2023-2024 MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series
Co-sponsored by LAEF, admission to this speaker series is free for LASD parents.

The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series is excited to announce our speaker line-up for the 2022-2023 school year. Nationally and internationally recognized experts will join us to discuss important topics on child and adolescent well-being, as well as our own – including demystifying the college admission process; navigating the digital world with our kids; parenting teens and tweens in an ever changing world; and how to manage the modern realities of adolescent puberty.

Read on to see this year's event calendar. 
Please check mvlaspeakerseries.org throughout the school year for more detailed information. Registration information will be forthcoming as events approach.

2023-24 EVENT CALENDAR

Devorah Heitner
Growing Up in Public: Helping our Kids Navigate the Digital Coming of Age
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 – 7 pm 
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater  

Julie Lythcott-Haims
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – 7 pm 
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater
A video recording of this talk is now available

Cara Natterson & Vanessa Kroll Bennett
This Is So Awkward: A Conversation About How Puberty Has Changed
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – 7 pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre

Susan Paterno
Game On: Why College Admission Is Rigged and How To Beat the System
Thursday, March 27, 2024 - 7 pm
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater