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 8:00 a.m. Registration, Elgin Academy Rider Center  8:30 a.m. Welcome  

Seth L. Hanford, Head of School, Elgin Academy  Tina A. Link, Director of Community Outreach, Advocate Sherman Hospital  David Kaptain, Mayor of Elgin  

 8:45 a.m. Keynote Address  

● SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain John J. Ratey, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Dr. Ratey’s Website: http://www.johnratey.com  

 10:00 a.m. Session Block I  

● The Real Skills Needed for Early Learning and Beyond Mary Hannert, Early Childhood Director and Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Elgin Academy  

● How to Prevent Youth Sports Injury: An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Perspective Dr. Joshua Alpert, M.D., Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery, Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine  

● Assessment Testing: What is it good for? Dr. Ann Weller, Plum Tree – Child and Adolescent Psychology  

● Media Arts: Changing the Way We Communicate through Videography John Fleener, Videography Instructor, Elgin Academy  

● Myths and Truths about the College Counseling Process Seth Hanford, Head of School, Elgin Academy  

 11:00 a.m. Session Block II  

● Nutrition and Obesity in Children: Essentials of a Healthy Child Dr. Jennifer Schening, FAAP, Pediatrician  

● Computer Science: The Fourth “R” of Education Jim Kidston, Technology Director and Instructor, Elgin Academy  

● Is my kid gifted or just really smart? Ben Hebebrand, Head of School, Quest Academy  

● Need to make a decision? Common irrational thinking strategies to avoid Gina Kietzmann, Upper School Math and Psychology Instructor, Elgin Academy  

 12:00 Noon Luncheon (Box Lunch - $7.00) and Book Signing with Dr. Ratey  (Updated: 9/4/13)    

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SUMMARY    The Symposium aims to provide parents and professionals with a one-day conference that will bring together today’s thought leaders in children’s health and education. This exchange of information and ideas from leading faculty, doctors, and researchers in their fields, will benefit parents, professionals, and children in the Fox Valley and Chicagoland area.    John J. Ratey, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, research synthesizer, speaker, and best-selling author. An internationally recognized expert in Neuropsychiatry, Dr. Ratey has published over 60 peer reviewed articles, and 8 books published in 14 languages, including the groundbreaking ADD-ADHD Driven to Distraction series with Ned Hallowell, M.D. With the publication of his most recent book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, Dr. Ratey has established himself as one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain-fitness connection. He serves as Adjunct Professor at National Taiwan Sports University and is Reebok's Ambassador for Active Kids.    Recognized by his peers as one of the Best Doctors in America since 1997, Dr. Ratey and his work are frequently profiled in the media, where he’s been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS and NPR, as well as in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, US News and World Report, Men’s Health, and other national publications.