The Cascades Academy Education Series brings innovative authors, scientists, and thinkers to Central Oregon who are making a difference in the world of education.

ROBERT EVANS: "RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN IN CHALLENGING TIMES" Wednesday, April 18, 2012 6:30 p.m. at The Tower Theatre There is no harder job than being a parent. Nothing else touches so much of a person so deeply - or so unpredictably - and there is no training for it. Rob Evans will offer concrete suggestions for how to raise competent, caring children, how to resist negative influences in the surrounding culture, and how to help foster strength and resilience.

"THE CLEAN BIN PROJECT" Thursday, April 12, 2012 7:00 p.m. at The Tower Theatre Three Central Oregon non-profits have teamed up to bring the critically-acclaimed documentary film, "The Clean Bin Project", back to Bend for a screening to celebrate Earth Month. The film, which won BendFilm's 2011 Best Conservation Award at their festival last year, tells the story of a young couple who share moments of humor, struggle, and hope as they compete with each other to give up consumerism and produce zero garbage for one year. The Clean Bin Project is about a regular couple and their quest to answer the question, "Is it possible to live completely waste free?"

Jen Rustemeyer and Grant Baldwin go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted rivalry is set against a darker examination of the sobering problem of waste in North America. Even as they garner interest in their project and find themselves becoming unintentional zero-waste spokespeople, Jen and Grant struggle to find meaning in their seemingly minuscule impact on our "throw-away" society.

"KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE ONLINE"
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
6:30 p.m. at Cascades Academy

In this presentation Detective Zach Neeman of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office will share up-to-date information about the risks our children face while using the internet and strategies for how we can best educate and protect them.

Free Admission. Open to the public.
-Please RSVP to 541.382.0699 or mccool@cascadesacademy.org.
-Childcare provided by the CACO Upper School students for a suggested donation to their Traveling School Fund.

MICHAEL THOMPSON, Ph.D., BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & PSYCHOLOGIST
"How to Raise Responsible Children"

Psychologist and bestselling author of eight books, including "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys" and "Best Friends/Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children", Dr. Thompson provides both a sensitive and practical guide to raising healthy children in our hectic, modern world.

In this presentation, Dr. Thompson mixes anecdote and clinical experience with research on the outcomes of different parenting styles and comes up with a warm-hearted recipe for providing children with an internal foundation for moral behavior.

To learn more about Dr. Thompson's work, visit his website.

RACE TO NOWHERE

This powerful documentary shines a light at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children's lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared, and stressed-out youth. Screening of the film will be followed by a moderated discussion.

To learn more about this critically acclaimed documentary, visit the film's website.

LAUREN KESSLER, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

"Six Strategies to Survive the Teenage Years"

Author of "My Teenage Werewolf: A Mother, A Daughter, A Journey Through the Thicket of Adolescense", Ms. Kessler shares six strategies to survive the teenage years and save your sanity by understanding the teenage brain.

To learn more about Ms. Kessler's work, visit her website.