The Sue Omran Speaker Series:
Innovative Parent Education for All

Open to the public, this new speaker series explores a range of parent education topics and philosophies. It is designed to provide opportunities for parents, educators and the community at large to practice life-long learning, whether about Montessori and other educational philosophies and programs, or about parenting in general.

Thanks to the outpouring of generosity from donors, The Sue Omran Speaker Series has been established in memory of our friend and teacher, Sue, who passed away in 2011.

With financial support from this fund, we intend to bring outstanding thought leaders to the South Shore, who—in the tradition of Maria Montessori and Sue Omran—challenge, inspire and guide us to become the best educators and parents we can be.

Authors and Book Signings:

Richard Louv

Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv is a journalist and author of eight books about the connections between family, nature and community. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London and other major publications, and has appeared on many national TV shows, including NBC's Today Show and Nightly News and NPR's Morning Edition, Fresh Air and Talk of the Nation. Recently Louv was keynote speaker at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference. Learn more about Richard Louv here.

This event is co-sponsored by the South Shore Natural Science Center in Norwell, MA.

Dr. Deepak Chopra & Dr. Rudy Tanzi

Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being

Deepak Chopra, M.D is the founder of the Chopra Foundation and the author of more than 65 books, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. A Fellow of the American College of Physicians, his medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is also a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and at Columbia Business School, Columbia University. Learn more about Deepak Chopra here.

Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University, and Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Tanzi co-discovered the first Alzheimer's disease gene and several others, as head of the Alzheimer's Genome Project. Learn more about Rudy Tanzi here.

 See short video clips from this presentation:

 Dr. Deepak Chopra speaks at Inly School on Super Brain - intro 

 Dr. Deepak Chopra & Dr. Rudy Tanzi discuss Super Brain at Inly School

Deborah Roffman

Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids' "Go-To" Person about Sex

In addition to teaching sexuality education in grades 4-12 for more than 30 years, Roffman is a consultant, author and frequent radio and TV guest. Best known for her acclaimed book Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parents Guide to Talking Sense about Sex, her work has been featured in the Washington Post and USA Today.

Learn more about Deborah Roffman at her website, sexandsensibility.net.

Stay Tuned...

For more information on these events, see the Inly News Mashup:

Norwell Mariner: Louv to Offer Remarks at Inly School on the South Shore

Richard Louv to Discuss "Nature-Deficit Disorder," Child Development and the Role of Technology at Inly School

Boston.com / Globe South: Deepak Chopra among the featured speakers coming to Scituate's Inly School

WickedLocal Scituate: Parent Education Speaker Series to Kick Off Oct 4 at Inly School

Inly News: Deborah Roffman Kicks Off Parent Education Speaker Series