School Notebook: Positive Coaching director to speak in Portola Valley School Notebook: Positive Coaching director to speak in Portola Valley (March 02, 2005)

Jim Thompson, founder and executive director of the Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford, will talk about "Life Lessons from the Playing Field" on Wednesday, March 9, at Portola Valley's Ormondale School.

The program, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., is the last in the Parent Education Speaker Series, sponsored by the Portola Valley PTA and school district. It's free and open to parents, teachers and community members from neighboring districts.

The author of "Positive Coaching: Building Character and Self-Esteem through Sports," he has an MBA from Stanford and was director of the business school's public management program.

Ormondale School is located at 200 Shawnee Pass in Portola Valley.
La Entrada winners at county science fair

La Entrada School students came home with the following awards at the San Mateo County Science, Math & Technology Fair, held February 17 at the Hiller Aviation Museum: second place, sixth-grade engineering, Paul Kivelson, "The Power of Magnetism"; third place, seventh-grade earth sciences, Ellora Israni and Eleanor Spielman-Sun, "It's a Salty Sea After All"; honorable mention, seventh-grade behavioral/health sciences, Emi and Lisa Frisk, "Cookie Calories."
Latina educators meet at Canada College

Latina teachers and community college executives are planning a two-day leadership and networking conference at Canada College in Woodside beginning Friday, March 11. About 400 women are expected to attend.

The conference, entitled "Latinas: Our stories, our struggles, our successes," will be held in the main theater at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. Planned workshops include career management, technology in education, leadership, Latina/Latino culture, and health and wellness.

"This group has had a profound effect on community college education in California, but also represents a growing influence of Latina leaders at a national level," said Rosa Perez, president of Canada College.

For more information, go to latina-leadership-network.org.

Colby students study abroad

Colby College students Claire C. Conger of Woodside and Sarah P. Lim of Menlo Park are studying abroad during the spring semester.

Claire, a sophomore, will study at the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Center in London. She is majoring in biology with a neuroscience concentration. Claire is the daughter of Guy and Laura Conger.

Sarah, a junior majoring in sociology, will study in Vietnam. She is the daughter of Arthur and Margaret Lim.

Two-thirds of Colby students live and study abroad as undergraduates, the university says. Colby offers about 50 international study programs.

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