January 14-18

January 21- Martin Luther King Jr. Day----No School
February 15 and 18- Winter Break

Note from Mrs. Bailey

The George Walton Academy Counseling Department
invites you to hear special guest speaker
Ellen Carrington
as she discusses
Electronics: Helping Your Students Have Healthy Boundaries
Thursday, January 17th, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.
One of the hardest parts of being a parent is helping your student know when 
to put the electronic devices down. In this parent program, Ellen Carrington will discuss teaching
your students healthy boundaries. 

R.S.V.P. to emcdonel@gwa.com

Ellen Carrington is a trained Parenting the Love and Logic Way course instructor and the parent of twin 16-year-old boys. She has taught this course for 15 years in schools, churches, and for foster parenting programs. Ellen has found the Love and Logic skills to have a positive impact on her parenting and in her work as an educator.  Ellen has 12 years of experience in leadership with middle and high school youth and has led a large variety of adult classes and retreats.  She has a Master’s Degree in Educational Ministry from Columbia Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.