YALE CHILD STUDY CENTER–SCHOLASTIC COLLABORATIVE FOR CHILD & FAMILY RESILIENCE

Virtual Symposium: How to Help Children Heal, Grow, and Thrive in a New Normal

 //  Aug 11, 2020

Virtual Symposium: How to Help Children Heal, Grow, and Thrive in a New Normal

As schools and districts prepare for the new academic year in such uncertain times, the Yale Child Study Center–Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience is hosting a free, virtual, two-day symposium on Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday, August 20, 2020 to help pre-K–6 educators develop strategic return-to-school plans, grounded in research, and with a focus on fostering resilience and social-emotional learning through literacy.

To learn more and register, click here.

During the symposium, panel discussions with leading education researchers and child development experts will cover topics such as:

  • Planning for “reopening” schools — whether that is in person, virtually, or a blended approach;
  • Supporting social-emotional wellness throughout the whole school community;
  • Ensuring equity and access in a changing climate;
  • Sustaining family engagement during and beyond a crisis;
  • Building resilience through literacy, and more.

Guest speakers at the symposium will include:

  • Dr. Walter Gilliam, Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at Yale University
  • Michael Haggen, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Education
  • Anne Henderson, Senior Consultant for the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement
  • Dr. Eli Lebowitz, Associate Professor, Child Study Center; Director, Program for Anxiety Disorders
  • Dr. Linda Mayes, Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology; Director of the Yale Child Study Center
  • Dr. Timothy Shriver, Cofounder and Chairman of CASEL; Chairman of Special Olympics
  • Dr. Howard Stevenson, Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education at the University of Pennsylvania; Executive Director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative
  • Raina Telgemeier, Graphic novelist

To learn more about the Yale Child Study Center–Scholastic Collaborative for Child & Family Resilience, visit: https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/scholasticcollab