Friday Sept 21st

4:30pm – Book Signing with Rosalind – Nomad Theatre

5:00–5:45pm – Parent and Adolescent Interactive Workshop – Nomad Theatre
An interactive, participatory workshop for parents and teens of both sexes. An entertaining, fun seminar where parents and teens get to convey and experience the perspective from the other side.

Followed by a Presentation – 5:45pm–6:30pm – “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Navigating the New Realities of Girl World and Boy World” 

Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying, social justice, and ethical leadership.

Rosalind is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, the groundbreaking, fully-revised edition of her bestselling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls. Her follow-up book, Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads, addresses the social hierarchies and conflicts among parents and is now being made into a major motion picture by New Line Cinema. In 2010, Rosalind published the young adult novel Boys, Girls, & Other Hazardous Materials, which was recognized by the American Library Association as on of 2012’s Most Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. She is now writing a set of companion books for boys and their parents, scheduled for publication in the Fall of 2013.

In addition, Rosalind has written the Owning Up Curriculum, a comprehensive social justice program for grades 6-12 which is in widespread use across the country.  In 2011, she was one of the principal speakers at the While House Summit on Bullying. Other audiences have included the American School Counselors Association, International Chiefs of Police, American Association of School Administrators, and countless schools throughout the U.S. and abroad.