Events
Ideas@TheWillows Speaker Series
Learning in Action!
Ideas@TheWillows is a collaborative community generating and exchanging ideas to enhance the knowledge of parents, extend the vision of educators, engage life-long learners, enlighten our community, and enrich the classroom experience.
Our speaker events, workshops, film screenings, panels, partnerships, blogs, and mentoring opportunities are intentionally designed to continue the education and empower the growth of great minds. We open our events to all of Los Angeles and beyond to share wisdom and build partnerships with our larger community. Our events open to all extend our mission to build bridges culturally and educationally by seeking ways to partner with our neighbors and engage locally and globally.
Welcome to The Willows Community!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 @ 6:30 PM PST at The Willows Community School
6:30 PM: Wine and cheese reception
6:45 PM: Film screening
8:15 PM: Q & A with Panel
What does it mean to be an American? Two immigrant filmmakers embark on a cross-country, U.S. journey to capture the essence of America. Can empathy and listening bridge national divides? Can we ask questions and simply listen and not react? This unflinching portrait of America fosters understanding and optimism, highlighting our common humanity in a divisive time.
A feature film documentary created by filmmakers Horacio Marquínez and Kirill Myltsev; produced by Marc Brackett, Ph.D., Professor, Child Study Center and Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.
All three will be present at the event for a Q & A.
For more information visit: America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @ 12 PM PST (Virtual)
Special Lunchtime Zoom Session
Raising Daughters: Addressing Key Topics
Please know that much of the guidance provided in this presentation applies to kids of all genders.
Raising daughters comes with it's own unique challenges, from developing a healthy body image—especially in the face of online influences—to managing relational aggression, coping with perfectionism, and handling rumination. Join Dr. Lisa Damour for a conversation on how to support girls as they navigate these critical issues.
Dr. Lisa Damour, Clinical Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, New York Times Columnist and CBS-TV News Contributor
For more information visit: www.drlisadamour.com
Marc Brackett, Ph.D, founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Lead Developer of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning, and author of Permission to Feel.
Ilyon Woo, New York Times Bestselling Author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom and contributor to The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal
Dr. Lisa Damour, Clinical Psychologist, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Emotional lives of Teenagers, New York Times Columnist and CBS-TV News Contributor.
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Internationally Acclaimed Psychologist, Speaker, Consultant, and New York Times Bestselling Author
Cara Natterson, MD, Pediatrician, Podcast Host, New York Times Bestselling Author & Vanessa Kroll Bennett, Puberty Expert, Podcaster, and Author.
Dacher Keltner, Psychologist, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Greater Good Science Center, University of California at Berkeley, and author of AWE, The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your life and The Power Paradox
