To All Harker Parents, Upcoming Harker Parent Connect Events (see list below) Welcome to the 2025-26 school year. I hope everyone had a rejuvenating summer. It has been wonderful to start seeing students back on our campuses and all of you at our recent parent orientations. As the school year begins, I also wanted to remind you of our Harker Parent Connect series. Details about these events are in the calendar item and/or will be outlined in emails. Attendance at these events is optional. For more social opportunities organized by grade level parents, look for the “Parent-Organized Events” in the calendar denoted with a little puzzle piece icon. Here you’ll find events for the Common Ground Speaker Series, a Peninsula-based group with approximately 40 local private school members. Webinars presented by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) are also below. As members of the Harker community, you have free access to Common Ground and ISACS events. This video highlights how to register for ISACS events and optimize our membership to this parent education series. I wish everyone a wonderful start to the year. Do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. Jennifer Gargano Assistant Head of School, Academic Affairs jennifer.gargano@harker.org 408.249.2510 Harker frequently hosts, sponsors or shares parent education events for our families to learn about and discuss important topics relevant to the raising of informed, healthy and fulfilled children and young adults. These Harker Parent Connect events are noted in the main school calendar as “(HPC).” You can customize your calendar settings to select the HPC sub-calendar, and then you’ll be able to see them all at a glance. Harker Events Grade-level Parent Connects | throughout the fall These sessions are a chance to have your questions answered by various faculty, staff or administrators, and mingle with fellow parents. Registration links are on the calendar and will be in the emails you will receive before each event that is relevant to you. Parent Connects with specific topics are included below. Mon., Oct. 6 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Nichols Hall Auditorium Grade 12 parents: Graduation Information Night Tues., Oct. 7 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Patil Theater Grade 9 parents and students: Academic Planning for Grade 9 Mon., Nov. 17 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Patil Theater Grade 8 parents: Getting to Know the Upper School ——————————————– College Counseling Events Wed., Sept. 10 | 5-6 p.m. | Virtual – Register Grade 12 Parent College Night Tues., Sept. 16 | 8:45-10:30 a.m. | Boynton Cafe LIFE Parent Coffee: Sleep and the Adolescent Brain Tues., Oct. 16 | 8:45-10 a.m. | Boynton Cafe LIFE Parent Coffee: Sleep and Strategies Discussion Thurs., Nov. 6 | 6-8 p.m. | Patil Theater Grade 9 and 10 Parents: College Counseling – Understanding Today’s System Tues., Nov. 18 | 8:45-10 a.m. | Boynton Cafe LIFE Parent Coffee: “The Power of Showing Up” Book Discussion ISACS Parent Series Webinars How to register for ISACS events. Thurs. Sept. 25 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Register School Skills: Setting Kids Up for Success, with Lisa Damour Tues., Oct. 28 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Register How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Impacted Everything & What We Can Do About It, with Jonathan Haidt Common Ground Events For details on all Common Ground events and registration links as they become available, visit the Common Ground website. Tues., Sept. 16 | 7-8:15 p.m. | Register Finding the College That’s Right for You | Jeff Selingo St. Francis High School, Mountain View Thurs., Sept. 25 | 7-8:15 p.m. Math is Power: Film Screening and Q&A | Director Vicki Abeles Mid-Peninsula High School, Menlo Park Thurs., Oct. 9 | 7-8:15 p.m. Improving Family Dialogue | Dr. Rona Hu’s Theatrical Vignettes Menlo School, Atherton Thurs., Nov. 6 | 7-8:15 p.m. Protecting Mental Health and Mental Fitness | Dr. Drew Ramsey Virtual Social Media facebook.com/harkerschool instagram.com/harkerschool youtube.com/harkerschool Contact Us 500 Saratoga Ave., San Jose 95129 communications@harker.org Need more spirit wear? Shop the Eagle Store at https://eaglestore.harker.org/ Copyright © The Harker School 2025. All Rights Reserved.