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Welcome to the Tenth Anniversary Season of the Common Ground Speaker Series! Each school year, we proudly present some of the nation's most compelling thought leaders in parenting, education and health at venues on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula. All Common Ground Speaker Series events are free of charge to parents, faculty and staff of our member schools. Guests not affiliated with member schools may attend for a $20 fee at the door.

We hope you will join us for a new season dedicated to inspiring strong families and connected communities through exemplary parent education.

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Paul G. Stoltz, Ph.D.

October 4-5, 2011
True Grit
Inspiring Resilience & Optimism

Dr. Paul G. Stoltz, founder and director of PEAK Learning, is an expert on human resilience. He created the AQ (Adversity Quotient) Method of measuring and fostering resilience, which is used by many Fortune 500 companies and leading business schools. In this back-to-school special, Dr. Stoltz explores how families may apply AQ techniques to encourage mindsets that promote learning, optimism and resilience. His books include Put Your Mindset to Work and The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles into Everyday Greatness.

Tue Oct 4, 9am
The Nueva School
6565 Skyline Blvd
Hillsborough
Tue Oct 4, 7pm
Harker Upper School
500 Saratoga Ave
San Jose
Wed Oct 5, 7pm
The Priory
302 Portola Rd
Portola Valley