"The Leader in Me / 7 Habits of Happy Kids"
We are excited to announce Sean Covey as this year's Circle of Learning speaker. Sean Covey is Senior Vice President of Innovations and Products at FranklinCovey, a world-renowned organization devoted to helping individuals and organizations achieve greatness. Sean graduated from BYU with a degree in English and later earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. As the starting quarterback for BYU, he led his team to two bowl games and received numerous honors. He is the author of Fourth Down and Life to Go, The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make, and the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, which has sold over three million copies and was translated into more than fifteen languages. He is a popular speaker to youth and adult groups on topics such as leadership.
Circle of Learning will be held on Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. here at Community School. The event is free and open to the public, although we request RSVPs so we'll have a general idea of attendance. You may RSVP to rsvp@communityschool.com.
The Circle of Learning Educational Speaker Series is designed to provide parents, faculty, and members of the community the opportunity to hear noted experts in the fields of education and child development. The overall goal is to strengthen the "circle of learning" by deepening our knowledge as parents, educators, and individuals.
The Circle of Learning Speaker Series was launched in Spring 2005 and is made possible through the Sheillah B. Rogers Fund for Curriculum Excellence. The first speaker to participate in this series was Ned Hallowell, author of several books concerning stress and distraction, as well as
When You Worry About The Child You Love and
The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy.
Next was Mary Pipher, author of
New York Times bestselling books
Reviving Ophelia,
The Shelter of Each Other and
Another Country.
Following her was Dr. Mel Levine, who has written numerous books, including
All Kinds of Minds and is an expert on children's learning differences.
In 2008, we hosted Dr. Wendy Mogel, author of
Blessings of a Skinned Knee.
2009's speaker was internationally-recognized child development expert Michael G. Thompson, author of
Raising Cain.
And in 2010, Carol Dweck spoke on mindsets.
2011's speaker was Dr. Robert Brooks, speaking on resiliency in youth.