Events @ NORA
As part of our goal to be an integral part of our community, we frequently host public events for parents and non-parents alike. Click each title for more information - and be sure to RSVP as needed, to ensure we get you the proper instructions on how and where to join in!
Parenting for Self Direction: The Seven Principles for Raising a Self Driven Teen, with Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson (RSVP for link)
Giving teens space for more self direction and motivation. Click the title for more information!
Dec 19 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Teamwork with Your Teen: How Family Meetings can Radically Change Collaboration and Communication (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Family meetings that can improve your relationship with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Jan 23 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Feb 20 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Expanding the Conversation; From Reacting in the Moment to Improved Communications, with John Hart, Ph.D., LCMFT (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Hearing, listening and communicating with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Anxiety in Teens: Counterintuitive Strategies for Easing Teen Anxiety (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
March 20 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
April 24 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
May 15 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
RESCHEDULED: Parenting Through Connection: The 5 Keys to Raising Emotionally Healthy and Accountable Teens (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Keys to understanding the push and pull of parenting teens. Click the title for more information!
Nov. 21 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Parent like a Coach: Decrease Dependence and Create Sustainable Change with your Teen (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies to help your teen become comfortable with achieving goals and transitions. Click the title for more information!
Oct. 17 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Sept. 19 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
May 16- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Getting Better at Feeling Bad: Helping your teen experience emotions more effectively (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies to help your teen become comfortable with stressful emotions. Click the title for more information!
April 25- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Nora60: The Diamond Jubilee!
Nora is turning 60!
And we need to celebrate. Come to Nora on April 20 for a celebration of small schools, of our successes and accomplishments, and of all the lives we’ve changed since 1964.
Whether you’re a fan of Eberhard, WESS, WEHS or Nora, we value our entire community and want to connect!
April 20, 4-7pm at Nora! RSVP Below.
Photography Festival - Submission Deadline and Information
Submission Deadline for Photographs is 5pm, Friday April 5, 2024. Submission Form Here.
Welcome, everyone, to our Annual Photography Festival! This year we’ll be returning to our in-person festival roots, hosting an Exhibition, Workshop and Awards Ceremony from 10:30-12:30am on Saturday, April 13 2024, here at Nora.
Each spring, The Nora School sponsors a juried photography festival open to students in grades 6 through 12 from a wide variety of public, private, home and charter schools throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC, area.
You are invited to participate! Student photographers address a variety of themes in any way they choose, and a panel of professional photographers judges submissions.
The festival culminates in an an exhibition, a photography workshop, and reception here at Nora School, to which participating students and their families are invited. Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place, with honorable mentions.
This annual event is a real favorite among students, parents, and teachers — and we hope you’ll join us again this year!
Please print and complete this Submission Form, and attach to the back of your artwork.
Submission Guidelines:
No entry fee is required.
Maximum of two entries per person.
Photographs may be in color or black and white.
All photographs must have been taken by a student in grades 6 through 12. Students in public, private, home and parochial schools are welcome to submit entries.
The entrant’s name, address, telephone number, school, grade, email, and the location of the photograph must be submitted along with the photographs.
Artwork must be mounted, total size including mat/mount cannot be larger than 16x20 inches.
Late, or previously published photographs are not eligible.
Subject matter must be appropriate for school display. This determination shall be final.
A team of professional photographers will judge the photos, based on originality, interest of subject matter, visual appeal, and technical merit. The decisions of the judges will be final.
Prizes will be announced at the virtual reception.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Deadline: Friday April 5, 2024, 5:00 pm
Questions? Email: events@nora-school.org
March 21- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Hiding in plain sight: Autistic students who camouflage (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Compassion and understanding with teens who camouflage to fit in. Click the title for more information!
February 15- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Trusting the Spark: Building Intrinsic Motivation with your Teen, (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Motivation from within for your teen’s autonomy and growth. Click the title for more information!
January 18- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
December 14- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
November 16- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Team Communication with Your Teen: Family Strategies for Changing Attitudes (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Family communication skills to engage with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Raising a Thoughtful Teen: Science-Based Parenting Strategies for Teaching Empathy, Resilience and Getting Along With Others (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Building empathy and resilience skills in your teen. Click the title for more information!
October 19- Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
September 21 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Join us Online to meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
May 18 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Apr. 20 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Photography Festival - Submission Deadlines and Information
Submission Deadline for Photographs is 4 pm Friday March 8, 2023.
Welcome, everyone, to our Annual Photography Festival! Here are the general details:
Each spring, The Nora School sponsors a juried photography festival open to students in grades 6 through 12 from a wide variety of public, private, home and charter schools throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC, area.
You are invited to participate! Student photographers address a variety of themes in any way they choose, and a panel of professional photographers judges submissions.
The festival culminates in an an exhibition, a photography workshop, and reception here at Nora School, to which participating students and their families are invited. Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place, with honorable mentions.
This annual event is a real favorite among students, parents, and teachers — and we hope you’ll join us again this year!
Submission guidelines
No entry fee is required.
Maximum of two entries per person.
Photographs may be in color or black and white.
All photographs must have been taken by a student in grades 6 through 12. Students in public, private, home and parochial schools are welcome to submit entries.
The entrant’s name, address, telephone number, school, grade, email, and the location of the photograph must be submitted along with the photographs.
Artwork must be mounted, total size including mat/mount cannot be larger than 16x20 inches.
Late, or previously published photographs are not eligible.
Subject matter must be appropriate for school display. This determination shall be final.
A team of professional photographers will judge the photos, based on originality, interest of subject matter, visual appeal, and technical merit. The decisions of the judges will be final.
Prizes will be announced at the virtual reception.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Deadline: Friday March 8, 2023, 4:00 pm
Questions? E-mail: events@nora-school.org
Virtual Reception and Awards Presentation: Saturday March 18 2023, here at Nora. Contact events@nora-school.org for the information.
Mar. 16 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Feb. 23 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Self Regulation and Wellness in Teens (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
This live, virtual presentation will focus on strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence, counteracting avoidance, and navigating & diffusing conflict in your family.
Jan. 19 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
Dec. 15 - Virtual Open House (RSVP Required)
Meet our Admissions Director and our Head of School, as we provide an overview of The Nora School and discuss the unique benefits of learning here. If available, one of our teachers will join the discussion as well. A brief Q&A can follow if there is interest.
What Works With Teens: Understanding Stress and Ways to Help Support (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Click the title for more information!