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Beacon Academy Open House
Join us at our annual Fall Open House on Saturday, November 7! In-person, student-led tours for 8th grade families will take place in the morning from 8:30am-1:30pm, followed by our virtual Open House programming from 2:30pm-4:30pm, which includes an online student panel featuring a diverse representation of current Beacon students and an alumni perspective, online mock lessons taught by some of our outstanding faculty members, and a Q&A with Head of School Marja Brandon.
To schedule a student-led tour, contact Beth Sosler: admissions@beaconacademyil.org
To register for our virtual Fall Open House programing, please go to our website: www.beaconacademyil.org. Click on the Admissions tab and then Online Events.
Upcoming Events
Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Cognitive psychologist, host of The Psychology Podcast, professor of psychology at Columbia University, director of the Center for Human Potential, and author of eleven books
Susan Cain
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet
ON ZOOM
How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Elizabeth Weingarten
Journalist and applied behavioral scientist
Heather Havrilesky
“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author
ON ZOOM
Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities
Nilanjana Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Provost Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jerry Kang
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Law and Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies at the UCLA School of Law
ON ZOOM
