Speaker Series Survey
The Coonley Speaker Series brings speakers each year to talk to the school community on topics related to current events, education, and parenting. FOC greatly values your input as we continue developing this series. Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey and tell us what topics most interest you!
Save the date for the upcoming Speaker Series on Wednesday, Sept 25th.
Save the date for the upcoming Speaker Series on Wednesday, Sept 25th.
Previous Events
The Speaker Series began in 2015. Past speakers have included:
Get Involved
Contact committee chair Suzie Foster.
The Speaker Series began in 2015. Past speakers have included:
- Dr. John Frampton, Clinical Psychologist and CoFounder of Formative Psychological Services Helping Your Perfectionist Child
- Movie screening of "Angst" a film designed to raise awareness around anxiety, with an emphasis on youth and families
- Movie screening of “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age”
- Julia Strehlow, director of education, prevention, and policy at the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center
- Lindsay Fram, sex educator, trainer and curriculum writer
- Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids
- Common Sense Media, on parenting in the digital age
- Eboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Corp.
- Dr. Laura Markham, founder of Aha! Parenting and author of Peaceful Parenting: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting and Peaceful Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life
Get Involved
Contact committee chair Suzie Foster.
