JoAnn Deak, the 2011 Rachel Phillips Belash Speaker
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The 2011 Rachel Phillips Belash Speaker
Dr. JoAnn Deak author, educator and school psychologist
If nurturing confident,
competent young women is important to you, you will be interested in Dr. Deak's
presentation.
Topic: How Girls Thrive & Build
Positive Social Relations & Resilience
Date: Wednesday, February 16 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: The Allison Roach Performing Arts Centre
Dr. Deak has devoted more
than 30 years to helping children develop into confident adults. She also
works with parents and teachers to understand current brain
research and their roles as neurosculptors for children. Known for
her frank, captivating manner, she is acclaimed as a speaker by parent groups,
educators and students in North America and abroad.
Online Event Registration>> is
required for this event.
Branksome Hall's annual
speaker series, named in 1998 in honour of the sixth principal, Dr.
Rachel
Phillips Belash, features prominent speakers whose stories and lives
will have
a great impact on our community. To name just a few, past speakers have
included journalist and social activist June Callwood, renowned educator
Carol
Gilligan, and the past president of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
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