Princeton Common Ground

Stuart is a member of Princeton Common Ground which sponsors a lecture series each year featuring distinguished speakers addressing topics related to child development, parenting, and education. The lectures are free of charge and open to the public.

Founded in 1998, the organization is made up of Parent Associations from 14 area independent schools.

2011-2012 Speakers

  • Jodee Blanco

    Jodee Blanco

    BULLYING: It’s Not Just “Joking Around.” Can It Be Stopped?

    Thursday, November 10, 2011

    7:30-9:00PM

    The Hun School of Princeton

    Bullying and peer abuse have resulted in tragic events that have captured our nation’s attention and headlines. What can parents, children, schools, and communities do to shift the social dynamic around bullying and prevent the seemingly irreparable harm that can result? Ms. Blanco encourages families to attend together.

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  • Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder, Executive Director of Answer

    Dr. Elizabeth Schroeder

    SEX: How to Talk to Your Kids About It

    Thursday, January 12, 2012

    7:15-9:00PM

    Princeton Day School

    Back by popular demand, Elizabeth Schroeder’s engaging and informative discussion about kids and sex and how we can talk to our children without overwhelming them (or ourselves).

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  • Dr. August Leming: The Power of Positive Attention

    Thursday, February 2, 2012

    7:30-9:00PM

    The Pennington School

    What our children pay attention to becomes a part of them and their lives. Today’s fast–paced world constantly threatens their positive attention, attempting to redirect it to objects, experiences, and thoughts that do not serve them well. Television, video games, interactive websites, drugs and alcohol use all impact the attention spans of our children. Dr. August Leming will share techniques for harnessing a “here-and-now” experience, fostering healing, growth, and personal success with children and adults. He will demonstrate how powerful a focused human mind can be for both achievement and joy.

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  • Tony Wagner, Founder, Change Leadership Group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

    Tony Wagner

    TRANSFORMING EDUCATION For the 21st Century

    Thursday, April 19, 2012

    7:15-9:00PM

    Peddie School

    One of the foremost proponents for change in American education describes the skills needed in the “innovation society” that is supplanting our unsustainable “consumer society” – and identifies best practices for cultivating these skills in the next generation.

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Member Schools

Cambridge School
Chapin School
The Hun School of Princeton
The Lawrenceville School
The Lewis School
Peddie School
The Pennington School
Princeton Academy
      of the Sacred Heart
Princeton Day School
Princeton Friends School
Princeton Junior School
Princeton Montessori School
Stuart Country Day School
      of the Sacred Heart
The Waldorf School of Princeton