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| Athletics |
Whose Game Is It Anyway? |
In an era when parents and kids are overwhelmed by a sports-crazed, win-at-all-costs culture, Whose Game Is It, Anyway? offers a well-needed, comprehensive guide that helps parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children. Two Harvard Medical School psychologists team up with a former Olympic athlete and expert on
performance enhancement to share what they have gleaned in more than forty years of combined experience.
Dr. Ginsburg is particularly experience in independent schools and was well received by parents when he spoke at several OAIS member schools in October of 2006 |
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| Boys and Girls |
Michael Thompson, Ph.D |
Dr. Michael Thompson is a favorite speaker in independent school as he has working with independent school students for many years. His anecdotal, yet authoritative presentations and written works are equally helpful for parents and teachers. Two of his books, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children are invaluable resources. |
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| Learning Differences |
All Kinds of Minds |
Dr. Mel Levine is a pediatrician, researcher on learning differences, and author of such valuable books as All Kinds of Minds and The Myth of Laziness. His organization sponsors the teacher education program Schools Attuned which is highly regarded among independent School teachers. Dr. Levine's organisation, All Kinds of Minds, had a website with multiple resources for parents and teachers. |
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| Learning Differences - ADHD |
Michael Thompson, Ph.D |
Michael Thompson, Ph D, and Edward Hallowell, MD wrote Driven to Distraction which, although published several years ago, is an excellent overview for parents and teachers of attention deficit disorder and how to cope with it. |
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| Summer - Foreign Language Camp |
Ohio Foreign Language Association |
June 10-16 in Bellville. Sponsored by Ohio Foreign Language Association |
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