You are invited to a showing of the documentary “Race to Nowhere”
When: Tuesday, February 23rd, 5pm (7pm sold out)
Where: Oshman Family Jewish Community Center 3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303
Fee: To purchase your ticket, please go to: http://racetonowherepaloalto2.eventbrite.com/
http://racetonowherepaloalto2.eventbrite.com/About Race To Nowhere
“Parents today are expected to raise high-achieving children, who are good at everything:
academics, sports, the arts, community-service. The film tackles the tragic side of our often
achievement-obsessed culture, with interviews that explore the hidden world of over-burdened
schedules, academic cheating, young people who have checked out. RACE TO NOWHERE asks
the question: Are the young people of today prepared to step fully and productively into their
future?”
*Source: “Race” website
Please contact LAMV PTAC Parent Education Chair Sharon Greenstein with any questions
at sharonbgreenstein@comcast.net
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I Left My Homework on My Printer— Getting Organized: Helping Your
Child be
Successful in School
Speaker: Ana Homayoun, founder of Green Ivy Consulting and author
of That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and
Distracted Boys Find Success in School and Life
When: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Egan Junior High School Multi-Purpose Room, 100 S Portola
Avenue, Los Altos
Who: Parents, teachers and administrators. Talk will focus on junior high
and high school students; elementary school parent welcome
Fee:
No fee. No registration required
Author and noted teenage organizational expert Ana Homayoun talks about
why students, particularly boys, struggle with organization, and what parents
can do to motivate their children to become more organized and manage their
time more effectively. Ana will be signing her new book, That Crumpled
Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized and Distracted Boys Find
Success in School and Life, following the March 4th Q&A session. Kepler’s
Books & Magazines will be selling the book.
About Ana Homayoun
Since founding Green Ivy Educational Consulting, (www.greenivyed.com),
Ana Homayoun has become a nationally recognized innovator of motivational
organization and time-management strategies for junior high and high school
students. In addition to her individualized consulting and college counseling
services, she is a frequent writer and lecturer on child and adolescent issues.
Ana graduated from Egan Junior High and St. Francis High School in
Mountain View. She holds an undergraduate degree from Duke University and
a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from University of San
Francisco.
---------------------------------Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Preparing Our Children for Life
Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
When: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:30-8:30pm, 6:00pm Community Social
Where: Gunn High School, Spangenberg Theatre 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Fee: Admission is FREE , No RSVP , Please carpool and arrive early, parking is limited
Live Spanish translation available
Using real-life scenarios, humor and poignant cases, Dr. Ken Ginsburg will teach all of us how to
raise resilient children who can deal with stress in an increasingly complex world. Dr. Ginsburg’s
unique perspective emphasizes the developmental strengths of youth, equipping participants with
skills needed to better teach kids to help themselves.
About Kenneth R. Ginsburg
Dr. Kenneth R. Ginsburg. M.D., MS Ed, FAAP, is a nationally renowned pediatrician, specializing
in Adolescent Medicine at our nation’s largest adolescent health clinic The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia. He is a leading authority on developing resilience in children and adolescents. Dr.
Ginsburg is the director of Health Services at Covenant House of Philadelphia, a shelter for
homeless and disenfranchised youth. His books include “A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience
in Children and Teens”, “But I’m Almost 13; An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible
Adolescent”, and is co-author of “Less Stress, More Success”.
Kepler’s will be selling Dr. Ginsburg’s books. Directions and event
details: http://info.paloaltopta.org/
Questions? LAMVPTAC Parent Education Chairperson Sharon Greenstein
at sbgreenstein@comcast.net
Kenneth Ginsburg Flyer