• In October, member school parents, administrators, faculty and staff screened the documentary films, Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In from their homes. The documentaries provided insight on how to value people as whole human beings, not gendered stereotypes. A virtual, live discussion then was held with moderator Judith Warner, author of And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School. Click HERE to access a recording (available through Nov. 3) and summary. Judith Warner's book is available for purchase, coupon code SPECIAL10, at Politics & Prose HERE.

• Parents Association Presidents, please join us as we continue our discussion from the summer on Fostering Community During Covid-19. We will meet via Zoom on Thursday, November 5, 2020, from 9:00-10:00 am. Click HERE to register.

• PCW reps, let's connect at one of our three informal mornings of Conversations and Coffee from 9:30-10:30am via Zoom. Click on one of the following dates to register: November 19, 2020, February 23, 2021, or April, 12 2021. Participation is capped to facilitate small group discussions, provide an opportunity to meet and get to know PCW reps from other member schools, and answer any questions about PCW. 

• Tuesday, November 10, from 9:30-11:00 am via Zoom
• Lower School administrators 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 will speak on school best practices regarding the theme Whole Student. Whole School.
• All PCW member school parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are invited. Click HERE to RSVP.

• Wednesday, December 2, from 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 how to find colleges that will be a good fit and how college admission decisions are made. Notably the program will address the admission process during the pandemic such as changing classroom assessments and grading policies, lack of varied extracurricular activities and sports, cancelled standardized tests, test-optional policies, virtual visits, and more.
• All PCW member school parents, administrators, faculty, and staff are invited. Click HERE to register.

• Save the date for this year's PCW Winter program event. A panel of member school directors of diversity will discuss productive ways that their schools talk with students and families about racism. Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:00-8:30pm. More details and an invitation to follow.

• 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: