The Lawrenceville School - Parents’ Events: Winter Gathering 2008: Saturday Seminars

Parents : Parents’ Events : Winter Gathering 2008 : Saturday Seminars

Saturday Seminars

ACADEMICS AND STUDENT LIFE

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	DISCUSSION ON LEARNING Ambrecht Room, Noyes History Building. Join Dean of Faculty Kevin Mattingly and Academic Dean Nigel Furlonge for a discussion about student motivation and the development of expertise.
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING Ambrecht Room, Noyes History Building. Executive Chef and General Manager of the Dining Center Gary Giberson and Sustainability Coordinator Sam Kosoff will describe the measures that Lawrenceville has taken to make meals more healthy, tasty and sustainable.
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	ACCREDITATION FOR GROWTH REPORT Ambrecht Room, Noyes History Building. Head Master Liz Duffy and members of the senior staff and faculty will present the results of the fall AfG visit and discuss next steps.

COLLEGE COUNSELING
For Second and Third Form Parents

1:00 p.m. –
1:30 p.m.

THE COLLEGE PROCESS: WHAT UNDERFORM STUDENTS AND PARENTS NEED TO KNOW
Edith Memorial Chapel. The College Counseling Office will share some thoughts and answer any questions Second and Third Form students and their parents may have regarding college admission.

COLLEGE COUNSELING
For Fourth Form Parents

Due to space limitations, we can only accommodate Fourth Form Parents for these sessions.

12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	FOR FOURTH FORM PARENTS: COLLEGE COUNSELING OPENING SESSION Kirby Arts Center. It officially begins!! In this College Counseling kick-off session, the College Counselors will offer an overview of the upcoming college search process, discuss important details and available resources, distribute information, and explain the Winter Gathering programming.
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	FOR FOURTH FORM PARENTS: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 101 Kirby Arts Center. College Counselors will use their own past admissions experience and current national trends to explain in detail how colleges build an incoming class.
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	FOR FOURTH FORM PARENTS: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS COMMITTEES Abbott Dining Hall. In this session parents will have the opportunity to evaluate actual college applications, deliberate over candidates and make admission decisions in an authentic committee format.
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	FOR FOURTH FORM PARENTS: INDIVIDUAL COUNSELOR PRESENTATIONS Locations to be announced. College Counselors will gather with parents of their counselees to discuss the year ahead and answer questions related to the college search process.

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