M-A parent education series

How neuroscience affects learning is M-A parent education talk on Feb. 15

Melina Encipher, Ph.D.,  of the Institute of Applied Neuroscience (IAN) will talk about The Neuroscience of Learning on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7:00 pm at

by Contributed Content
on February 12, 2018

Devorah Heitner, PhD, of Raising Digital Natives is M-A parent ed speaker on Jan. 23

Devorah Heitner,, PhD, talks about Empathy is the App: Raising Thoughtful Kids in the Digital Age. This inaugural 2018 M-A Parent Education lecture takes place on Tuesday,

by Linda Hubbard
on January 10, 2018

“Social Contagion: How to Catch Resilience” is topic of M-A Parent Education Series on Sept. 21

Authors Lee Daniel Kravetz and Julie Lythcott-Haims will address Social Contagion: How to Catch Resilience on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm at the M-A

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on September 15, 2017

Dr. Don Williams brings expertise on teens to M-A parent education talk on “college arms race”

Part prescription/part mantra, it goes like this: "Do great in high school. Go to a great college. Enjoy a great life." Do teens and parents

by Linda Hubbard
on May 5, 2017

Screening of documentary film “Generation Found” at M-A PAC on Nov. 17

Generation Found,  a powerful new film about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown, will be screened at

by Contributed Content
on November 7, 2016

October 27th parent education program at M-A focuses on college readiness

Is your student ready for college? Could he or she benefit from a "bridge" or gap year? How do we define college readiness in the

by Contributed Content
on October 20, 2016

How to master difficult conversations with your teen is parent education topic on Feb. 4

The next M-A Parent Education Series event is an evening with Eran Magen , PhD (pictured), on Thursday, February 4, 2016, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at

by Contributed Content
on January 31, 2016

Talking teen drug use with Marsha Rosenbaum, director emerita of Drug Policy Alliance

In what will be her second appearance, Marsha Rosenbaum, PhD, is returning to her alma mater, Menlo-Atherton High School, to talk to parents about teen drug

by Linda Hubbard
on October 5, 2015

Speaking at M-A, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni challenges college admission myths

Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist and bestselling author, spoke at Menlo-Atherton High School last week, sharing his thoughts on the college admission process and the

by Kate Flanagan
on April 14, 2015

College admission is topic at Nov. 12 M-A Parent Education talk

A Conversation about College Admission is the topic of a talk by Alice Kleeman, M-A College Advisor, and Kirk Brennan, Director of Admission, USC on Wednesday,

by Contributed Content
on November 6, 2014