Lecture Series
Palm Beach Day Academy presents a lecture series comprised of well-known speakers addressing topics that are relevant to parenting in today’s world.
Parent Lecture Series
Curtis Zimmerman - "Living Life at Performance Level"
January 12, 6:30 P.M.
Halmos Family Activities Center
241 Seaview Avenue, Palm Beach
Parents and Students are Encouraged to Attend (No homework pass for attendees)
Both as a speaker and author, Curtis Zimmerman has inspired over one million people throughout the nation with his life-changing messages and award-winning programs. Audiences connect with Mr. Zimmerman's interactive style and approachable manner. He incorporates the skills he gained from over twenty-five years in the entertainment industry into his powerful programs, cleverly balancing the connection between education and entertainment. Curtis is an expert at transforming organizations by inspiring individuals to live their lives at the highest level of performance.
His profound insight and perspective coupled with his high energy presentations have made him a highly regarded speaker among such companies as Walt Disney Entertainment, Swiss Army Brands, Luxottica Retail and Procter and Gamble.
Curtis is the author of "I Believe...What do you Believe?," "Keys to Success in College and Life," and is a contributing author to "Pillars of Success and Lessons from the Road." He was honored to share his message with more than 17,000 Airmen for the United States Air Force and received the prestigious National Leadership Award for outstanding service from United States Congressman Tom Reynolds. He is s a member of the National Speakers Association, and is a NCAA Health and Safety Speaker.
Curtis currently resides in the greater Cincinnati area with his wife and three children.
Bena Kallick
January 3, 7:00 P.M.
Lower Campus Auditorium
Title: Becoming a World Citizen in the 21st Century
Summary:
Our children are growing up with technology that allows them to think globally as well as locally. However, we must continue to help them think critically. The January 3rd Parent Lecture Series presentation will focus on how PBDA is using thinking routines – specific classroom practices that serve to organize student thought and reinforce good thinking habits. Bena Kallick, author of “Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind,” will be joined by several teachers to explain how such routines lead children to think, to understand points of view, and to distinguish between multiple perspectives and understand the meaning of each. Parents will gain insight into various grade level classroom practices that move students from early purposeful thinking activities to advanced behaviors that become intuitive life-long thinking habits.
Dr. Robert Brooks
"Raising Resiliant Children"
October 13, 2011
Upper Campus Raymond Wean Library
7:00pm
Dr. Robert Books is an acclaimed author, speaker and psychologist. He has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, mental health professionals and business people on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, family relationships, the qualities of effective leaders and executives, and balancing personal and professional lives. He has also written extensively about these topics and is the author or co-author of 14 books, including Raising Resilient Children; Nurturing Resilience in Our Children: Answers to the Most Important Parenting Questions; Raising a Self-Disciplined Child; Handbook of Resilience in Children; Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less; The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life; and A Pediatric Approach to Learning Disorders. Dr. Brooks has appeared regularly on local and national television shows as an expert on developing responsibility in children, parenting , and raising children with learning and attention disorders.
Dr. Brooks is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has a part-time practice in which he sees children, adolescents, adults, and families. He is the recipient of numerous awards for public service and his work on behalf of children and their families.
