Speaker Series
St. Patrick's Speaks is a speaker series offered by the Day School to our Wolfhound community and beyond. Our speaker series welcomes influential and inspirational individuals to the school.
Guest Speakers & Authors
St. Patrick’s invites you to presentations from award-winning authors and speakers, brought to us by the St. Patrick’s Parents Association in partnership with the Equity and Sustainability Departments.
![The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674139449/stpatricks/mggntvuxmwpypbslbylr/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries13.png","width":1920}])
- OPEN TO: Wider DC Community
- Date: Thursday, February 2
- Time: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
- Location: Whitehaven Campus
Hear from sought-after and award-winning keynote speaker, author, and well-being trainer Anya Kamenetz. Anya will share her research on the trauma that COVID has caused, and how we can move forward together.
![Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Ian Urbina on Outlaw Ocean]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674139438/stpatricks/qj5r7uigisr6mieonymy/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries14.png","width":1920}])
- OPEN TO: Wider DC Community
- Date: Friday, February 17
- Time: 8:30 - 9:30 am
- Location: Whitehaven Campus
You are invited to join us for this unique opportunity to hear Ian Urbina speak about the intersection of sustainability and equity in his award-winning book, Outlaw Ocean.
![Mental Health Wellness in Children - Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674139303/stpatricks/yvhqy3djzjbtrveqs20s/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries10.png","width":1920}])
- OPEN TO: St. Patrick's Day School Community
- Date: Tuesday, April 25
- Time: 7:00 pm
- Location: TBC
Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D. is a psychologist with more than 40 years of clinical experience and is the Founder and President of Resilience Across Borders, Inc. with a mission to promote mental health wellness to children and teens who might not otherwise have access.
Writing & Learning Center - Parenting Series
Our Middle School Writing & Learning Center hosts a series of parent education workshops throughout the year.
These parenting events are geared towards topics of interest to Middle School parents, but all are welcome.
![Rethinking Parenting: SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1672933690/stpatricks/hc0ykc1xfik9zm8f87in/WLCandPositiveDisciplineSeries4.png","width":1920}])