For the 2025-2026 school year, Parenting Classes will be held monthly beginning in September (September 24, October 8, November 19, January 14, February 11, March 11, April 15 and May 13). Marla MacDonald will offer classes based on the parenting resources of Nancy and Adam Planning's deeper developmental needs and Kim John Payne's "Simplicity Parenting." The eight classes will be held Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 pm. Session fee is $200 per person and spouse/partner attends free. Participant numbers will be limited.

“As the family’s architects, we as parents can add a little more space and grace, and a little less speed and clutter to our children’s daily lives, by reducing the stresses, the distractions, and the choices, all forms of clutter. There are many things we can do as parents to protect the environment of childhood. To protect the ideal environment for the slow emergence of the child's identity, of their inner resilience, and of their sense of well-being.”
-Kim John Payne