Conference Day and Night 2012

Please plan to join us for Conference Night, Monday January 30 and Conference Day, Friday February 3. Attend a variety of morning activities and workshops, and meet with teachers. The information about these and other activities is listed below. 

You will be able to schedule conferences with teachers or advisors in late December via our secure portal. Check back for more details.

Conference Night (Monday, January 30, 2012)
Music Performance (Thursday, February 2, 2012)
Conference Day (Friday, February 3, 2012)


CONFERENCE NIGHT
Monday, January 30, 2012

6:30–7:30 p.m.
Welcome Table
Conference Room, Anderson Library
Conference schedules may be picked up here.

7:00–9:00 p.m.
Teacher Conferences


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GEORGE SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE
Thursday, February 2, 2012

7:30 p.m.
Highlights of the Winter Musical Performance
First Floor, Meetinghouse 
Chorale and Instrumental music students will perform.


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CONFERENCE DAY
Friday, February 3, 2012

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.

9:00–10:00 a.m.
Planning a Course of Study for Sophomores
Scott Spence and Laura Kinnel
Coffeehouse, Marshall Center
A workshop for parents of current sophomores.

9:00–10:00 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.

9:00-9:50 a.m.
France Service Trip Workshop
Debbie DiMicco and Dominique Mantelli
Bancroft, Room 205
For parents of participating students.

9:00-10:00 a.m.
South Africa Service Trip Workshop
Steven Fletcher and Erin Sio
Bancroft, Room 110
For parents of participating students.

10:15–11:10 a.m.
Planning a Course of Study for Freshmen
Scott Spence and Laura Kinnel  
Coffeehouse, Marshall Center
A workshop for parents of current freshmen.

10:15–11:10 a.m.
Talking to Adolescents
Barash Room, Main
Clinical psychologist Jeff Mitchell leads a discussion on the challenges of interacting with children during adolescence.

10:15–11:10 a.m.
Source Institute for Performance and Wellness
Weight Room, Alumni Gym, Lower Level
Learn how students and parents can work with Source Institute coaches at George School to improve personal strength and conditioning. Topics will include injury prevention, motivational enhancement coaching, and assessing your child's overall wellness. 

10:25-11:10 a.m.
Assembly, Zak Ebrahim
Auditorium, Walton Center
Zak Ebrahim,  son of a terrorist, shares a peaceful message.

11:00 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.

11:15 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.

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

3:00–3:50 p.m.
Nicaragua Service Trip Workshop
Bancroft 201
Cheri Mellor and Illeabeth Rodriguez
For parents of participating students.

3:00–3:50 p.m.
Cuba Service Trip Workshop
McFeely 102
Fran Bradley (standing in for Tom Hoopes) and Allison Ewing 
For parents of participating students.


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Mid-Winter Break
Mid-winter break begins after a student’s last school commitment on Friday, February 3. There are no classes on Monday, February 6, or Tuesday, February 7.

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

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


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