Join the Verde Valley School Advancement/Alumni Engagement Team and our special guest Lauren Kelley, Director of Experiential Education and English Department Chair to learn more about Verde Valley Ideas, a virtual ideas festival taking place September 19, 2020!
Lauren directs the Experiential Education Program at VVS, a group of programs that challenges students to grow as people, not just thinkers. Work Jobs, Field Trips, Project Period, Outdoor Education and other programs demand that VVS students try out their theories, roll up their sleeves, and push themselves to personal frontiers. Lauren is proud of the grit, resilience, and wisdom these experiences grow in VVS students. In addition to her administrative work, Lauren is The English Department Chair, teaches IBHL English and Theory of Knowledge courses.
Read below to learn more about Verde Valley Ideas!
On September 18th at 5pm pacific, Verde Valley Ideas on Stage will stream to living rooms all over the world. Speakers and performers will dig into this year’s theme, Exploring the Exception, the Overlooked, Dismissed, and Denied Outliers of Thought and History. With a surge of activism reminding all of us of the inarguable worth of black lives, we are excited and inspired to turn over stones in various disciplines and discover what awaits. We’ll learn from accomplished journalists, inspiring land advocates, friends in other nations fighting for freedom, and energy entrepreneurs working to establish a sustainable future. There will be powerful words, inspiring art, essential questions, and - even in our separateness - important connection. Please join us. While this event is free to the public, we ask that you support such innovative programming by making a donation if you intend to attend the virtual festival. We suggest $25/person - the price of last year’s ticket to Verde Valley Ideas on Stage.
All donations will go to the VVS Covid Relief Fund.
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