College Preparation 2020

Special Education Transition Program Panel at the Stamford JCC

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The Stamford JCC Special Needs/Inclusion Department is hosting a “Special Education Forum: Exploring Transition Programs for College & Career Paths.”

Parents will learn about postsecondary transition programs for students with special needs. This event, at 7 p.m., March 4  at the Stamford Jewish Community Center, 1035 Newfield Ave. in Stamford, is free and open to the public. To register, please contact Rachel Berliner, public relations assistant at the law office of Lawrence Berliner at rachel@berlinerspecialedlaw.com or (203)-255-0582. Panel speakers:
—Lawrence Berliner, special education law attorney, Westport

From Franklin Learning Institute (part of Franklin Academy, East Haddam):

—Kinsley Rausch Sanders, dean of transitional services

—Jennifer Dziekan, college transition advisor

From Westport College Prep in Wilton:

—Dr. Dawn Matera, co-founder

—Lauren McBeth, executive director

From Winston Transitions (part of Winston Preparatory Schools, New York City):

—John Civita, Head of School

—Lauren Kellner, Admissions Director

College Preparation 2020

Parents Invited to Hourlong Seminar on Getting 9th, 10th Graders Ready for College

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The Depot Teen Center invites parents to a one-hour, free seminar on essential steps to get your 9th and 10th grader ready for school and college admissions on Feb. 27. The seminar, presented by S4 Study Skills, runs from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Depot Youth Center, 25 Heights Road. In the seminar, parents will learn the important steps freshman and sophomores should take for a successful path to college. There is no charge for the program, but registration is requested.

College Admissions 2020

In Pursuit of Flourishing Life | Is College the Key?

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As colleges become ever more competitive, the admissions process can generate an enormous amount of pressure and anxiety. In the midst of these pressures, the initially motivating desire to pursue a college education — a flourishing life — can be subverted. 

Join Dr. Matthew Croasmun, Grace Farms Foundation’s Faith Initiative Director and Lecturer of Humanities at Yale University; Dr. Karen E. Eshoo, Head of School at King School; and Dr. Frank Bartolomeo, Director of Adolescent Services at Silver Hill, for a discussion about how the college prep and application processes can reveal and shape both parents’ and students’ visions of flourishing life.

Darien Depot

Parents Invited to Hourlong Seminar on Getting 9th, 10th Graders Ready for College

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The Depot Teen Center invites parents to a one-hour, free seminar on essential steps to get your 9th and 10th grader ready for school and college admissions on Feb. 27. The seminar, presented by S4 Study Skills, runs from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Depot Youth Center, 25 Heights Road. In the seminar, parents will learn the important steps freshman and sophomores should take for a successful path to college. There is no charge for the program, but registration is requested.