93 Administration Center

Wednesday, February 21 Chris Herren: Unguarded - My Message to Parents
a Conversation with NBA Star Chris Herren
A community conversation will follow this program.
7:00pm – Glenbard East

Thursday, March 1 *Dr. Ruha Benjamin:  Using Science for Good:
Innovation, Inequality, and Imagination in the 21st Century
7:00pm – Glenbard South

Thursday, March 8 A Day with Dr. Laura Kastner
^Getting to Calm: Cool Headed Strategies for Raising Independent 3-7 Year Olds
9:30am – Marquardt Administration Center

Getting to Calm: Cool Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens
12:00pm – Marquardt Administration Center

Calm Parenting for Tough Teen Topics: Healthy Relationships, Substance Use, Media Management and Worry
A community conversation will follow this program.
7:00pm – Glenbard West

Tuesday, April 10 Journalist Christine VanDeVelde and Robin Mamlet, former Stanford University Director of Admissions: From Application to Acceptance Step by Step – The College Admission Process
7:00pm – College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center

Tuesday, April 24 *Dr. Eugenia Cheng: Concert Pianist/Scientist in Residence at the Art Institute Chicago: Logically Speaking Math, Music and the Mind
7:00pm – Glenbard South

Tuesday, May 1 Dr. Lisa Damour
The Essential Guide to Navigating Adolescence: The Seven Stages to Adulthood for Girls and Boys
12:00pm – Marquardt Administration Center

Dr. Lisa D'Amour:  The Essential Guide to Navigating Adolescence: The Seven Stages to Adulthood for Girls and Boys
7:00pm – Glenbard West

* Thought Innovator

^These programs are directed at parents of younger students. 

FUSE Families United for Student Excellence - for parents of African American Children

Saturday, September 16 Tony Cicero: Goals Today/Success Tomorrow and Academic Recognition Program
11:30am Glenbard North

Thursday December 7   Dr. Raquel Wilson & a Distinguished Panel
Find Your Future at College Night
6:00pm – Marquardt Administration Center

Saturday March 17 Ray McElroy: The Secrets to High School Victory
And Leadership Recognition Ceremony
11:30am – Glenbard South

Wednesday, August 23 Julián Lazalde, Latino Policy Forum:
Navigating the American Educational System: An Update and the Challenge and Back to School Picnic
6:00pm – Glenbard East Cafeteria

Saturday, September 23 Ercilia Jonas: Conquering the Challenges of College Costs
10:30am to noon Glenbard West

Saturday, October 14 Ercilia Jonas: The College Admission Process and FAFSA Completion Assistance
10:30am - Glenbard East

Friday, November 3 Dr. Lourdes Ferrer: Parents in the Driver’s Seat Academy
7:00pm – Glenbard East

Thursday, January 25 Marian Proske, MA: From Use to Abuse: What Parents Need to Know
7:00pm – Glenbard East

Friday, February 2 Dr. Lourdes Ferrer: Parents in the Driver’s Seat Academy
7:00 pm – Glenbard East
 
Saturday, February 3    Dr. Lourdes Ferrer: Grooming for Excellence Academy and SAT Math Review for Students (English)
11:00-2:30 – Glenbard East

Saturday, April 21           Dr. Ferney Ramirez: 10 Keys to School Success
11:30am – Glenbard East

Childcare will be provided.
Translation headsets are available for all GPS programing upon request.