Name: Copy of McLean School Community Education: Cecily’s Conference
Start: 2025-03-15T08:15:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-15T12:30:00-04:00
Location: McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School)

$Copy of McLean School Community Education: Cecily\u2019s Conference$

Keynote Speaker Meghan Leahy, certified parent coach, author, and “On Parenting” columnist at The Washington Post.
About this Event

The Community Education: Cecily’s Conference (formerly known as Cecily’s Advocacy Conference) is one of McLean School’s signature events, bringing together our community along with parents, professional educators, and mental health practitioners from the greater Washington area to showcase McLean’s commitment to child and family development.

For the 15th annual Community Education: Cecily’s Conference, we welcome Meghan Leahy, who will provide the keynote address. A certified parent coach, and the “On Parenting” columnist at The Washington Post, Leahy is the author of the recently released book Parenting Outside the Lines: Tap Into Your Wisdom, and Connect with Your Child

Along with the keynote address, attendees can choose two out of the three workshops below:

Workshop 1
The Secret to Cooperation? Connection! How Understanding the Power of Connection Can Make (Almost) Everything Clearer, Easier, and More Joyful

Meghan Leahy, Parent Coach, Author, and Columnist for The Washington Post

Workshop 2

Gratitude and Forgiveness: A Path to Healing for Imperfect Parents

Dr. Sabrina N’Diaye, Psychotherapist and Founder of The Heart Net Center for Peace and Healing

Workshop 3

The Succesful Launch: Parent Must-Do’s to Facilitate College and Life Readiness

Amye Fried, Co-Foounder Metropolitan Counseling Associates, LLC

Sally ORouke, Associate Director of College Counseling at McLean School