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  • Saturday
    March 8, 2025

  • Register Here! Click Here to Register and Reserve Your Spot
  • This event is FREE and OPEN to the public!

    Presentations for Students (Grades 6-12) and Parents | NEW This Year: Experience Sessions | Complimentary Childcare Available | Interpretation services for select sessions | FREE Boxed Lunch for Attendees

  • Schedule (Click for Dropdown)

  • Untethered Book Cover

    Keynote Address: Overscheduled and Overwhelmed: Navigating a Culture of High Achievement

    About the Speaker: Doug Bolton, Ph.D.

    Doug Bolton PortraitDoug Bolton is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of School Consultation for Formative Psychological Services. He spent over 20 years as a psychologist and principal at North Shore Academy, a K-12 therapeutic school in Highland Park. Dr. Bolton provides consultation, supervision and professional development to parents, educators, and clinicians throughout Illinois to create communities that help foster student and staff resilience.  His book, Untethered: Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation will be released in March, 2025.

    Find out more about Doug here.


Breakout Sessions

  • Sessions For Adults Click here to view all sessions for adults.
  • Sessions For Students Click here to view all sessions for students.
  • Free Book for Adults The first 500 adult attendees will receive a free copy of Doug Bolton's book - Untethered: Creating Connected Families, Schools, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation.
  • Free T-Shirt for Students The first 200 student attendees will receive a free t-shirt.
  • District Logos: SD129, SD308, SD203, SD204, SD200, SD131