Dover-Sherborn High School will host a parent education event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Brad Sachs on Friday, May 4, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., in the Mudge Auditorium at Dover-Sherborn High School. Dr. Denise Pope will join Dr. Sachs on stage for a conversation about the prevalent stress and anxiety facing adolescents today. They will promote a broad definition of success, and offer practical, research-based strategies for families, schools and communities to improve student health and well-being.
Challenge Success, an independent, non-profit affiliated with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, has recently launched its northeast regional office. Challenge Success has partnered with several independent and public schools in the Boston area and continues to see rising demand for its program from schools within the region. On May 5, twelve multi-stakeholder school teams will convene for the Challenge Success Spring School Conference at Dover-Sherborn.
The Dover-Sherborn regional school district, an early adopter of the Challenge Success program, continues to emphasize student wellness by continuously examining and responding to student perspectives on homework, extracurricular activities, sleep, physical health, stress, parent expectations, academic engagement, academic integrity, and teacher support. Its recent student survey results demonstrate the positive impact the Challenge Success program has had in the Dover-Sherborn schools in regard to student well-being and engagement with learning.
Brad Sachs, PhD, is an advisory council member of Challenge Success and resides in Maryland. He is a psychologist, educator, consultant, and lecturer specializing in clinical work with children, adolescents, couples, and families. He is the founder and director of The Father Center, and best-selling author of “The Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents with Love and Acceptance” (Harper-Collins, 2005). He has published numerous books and articles for both professional and lay readers, including “The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied” (Harper-Collins, 2001) and “Family Centered Treatment with Struggling Young Adults” (Taylor & Francis Group, 2013).
Denise Pope, PhD, is a co-founder of Challenge Success and a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. Pope’s specialties include student engagement, curriculum studies, qualitative research methods, and service learning. Pope is also the author of “Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students” (Yale University Press, 2001), which was awarded Notable Book in Education by the American School Board Journal, and co-author of “Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids” (Jossey-Bass, 2015).
This event is open to the public. For additional information, see www.challengesuccess.org, or email jkleiman@challengesuccess.org.
