The Common Ground Speaker Series
Stanbridge Academy is proud to be a member school of the Common Ground Speaker Series.
Each school year, Common Ground presents distinguished speakers in education, parenting, and health at venues across the San Francisco Peninsula. Parents, faculty and staff at the 44 member schools attend Common Ground events free of charge. Guests from non-member schools and the general community are welcome to register and attend virtual live stream events for a non-refundable $10 fee. Registration closes two hours before the start of each event or when maximum registration is reached.
Each school year, Common Ground presents distinguished speakers in education, parenting, and health at venues across the San Francisco Peninsula. Parents, faculty and staff at the 44 member schools attend Common Ground events free of charge. Guests from non-member schools and the general community are welcome to register and attend virtual live stream events for a non-refundable $10 fee. Registration closes two hours before the start of each event or when maximum registration is reached.
UP NEXT: OCTOBER 28
Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides Terri Givens, Ph.D. with Rosetta Lee To heal racial divides, Prof. Terri Givens proposes radical empathy—a process of moving beyond an understanding of others’ lives and pain to understand the origins of our unconscious biases. Givens, a political scientist with more than 30 years in higher education and international affairs, focuses on the importance of diversity in leadership. In her latest book, she begins with six steps to realize and practice radical empathy. In conversation with Rosetta Lee, a diversity and inclusion educator who teaches students about bias and navigating courageous and difficult conversations, they will explore how schools, families and individuals can move towards practicing empathy and taking actions to improve our communities. |
Fall 2021 speakersThursday, September 23
Parenting Past the Pandemic: A Guide to Returning to School Dr. Tanya Altman and Dr. Damon Korb Tuesday, October 12
The Essentials of Executive Functioning Adele Diamond, Ph.D. and Vivien Kiel, Ph.D. Thursday, October 28
Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides Terri Givens, Ph.D. in conversation with Rosetta Lee Tuesday, November 16
Broader Look at Protective Factors Against Childhood Depression Dr. Shashank Joshi with Dr. Amy Heneghan Tuesday, December 7
Building Resilience: Preparing Teens to Thrive in Uncertain Times Madeline Levine, Ph.D. |
It's the 20th anniversary season of the Common Ground Speaker Series!
The 2021-2022 season arrives as we all navigate a new normal, returning to school and familiar routines, yet undeniably altered by COVID. This season, we have worked hard to provide content that is essential to the Common Ground community, listening to member Heads, faculty and parents, as we shift towards greater normalcy yet remain conscious of the continuing pandemic.
Reflecting back, we could not have predicted the success of last year’s livestream speaker series, with greater attendance than in any prior year. With this in mind, we are choosing to hold all our speaker events for 2021-2022 via livestream Zoom, due to lingering questions about community gatherings and to provide the greatest access to events. Later in the year, we may reconsider in-person events if public health conditions are optimal.
Thus, our goal for this year is continued success of the virtual series, and we hope these livestream conversations around parent education, health and wellness can help bring us together to keep us focused on the essentials—the care and keeping of our families and community.
The 2021-2022 season arrives as we all navigate a new normal, returning to school and familiar routines, yet undeniably altered by COVID. This season, we have worked hard to provide content that is essential to the Common Ground community, listening to member Heads, faculty and parents, as we shift towards greater normalcy yet remain conscious of the continuing pandemic.
Reflecting back, we could not have predicted the success of last year’s livestream speaker series, with greater attendance than in any prior year. With this in mind, we are choosing to hold all our speaker events for 2021-2022 via livestream Zoom, due to lingering questions about community gatherings and to provide the greatest access to events. Later in the year, we may reconsider in-person events if public health conditions are optimal.
Thus, our goal for this year is continued success of the virtual series, and we hope these livestream conversations around parent education, health and wellness can help bring us together to keep us focused on the essentials—the care and keeping of our families and community.
Visit the Common Ground Speaker Series website for a complete list of this season's speakers, as well as details on previous Common Ground speakers, member schools, videos, and more.
