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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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2016 Upper School Student Leader Breakfast

Georgetown Preparatory School 10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD, United States

This annual event provides a unique forum for student leaders to share ideas and discuss relevant issues with peers. Students gain new perspective on how other schools address these shared issues and acquire fresh insights and ideas to take back to their school communities. Twenty-four participating PCW member schools select nearly 50 students (juniors and seniors) […]

2016 Middle School Leader Breakfast

St. Andrew's Episcopal School , United States

Snow Date: March 10 The Parents Council of Washington (PCW) hosted its annual Middle School Student Leader Breakfast on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. As noted by PCW event Chairs Nancy Lopez and Catherine Resor, this event provides a forum for 7th grade student leaders to share ideas and discuss relevant issues with peers.

2016 Spring Speaker: Brigid Schulte

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

The Parents Council of Washington presents New York Times Best-Selling Author, Brigid Schulte "Overwhelmed: How to Work Love and Play When No One Has the Time"

2016 Deans’ Luncheon

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

2016 Orientation

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

Meet parent leaders from other PCW member schools and our current board members. Learn about your roles and responsibilities as a vital part of the Parents Council of Washington community. Access communications tools that will help you connect your school community with PCW programs and resources.

2016 Fall Speaker: Tina Payne Bryson, PhD

Landon School 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD, United States

The Whole-Brain Child and Teen: Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture the Developing Mind Featuring the insights of New York Times best-selling author and psychotherapist Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline Executive Director of The Center for Connection Frequent commentator on parenting and the developing brain for major news outlets Landon School Mondzac […]

2016 Parent Speak

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

Parent Speak is a come-as-you-are facilitated discussion of parenting topics selected by you! National Presbyterian School National Presbyterian Church - Stone Hall 4121 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 8:30-9:00 am - Light Breakfast 9:00 - 11:00 am - Conversation We invite all PCW Member School parents to join us for a facilitated discussion about the […]

Viewing of the Movie “Screenagers”

Online Screening , United States

 Unfortunately we are sold out. If you RSVP'd to attend Screenagers but your plans have changed and you are no longer able to join us, please email us at administration@parentscouncil.org to let us know. We would love to offer your seat to someone else who is interested in attending.     *   *   *  *  […]

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 […]

2017 Spring Speaker: Glenn Whitman

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

We are pleased to welcome Glenn Whitman, Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and co-author of Neuroteach: Brain Science and the Future of Education for a presentation entitled: Learning and Your Child’s Brain: What the Research Suggests. Glenn spoke on Wednesday, April 12 at Holton-Arms School (7303 […]

2017 Deans’ Luncheon

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

Our Deans' Luncheon 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, […]