Conference Day and Night January 2009

Please plan to join us for Conference Day, January 30 and Conference Night, January 26. Attend a variety of morning activities and workshops, and meet with teachers. Details about these and other activities are listed below. The Conference Day and Night 2009 brochure is also available as a PDF file.

The ability to schedule conferences with teachers or advisors is now available on the parent portal on our website at http://www.georgeschool.org/parents/portal. 


Conference Night (Monday, January 26, 2009)
Reception and Performance (Thursday, January 29, 2009)
Conference Day (Friday, January 30, 2009)


CONFERENCE NIGHT
Monday, January 26, 2009

6:30–7:30 p.m.
Welcome Table
Lobby, Main
Conference schedules may be picked up here. After 7:30 p.m. schedules will be located at the telephone operator’s booth.

7:00–9:00 p.m.
Teacher Conferences


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RECEPTION AND PERFORMANCE
Thursday, January 29, 2009

5:45-7:15 p.m.
Parent Annual Fund Reception
Sunnybanke
Parents are invited to join the head of school and the Parent Annual Fund Committee for refreshments.

7:30 p.m.
George School Music Department Performance
First Floor, Meetinghouse
Orchestra and chorale students will perform, both in small groups and in full orchestral and vocal ensembles.


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CONFERENCE DAY
Friday, January 30, 2009

7:30–8:30 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast
Dining Room, Main

8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Welcome Table
Lobby, Main
Be sure to stop by to pick up your conference schedules. Any conference schedules not picked up by 1:00 p.m. will be available in Main Lobby at the mirror table.

8:30–9:30 a.m.
Planning a Course of Study for Freshmen
Coffeehouse, Marshall Center
A workshop for parents of current freshmen.

8:30–9:30 a.m.
Family Structures
Community Lounge, Retford
Maryann Hunter, a former George School parent and practicing psychoanalyst in New York City and Bucks County, facilitates a discussion of the impact on students of family changes such as separation, divorce, illness, or death.

8:30–9:30 a.m.
Tips on College Life
Barash Room, Main
In this panel discussion, George School parents with students in college share experiences and offer tips for helping your child and you adjust to college life.

9:50–10:40 a.m.
Service Projects
Nepley Conference Room, Marshall Center
Hear from current students and staff about the benefits of participating in service projects at home and abroad.

10:05–10:55 a.m.
France and Vietnam Service Trips
France: Bancroft 205
Vietnam: Bancroft 208
For parents of participating students.

10:45 a.m.–noon
College Guidance Program
Auditorium, Walton Center
Learn about the college admissions process.
Note: This program is geared to juniors and their parents. All juniors must attend; junior parents are encouraged to attend. All other parents and students, schedules permitting, are welcome.

10:50–11:50 a.m.
Planning a Course of Study for Sophomores
Coffeehouse, Marshall Center
A workshop for parents of current sophomores.

10:50–11:50 a.m.
Talking to Adolescents
Barash Room, Main
Clinical psychologist Jeff Mitchell leads a discussion on the challenges of interacting with children during adolescence.

10:50–11:50 a.m.
Quakerism
Nepley Conference Room, Marshall Center
Learn about the way Quakerism influences life in and outside the classroom at George School.

11:20 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Teacher Conferences (10 minutes each)
If you are not able to set up conferences in advance, you may arrange for phone conferences or you may set up appointments to meet on another day that is convenient for the teachers and you. Please feel free to call the teachers and advisors during the school week—Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.—throughout the year.

Course Planning Conferences (15 minutes each)
If you are the parent of a freshman or sophomore and you have not talked to your child’s advisor about long-range course planning, you might want to arrange for a course planning conference with the director of studies or the registrar. For additional course planning details, please attend the appropriate morning workshop (Planning a Course of Study for Freshmen or Planning a Course of Study for Sophomores) or visit http://www.georgeschool.org/curriculum.

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Buffet Luncheon
Dining Room, Main

3:00–3:50 p.m.
Nicaragua Service Trip
Bancroft 201
For parents of participating students.

Mid-Winter Break
Mid-winter break begins after a student’s last school commitment on Friday, January 30. There are no classes on Monday, February 2, or Tuesday, February 3.

Boarders return to campus by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3. Classes resume at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4.

Questions?
Contact Carol Wozniak by phone (215.579.6573) or by email.


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