To All Harker Parents, Upcoming Harker Parent Connect Events (see list below) Here are the late winter and spring offerings for the Harker Parent Connect series. 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 happy children. 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. We will send periodic Harker Parent Connect emails to all families with the dates compiled for the coming months so you can plan ahead. 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. As more events are scheduled, we will add them to our HPC listings. The list below includes the slate of presenters for the Peninsula-based Common Ground Speaker Series. Harker is a member school of the Common Ground consortium, so all presentations are free to you. I wish everyone a wonderful new 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 Events Grade-level Q&As | throughout the year These sessions are a chance to have your questions answered by various faculty, staff or administrators, and mingle with fellow parents. Registration or RSVP links will be on the calendar and will be in the emails you will receive before each Q&A that is relevant to you. Common Ground Events For details on all Common Ground events this season, and to register to receive the Zoom links, visit the Common Ground website. You can also sign up to receive reminders about registration for each event as it approaches. Tues., Jan. 25 | 7-8:15 p.m. “Emotional Intelligence: Unlocking the Power of Emotions” Marc Brackett, Ph.D., in conversation with Scott Erickson, Ph.D. Thurs., Feb. 10 | 7-8:15 p.m. “Combating Loneliness Through Connection and Community” Kalsey Killam, MPH Tues., Feb. 15 | 7-8:15 p.m. “Hunt, Gather, Parent: Raising Kind Humans” Michaeleen Doucleff, Ph.D. Wed., March 9 | 7-8:15 p.m. “The New Tech Normal” Anya Kamenetz, author Tues., March 29 | 7-8:15 p.m. “One Trusted Adult: Building Mentoring and Caring Relationships” Brooklyn Raney, educator and author 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 2024. All Rights Reserved.