A nationally recognized school for girls and the site of pioneering research on girls' development, Laurel School is home to the Center for Research on Girls. CRG provides a bridge between research conducted in universities around the world and the day to day experiences of girls, their schools, and…
On December 30, 2013, Laurel School’s Ann V. Klotz (Head of School) and Lisa Damour, Ph.D. (Director of The Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School) were interviewed for the Vancouver, Canada radio show, The Shift, on CKNW 980AM in response to a TIME.com article. The article is about a new study out of Colombia that contradicts previous research on gender roles and single-sex schooling for girls.
Research shows that *grit* (the ability to recover from setbacks and cope effectively with stress) may be as essential to success as talent or intelligence. In this lecture, learn what the research tells us about how to build grit in girls and raise a resilient daughter. This podcast was recorded at Laurel School on March 6, 2013. Speakers are: Dr. Lisa Damour, Director of the Center for Research on Girls; Dr. Tori Cordiano, Asst. Director of the Center for Research on Girls, and Ann V. Klotz, Head of School.
Research shows that *grit* (the ability to recover from setbacks and cope effectively with stress) may be as essential to success as talent or intelligence. In this lecture, learn what the research tells us about how to build grit in girls and raise a resilient daughter. This podcast was recorded at Laurel School on October 24, 2012. Speakers are: Dr. Lisa Damour, Director of the Center for Research on Girls; Dr. Tori Cordiano, Asst. Director of the Center for Research on Girls, and Ann V. Klotz, Head of School.