Fall Special Speaker Series at Lake Forest Country Day School Open to the Public

Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS) will host two New York Times Best-Selling Authors this fall as part of its special speaker series.

On Tuesday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m., Dr. Michael Thompson, author of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, will give a lecture entitled “The Pressured Child,” in which he will discuss how to help children navigate stress in order to succeed in school and in life. Dr. Thompson has worked as a clinical psychologist, school consultant and international speaker on the subjects of children, schools and parenting and has authored nine books. He returns to LFCDS after speaking last year at the school.

On Wednesday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m., Dr. Ned Hallowell, author of The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness will speak at LFCDS on “The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness,” while offering groundbreaking advice on raising happy children in an ultra-competitive society. Dr. Hallowell is a world-renowned ADHD expert, child psychiatrist and nationally-acclaimed author.

Lake Forest Country Day School places an emphasis on rigorous academic and social emotional learning as the centerpiece of student education. Says Head of School Bob Whelan, “Sometimes people have the mistaken notion that focusing on social-emotional learning comes at the expense of academics, when in actuality, it serves to dramatically amplify a child’s success as a student,” noting that scores for students with social-emotional instruction are 11% higher than those of students without this training. With this in mind, Lake Forest Country Day School has invited Dr. Michael Thompson and Dr. Ned Hallowell to hold expert lectures on the impact of social emotional learning in school.

These expert-led events will be held at Lake Forest Country Day School in the front atrium of the school, located at 145 South Green Bay Road in Lake Forest. Both lectures are free and open to the public, but seating will be limited. To register for the event please visit: www.lfcds.org/speakerseries or call the main office at (847) 234-2350.

Lake Forest Country Day School serves students from more than 30 communities throughout the North Shore and beyond. A regional center of excellence for early childhood, elementary, and middle school education for children ages 2 to Grade 8, LFCDS is committed to inspired teaching, academic rigor, attention to individual needs, and responsible citizenship as well as the dedication to producing students of strong character with a passion for learning. For more information on LFCDS, please visit www.lfcds.org or call (847) 234-2350.