Parent Education has long been an important component of the Menlo-Atherton PTA offerings. Through presentations from leading experts, the M-A Parent Education Series offers the Menlo-Atherton and SUHSD community enriching education to improve the academic, physical, mental, and social-emotional health and success of our students.
Note: the M-A Parent Education Series is now a District-wide initiative, with programs at M-A, Woodside, and Sequoia. For more information about the Parent Education Series, please click here.
M-A PARENT EDUCATION SERIES l 2019-2020 EVENT SCHEDULE
- Thursday, November 7, 2019, 7:00pm – 8:30pm (M-A PAC)
Skadden
Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying, and Social Media. A free workshop for parents and teens with practical and legal information about sharing information on social media.
What should you and your teen know about social media and the law? Today’s teens must navigate complex issues relating to appropriate physical contact, cyberbullying and distribution of electronic content. Since its launch in 2013, Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying and Social Media, Skadden has provided approximately 14,000 Bay Area students with legal and practical information regarding the sharing of sensitive information on social media.
Parents, students, educators, and community members welcome! Free admission and light refreshments. Spanish interpretation will be available.
- Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7:00pm – 8:30pm (M-A PAC)
William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson, Co-authors
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Info & Tickets: (coming soon)
- Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:00pm – 8:30pm (M-A PAC)
Alice Kleeman, Former M-A College Advisor
How To (and How Not To) Support Your Kids Through the College Admission Process. Info & Tickets: (coming soon)
PAST EVENTS FROM THE 2019-2020 SERIES
Please click here for the YouTube channel where you can watch videos of some of these events, and more!
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Terri Givens, PhD, CEO, The Center for Higher Education Leadership- Making the Transition to College: An Insider’s Guide to the Higher Education Experience
“Like us” on Facebook! The M-A Parent Education Series Facebook page will keep you posted about upcoming M-A and SUHSD Parent Ed events, new research in education, community events, and more. Please visit the M-A Parent Education Series Facebook page.
M-A Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the M-A PTA, the Sequoia Healthcare District, and the Sequoia Union High School District.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Director, The Parent Education Series, at cmargot@csmconsulting.net. For Spanish, contact Lilly Quiñonez, Parent Center Coordinator, at 650-322-5311, Ext. 50255.