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Connection Parenting Presentation: April 26

Connection Parenting Presentation: April 26

Connection Parenting: How to Parent Through Connection Instead of Coercion, and Love Instead of Fear In this interview style presentation, author Pam Leo will share her knowledge and experience in connection parenting which is based on the premise that meeting children's biological need for emotional connection creates the healthy, strong parent-child bond children need to thrive and that bond is also the key to effective parenting. Come learn some new tools and approaches for parenting! The interview will be followed by a question and answer session. This free The New School Presents... event will be held on Sunday April 26, [...]

Green Screens: Healthy Screens, Healthy Brains — April 12

Green Screens: The Healthy Screens, Healthy Brains Workshop In this workshop, neuroscience educator Juliana Costa will share information on the impact of digital media, health risks from screen exposure, and ideas for empowering families and teens to be in control of their screen use and health. A question and answer session will follow the workshop. This free The New School Presents... event will be held on Sunday April 12, 2026, at 2pm at The New School's campus, located at 38 York Street, Kennebunk. RSVP at Eventbrite now! About the Presenter Juliana Costa is a neuroscience educator whose work [...]

The New School Presents: Octopus Odyssey

Thursday, February 15th, The New School Presents brings you a conversation with Dr. Beth Orcutt of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the artist Michel Droge (visiting Assistant Professor at Bates College), focusing on art, ocean conservation, and discovery. The event begins at 5pm at Sacred Profane Brewing in Biddeford with an open gallery. Presentations commence at 6pm. Here's what Bigelow Laboratory has to say about the event: If you’ve heard the buzz about the four new species of octopus discovered during the #OctoOdyssey expeditions last year, this is your chance to hear directly from Michel, who joined for the [...]