PARENT Education workshops FOR SCHOOLS
Explore parent education workshops for K-12 schools on topics such as AI use by teens, managing sleep, stress and coping, and navigating college admissions.
- NEW: Purposeful Parenting in an AI World
- NEW: Navigating Stress
- Raising Well-Balanced Tweens & Teens
- Raising Well-Balanced Kids
- Healthier College Admissions
- Dialogue Night
New Workshop! Purposeful Parenting in an AI World
How can we stay true to our educational values while supporting our kids in effectively using these powerful tools? In this interactive session, we will explore current trends and data around AI in school settings, discussing how to approach AI as neither cure-all nor existential threat. We will focus on the human dimensions of parenting in the digital age, emphasizing connection, shared understanding, and lifelong learning. Join us as we unpack how to guide our kids toward thoughtful and responsible engagement with AI.
Learning Objectives
- Deepen understanding of how students are using AI tools for learning in school and classroom settings, and why these tools appeal to them.
- Engage in meaningful discussions about the benefits and risks of AI in education, including its impact on teaching, learning, and student well-being.
- Learn practical strategies to support conversations with their children about responsible AI use in schoolwork and educational contexts.
- Build awareness and confidence to guide their child’s learning journey as AI continues to shape the classroom and school experience.
New Workshop! Navigating Stress: Fostering Student Well-Being through Adaptive Coping Strategies
What does it really mean to “cope”? This session explores coping as a dynamic, system-wide process that shapes how individuals and communities adapt and thrive. Whether you’re a parent/caregiver, educator, or student this session will offer fresh insights and strategies to help navigate stress and foster well-being.
Learning Objectives
- Build a shared understanding of what coping is and how it work
- Understand coping as an attribute of systems, not just individuals
- Learn ways to support adaptive coping for your community
Raising Well-Balanced Tweens & Teens
For Parents/Caregivers of Grades 6-12: Today’s teens face intense academic, social, and extracurricular demands. Even caring adults can unintentionally add pressure that contributes to stress, disengagement, or burnout. This workshop helps families reframe success, support balance, and strengthen connection with their tweens and teens. We’ll share research-based tools to reduce stress, encourage intrinsic motivation, and promote healthy development through adolescence.
Learning Objectives
- Explore data from Challenge Success-Stanford student and parent/caregiver surveys
- Identify sources of unhealthy pressure and stress
- Reframe success and foster intrinsic motivation
- Strengthen teens’ resilience, engagement, and sense of purpose
Raising Well-Balanced Kids
For Parents/Caregivers of PreK-6th Grade: Childhood should be full of curiosity, play, and discovery. This interactive workshop helps parents of elementary-aged children understand what truly supports healthy development in the early years. Drawing on the latest research on child development, we’ll explore practical ways to foster autonomy, manage expectations, and create daily routines that nurture joy, balance, and connection at home.
Learning Objectives
- Explore data from Challenge Success-Stanford student and parent/caregiver surveys
- Foster autonomy and confidence in elementary-aged children
- Build daily routines that promote connection and well-being
- Protect childhood from early academic and social pressures
A Healthier Approach to College Admissions
This research-based workshop addresses many of the important questions we hear from students and college counselors: What do college rankings really measure? Are students who attend more selective colleges better off later in life? What is “fit” and why does it matter? Participants will learn practical strategies to help reduce unnecessary pressure around the college admissions process and ways to support student well-being and readiness for life in college and beyond.
Learning Objectives
- Learn research-based findings on the relationship between college selectivity and future outcomes, including learning, job satisfaction, and well-being.
- Explore practical strategies to embrace a healthier approach to the college admissions process.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the value and meaning of engagement in college and high school.
Dialogue Night
Dialogue Night is an evening program for parents / caregivers, students, and faculty members to participate in an open discussion about issues related to well-being, engagement, and belonging. The evening includes a presentation of three skits (usually enacted by students), which are then discussed in small groups in order to tease out various areas of stress students are experiencing at school and home. Dialogue Night creates a space for students and parents to talk about homework, sleep, course load, college, and the everyday balancing act of being a student.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize and articulate common sources of student stress (e.g., homework, sleep, course load, and college pressures) as highlighted through skits and group discussions.
- Practice active listening and communication to better understand diverse perspectives among students, caregivers, and faculty.
- Collaboratively generate practical ideas and approaches to improve student well-being, engagement, and sense of belonging both at school and at home.
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FUNDING FOR STUDENT WELL-BEING, ENGAGEMENT, AND BELONGING
Many schools have accessed state, local, and community funding for youth mental health, professional development, or community engagement to support this work. In addition, Challenge Success strives to offer need-based financial assistance in an effort to support schools and organizations with limited resources. We believe that cost should not be a deterrent to accessing quality programs. To apply, please complete this form. All requests will be reviewed by our Executive Director.