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PEN conference: Beyond Disabled Student Services

8/23/2012

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The Parents Education Network (PEN) Speaker Series 2012-2013 presents:

A College for Every Student: Beyond Disabled Student Services
Speaker: Elizabeth A. Stone Ph.D.
Educational Consultant, "The Education Planner"

Friday, September 28, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Exploratorium, San Francisco (Map)

Artistic? Studious? Social? Free-spirited? Test-averse? Hands-on? While all colleges offer some level of support for students with learning differences, there are colleges that offer unique environments for students who might thrive in non-traditional settings. This presentation will provide an overview of colleges that "fit" students who learn differently.

The presentation's speaker is Elizabeth A. Stone Ph.D., Educational Consultant, "The Education Planner." Dr. Stone is an educational consultant in private practice and supports students of all abilities navigate the college admissions process. She holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from UC Berkeley and a Certificate in College Admissions Counseling from UCLA. She has spent her entire career in the college environment as a faculty member at UCSF Department of Psychiatry, and in the Dept. of Child and Adolescent Development at San Jose State and San Francisco State. She is the co-author of the widely used book, "Part of the Group,' on improving students' social cognitive skills. In addition to consulting, Dr. Stone is a freelance journalist writing on education, arts and culture. She has recently been published in Bay Citizen, The New York Daily Forward, J Weekly, and writes both a local and national columnn on collge admissions for Examiner.com.

Audience:  High school students, parents, counselors, and teachers.
Location:
 The Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco 94123.
Cost: $20 for PEN members. Click here to join

FREE online registration for faculty at PEN Member Schools. Contact PEN if you don't know your discount code.

PEN's Speaker Series is a membership-based series of lectures and workshops on various aspects of parenting and educating children with learning and attention difficulties. PEN Membership is only $35/year or $350/lifetime.

h/t: Anna Zara, Stanbridge Parent Association PEN liason.
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Countdown to the new school year: One week

8/21/2012

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The start of the new school year is almost upon us!

Sunday, August 26 is the Back to School picnic, noon to 3:00 p.m. on the campus courtyard. All Stanbridge students and their families are invited to help kick-off the school year at this annual picnic lunch.

Monday, August 27 is the first day of school. Students should arrive by 8:25 a.m. Parents and guardians are welcome to stay and enjoy a free coffee social in Hayden Hall until 10:00 a.m. that morning, sponsored by the Stanbridge Parent Association (SPA).

Don't forget to return the forms in your student's Back to School summer mailing. You can drop off the forms in the main office this week or bring them to the Back to School picnic.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday!
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