• On November 10, lower school parents and administrators listened to a panel that included Jenifer Congdon, Head of Lower School St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School; Mike Risen, Head of Lower School Norwood School; and Jalene Spain Thomas, Lower School Director St. Stephens and St. Agnes School followed by a Q&A. A recording and summary of the discussion are HERE.

• Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 7:00-8:15 pm via Zoom
• Join us for an informative discussion with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Selingo regarding his extensive research and newly released book Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions and Ned Johnson, founder of PrepMatters and co-author of The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives.
• This speaker series event will provide insight into finding colleges that will be a good fit and how college admission decisions are made. Notably the program will address admission processes during the pandemic such as changing classroom assessments and grading policies, lack of varied extracurricular activities and sports, standardized tests and test-optional policies, virtual visits, and more.
• All PCW member school parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are invited. Click HERE to register.

• Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:00-8:30pm via Zoom
• Please join us for a panel discussion with three experts:
• Michelle Black - Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart;
• Rodney Glasgow - President, The Glasgow Group and Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School; and
• Steven Lee - Director of Equity and Inclusion and Health, Values, and Ethics Department Chair at Edmund Burke School.
• The panelists will discuss productive ways to talk about racism with kids of all ages, addressing conversations between parents and their kids and conversations between schools and families.
• All PCW Member school parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are invited. Click HERE to register.

• Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 10:00-11:00am via Zoom
• Please click HERE to register to participate.

• Ask your school's webmaster and/or Director of Communications to put a description and link to the programs on your school's website
• Send an email to your friends encouraging them to join
• Join to the events yourself and bring a friend!
• Please include a blurb in your school's newsletter. Here's some language you can use:

• Please join us for Parents Council of Washington's Speakers Series with New York Times best-selling author Jeff Selingo on the college admission process and his book Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions and Ned Johnson, founder of PrepMatters and co-author of The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives. Notably the program will address the college admission process during the pandemic such as changing classroom assessments and grading policies, lack of varied extracurricular activities and sports, standardized tests and test-optional polices, virtual visits, and more. Wednesday, December 2, 2020, from 7:00-8:15 pm via Zoom. Register HERE.

• Please join us for the Parents Council of Washington Winter Program: Talking With Kids About Racism. A panel of three experts will discuss productive ways to talk about racism with kids of all ages. The panel will include: Michelle Black, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart; Rodney Glasgow, President of the Glasgow Group and Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School; and Steven Lee, Director of Equity and Inclusion and Health, Values, and Ethics Department Chair at Edmund Burke School. Panelist presentations will be followed by a Q&A period. Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:00-8:30 pm via Zoom. Register HERE.