THE RETURN TO SCHOOL | Well-Being, Academics and the Role of Sports in Social-Emotional Re-Adjustment post-COVID
(View encore program at FACEBOOK.COM/ATHLETESVOICES)
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 | 5:00 PM ET - 6:30 PM ET (2:00 PM PT - 3:30 PM PT)
Join Athletes' Voices on Thursday, March 16, 2021 at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT for an important and timely discussion on the role athletes and sports play in supporting youth as they return to school in a post-COVID environment.
EVERY CHILD HAS EXPERIENCED SOME DEGREE OF TRAUMA DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT HOW CAN THIS BE EXPLORED AND RESOLVED?
This will be a provocative and action-oriented conversation, featuring athletes and practitioners who are on the front lines as children adjust to the "New Normal":
Alejandro Bedoya | Major League Soccer (MLS) (Philadelphia Union); CONCAF Gold Cup winner (2013, 2017); FIFA World Cup (2014); Everytown for Gun Safety Board Member; Athliance Board Member; education advocate; Boston College
Julie Foudy | football (soccer) midfielder US National Team member (1987-2004), earning 274 caps; 2x Olympic Gold medalist (1996, 2004) and 1x Olympic Silver medalist (2000); 2x FIFA World Cup winner (1991, 1999) and 2x bronze medalist (1995, 2003); National Team Captain (2000-2004); Hall of Fame (2007); ESPN, NBC analyst; winner of FIFA Fair Play Award (1998); President - Women's Sports Foundation (2002); Founder of Julie Foudy + ESPNw Sports Leadership Academy; Title IX advocate; mother; podcaster ("Laughter Permitted"); author - Choose to Matter: Being Courageously and Fabulously YOU; Stanford University
Ezra Frech | high school student; US Paralympic track & field competitor; U17 high jump World Champion; motivational speaker and disability advocate; co-founder of Angel City Sports
Marc Sternberg | K-12 Education Program Director - Walton Family Foundation - leads the foundation’s initiatives to improve K-12 education for all of our nation’s children by empowering parents with quality options; former Senior Deputy Chancellor at the New York City Department of Education; founder and principal of the Bronx Lab School; Teach for America corps member (South Bronx); 2009-2010 White House Fellow; Princeton University (BA) + Harvard University (MBA + MEd)
Gina Sudaria | Superintendent - Ravenswood City School District (East Palo Alto, California); former school principal; Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor; former track and field, basketball and Olympic weightlifting athlete; advocate; Stanford University
David West | NBA Legend (15 seasons); Chief Operating Officer - Professional Collegiate League (PCL) (basketball); Basketball Times National Collegiate Player of the Year; education advocate; operator of Garner Road Basketball Club; Xavier University
With this sixth installment of our Pitch for Change Speaker Series, Athletes' Voices continues to inspire impact and amplify athletes' voices as influencers around a wide range of topics, including the role sports plays in motivating young scholars.
Pitch for Change has curated a fascinating group of influencers who will share their first-hand accounts, professional perspective and suggested action items around sports as a conduit for awareness around the psycho-social aspects of a return to in-person learning post-COVID.
Join us live on Thursday, March 16, 2021 to participate in the dialogue or visit https://www.facebook.com/athletesvoices for the encore showing of the Webinar.