20th Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education

Posted by Gesu School on October 16, 2017

Gesu School’s 20th Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education is November 3, 2017.

Topic:
Gesu School’s 2017 Symposium, Our Kids Are Not Broken: Empowering Traumatized Youth, will examine best practices surrounding the impact of trauma on our students, in and out of the classroom. This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, a nationally recognized expert in the field of child development, will speak about his extensive research and practice in utilizing strength and resilience to confront the underlying effects of stress and trauma on youth. Our expert panel will continue the conversation, providing practical expertise on how trauma-informed pedagogy can be employed to foster a more productive learning environment.

Tickets are free. To register and for details: https://www.gesuschool.org/2017symposium
Please RSVP by October 27, 2017.

Speakers:
Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S.Ed., Keynote
Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Health Services, Covenant House Pennsylvania

Rebecca Hilgen Bryan, MSN, APN, NPC, Panelist
Wellness Center Director, Urban Promise

Dan Rhoton, M.Ed., Panelist
Executive Director, Hopeworks ‘N Camden

Jeff Sparagana, Ed.D., Panelist
Retired Superintendent, Pottstown School District

Ronald W. Whitaker II, Ed.D., Panelist
Assistant Professor, Education, Cabrini University

Reverend Stephen D. Thorne, Moderator
Pastor, Saint Martin de Porres Catholic Church
Chaplain & Adjunct Faculty Member, Neumann University
Board Member, Gesu School

When and Where:
Friday, November 3, 2017
1pm-3:30pm (Refreshments to follow)
Gesu School Sherrerd Gymnasium
1700 West Thompson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121

Directions

More Information:
Contact Sarah Stirzel Cuzzolina, Director of Annual Giving, at 215-763-9077 or [email protected].

Always seeking to improve education for America’s inner-city children, Gesu School launched our Annual Symposium on Transforming Inner-City Education in 1997 to bring together funders, stakeholders, policymakers, and educators to tackle the tough issues in inner-city education today. From our first moderator, the late Tim Russert, to outstanding panelists like Stedman Graham, Joe Klein, and Paul Tough, the annual gathering brings together leading thinkers to stimulate productive conversation and energize us for our work in the field.