The Art and Science
of Leadership and
Happiness for Schools
of Leadership and
Happiness for Schools
BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CULTURE YOU NEED
Student designers from around the country had the opportunity to compete in the Certiport-Adobe Certified Professional Student National Championships, to design mental health promotional materials for ParentGuidance.org.
Each student competitor created a poster to display at a school where parents could learn more about mental health resources.
See their competition-day products and the revised products that are currently being used in Cook Center campaigns for ParentGuidance.org.
Blending cutting-edge research in behavioral science and neuroscience with philosophy and wisdom traditions, Dr. Arthur Brooks teaches people from all walks of life how to live a better, happier life.
At this two-day seminar, Dr. Brooks will teach you what he has learned about happiness and leadership through years of research, writing, and teaching. He is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership, happiness, and social entrepreneurship.
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You have two opportunities to expand your capacity to lead through happiness.
leadership through years of research, writing, and teaching. He is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership, happiness, and social entrepreneurship. You have two opportunities to expand your capacity to lead through happiness.
The summit will provide an in-depth focus on applying the art and science of wellbeing. Participants will leave with a new perspective on happiness, knowledge of the social science of wellbeing, tools to teach the science in all walks of life, and strategies to build a culture of happiness in your schools.
Each participant will receive a copy of Dr. Brooks’ latest book. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier written with co-author Oprah Winfrey, released September 2023.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn how happiness can make a difference in your school community.
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Public Lecture
Wednesday evening, November 8 Eccles Theater,
1750 Kearns Blvd, Park City, UT 84060
Private Workshops with Arthur Brooks
Thursday and Friday, November 9 and 10
Park City, Utah
the art and science of leadership & happiness for school superintendents
Wednesday November 8
12:00 – 4:30 PM
Registration and Check-In
4:30 – 4:40 PM
Conference Opens and Welcome
Anne Brown – CEO and President of Cook
Center for Human Connection
4:40 – 5:25 PM
Presentation on the Science and Mental Health
Success of Connection
Dr. Julie Radlaur-Doerfler, LMHC
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Dinner and Meet and Greet with Arthur Brooks
6:45 – 7:15 PM
Transportation to Eccles Theater Park City
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Arthur Brooks Lecture
9:45 – 10:15 PM
Return Transportation to Hotel
Friday November 10
7:30 – 8:15 AM
Breakfast
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Special Concert Performance – You are a 10!
Alex Boyé – Artist, Performer, and Motivator
8:45 – 10:45 AM
Speak Like a Leader – The Foundation
John Bates – World-Renowned Communication
Expert and TED Talk Coach
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 – 11:45 AM
The Defensive Line – The Importance of Mental Health
Martha Thomas – The Defensive Line – Co-Founder
and Chief Education Officer
Chris Thomas – The Defensive Line – Co-Founder
and Chief Executive Officer
11:45 – 12:15 PM
Why Now is The Moment to Make a Difference
Anne Brown – CEO and President of
Cook Center for Human Connection
12:15 PM
Conference is Adjourned
Grab and Go Box Lunches
Thursday November 9
7:30 – 8:25 AM
Breakfast
8:25 – 8:30 AM
Welcome
8:30 – 11:30 AM
Exclusive Leadership and Happiness Seminar
Arthur Brooks – Author, Speaker, Professor of Management
Practice and Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School
11:30 – 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Table Top Discussions – Learnings and How
to Apply Leadership and Happiness to Community
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Clark County School District – Parent Engagement –
How to Get Community Involved
Dr Brad Keating, Clark County School District,
Executive Director Engagement Unit
Denise Diaz, Clark County School District,
Director Family Engagement
2:15 – 2:35 PM
Break
2:35 – 2:55 PM
Mental Wellness Tools, Resources, and Helps
Cook Center for Human Connection
2:55 – 3:40 PM
Ask a Therapist Live – A Destigmization Conversation
Dr. Kevin Skinner – Clinical Director and Co-Founder Bloom
for Women and ParentGuidance.org
3:40 – 3:50
Break
3:50 – 4:35
Why Leadership Matters: The Transformational
Power and Influence of Emotional Connection
Kimberly Applewhite, Psy.D.
4:35 – 4:40 PM
Close Day 2
5:30 – 9:00 PM
Dinner