Recent Program Highlights

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 9:00am

Selected Middle Schoolers

The Parents Council of Washington hosted the Middle School Student Leader Breakfast on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Potomac School.  Fifty-four seventh grade students representing Parents Council member schools were invited to attend this event.   Each student was accompanied by an administrator, teacher or counselor from his or her school. 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 9:00am

PCW Reps

The Parents Council of Washington hosted the annual Spring Representatives Forum at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart on the morning of Wednesday, April 18, 2012.  The highlight of the Spring Forum was the guest speaker, broadcast journalist Andrea McCarren, who presented an overview of her series "WASTED:  Young & Using" on WUSA-TV which focuses on underage drinking by students in the Washington, D.C. area. PCW Representatives, PA Presidents and interested parents from member schools were invited to attend.

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 12:00pm

High School Deans of Students

Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 8:30am

National Presbyterian School

PCW Reps and member school parents

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 featured three speakers from PCW member schools, Ms. Vickie Roos, Assistant Head of the Barnesville School, Ms. Kristen Edma, Middle School Counselor at the Holton-Arms School, and Ms. Gaby Grebski, Upper School Counselor at the Sidwell Friends School.   The Parents Council of Washington invited PCW Representatives, PA Presidents and interested parents from all of the member schools to attend.  Following the presentations by the panel members, this important topic was discussed by all of the participants in a Question and Answer Session.  

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 9:00am

Georgetown Preparatory School - http://www.gprep.org

Selected High School Juniors and Seniors

The Parents Council of Washington hosted its annual Student Leader Breakfast on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at the Georgetown Preparatory School. Fifty-two students, including both juniors and seniors, from twenty-seven PCW member schools attended the event. Mr. Jeff Jones, the Head of Georgetown Prep, welcomed the students and challenged them to seek out opportunities to give back to their communities.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 8:30am

The Holton Arms School

Reps and PA Presidents

The Parents Council of Washington hosted the Winter Representatives Forum on January 11, 2012 at the Holton-Arms School.  The event included a PCW Webinar Workshop and a program entitled “Thoughts and Tips for Leading a Webinar Program at Your School.”  Molly LaRochelle, President of the Parents Council of Washington, welcomed all of the participants and thanked Holton-Arms for their ongoing support of the PCW.   Ms. LaRochelle also expressed that “the Parents Council is honored to work with so many exceptional school leaders.” 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 6:30pm

The National Cathedral School

The Parents Council of Washington presented its Speakers Event “Raising Successful Learners” on the evening of November 2, 2011, at the National Cathedral School.  Parents from the 53 Parents Council member schools were invited to attend, along with other interested parents from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.  The event featured Mr. Ned Johnson, President of PrepMatters, and Mr. Robert Kosasky, Head of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland.  Kristin Huffman, PCW Event Chair, welcomed the speakers and all of the participants and thanked the National Cathedral School for hosting this important program.  

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 8:30am

The National Cathedral School

PCW Reps and PA/PTO Presidents

The Parents Council of Washington hosted its Fall Orientation on October 4, 2011 at the National Cathedral School.  The event featured Katherine Koestner, the Executive Director of Campus Outreach Services, as the Kick-Off Speaker. 

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 8:45am

The Langley School

PCW Representative and PA/PTO Presidents

 

Molly LaRochelle, President of the Parents Council of Washington, welcomed all of the Parents Council of Washington Representatives to this year’s Spring Forum.  She presented an overview of the various events that the PCW has sponsored during the 2010-2011 school year and thanked the Representatives for their participation and support. 

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 8:45am

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Current and In-coming PA/PTO Presidents

 

Molly LaRochelle, President of the Parents Council of Washington, welcomed all of the Parents Council of Washington Parents Association Presidents to this year’s Panel Presentation on the topic of “Effective Leadership in Challenging Times.”  She presented an overview of the many events that the PCW has sponsored during the 2010-2011 school year and thanked the Parents Association Presidents, both incoming and outgoing, for their participation and continued support.