Discovery Circle Events

Discovery Circle Speaker Series

Museum Trustees and volunteers host exclusive, complimentary, value-added parenting events for Discovery Circle donors at least twice per year. They feature distinguished guest speakers who provide valuable parenting tips and insight on current educational topics.

Recent Speaker Series events have featured:

• Vicki Abeles, producer/director of the educational documentary Race to Nowhere, an eye-opening account of the achievement-obsessed way of life that permeates American education, featuring stories from students, educators, college professors and business leaders (event included a screening of the film).
• Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, nationally recognized pediatrician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and author of A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens.
• Denise Clark Pope,  lecturer at the Stanford University School of Education, founder of SOS: Stressed-Out Students project, co-founder of Challenge Success and author of Doing School: How We are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic and Miseducated Students.
• Madeleine Levine, psychologist, co-founder of Challenge Success and author of the New York Times best-selling book The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids.

Discovery Circle Family Events

The Museum also offers complimentary family events for Discovery Circle donors, including our annual Gingerbread Architecture Extravaganza every December.

Upcoming Discovery Circle Events

Check back soon for more information on future events.

For more information or to RSVP for a Discovery Circle event, please contact Amy Regan, Major Gifts Officer, at (415) 339-3952 or aregan(at)badm.org.