[IN-PERSON EVENT] Love to Learn: Early Education in an AI Driven World

​REGISTER TODAY! Free for member school parents and for educators from member and non-member schools.

​Love to Learn: Early Education in an AI Driven World

​Wed, Mar 11; 7-8:15pm PST

​In-person at The Girls' Middle School, 3400 W Bayshore Ave, Palo Alto

​Isabelle Hau believes that all learning is relational.  At a time when the crisis of connection is a nation-wide phenomenon, her work reminds us that our brains are wired for connection and how we love and care for our littlest learners has an impact on their curiosity and growth.  

Her recent book, Love to Learn, argues that strong, loving relationships are the foundation for healthy brain development, resilience, and lifelong learning.  As technical tasks become more driven by AI, relational intelligence (RQ) will become ever more crucial for our children in both social and academic settings. Ms. Hau will share her blueprint for relational learning in the early years and beyond. 

​PRE-ORDER YOUR BOOK TODAY! We’re partnering with Linden Tree Books to offer attendees the option to pre-order "Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education" ahead of the event. We encourage you to support this wonderful local independent bookseller - they’ll have your copy ready and waiting that evening. Additionally, all pre-orders will receive priority access to a signed copy from the author at the event.

​ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Isabelle Hau is the executive director of Stanford’s Accelerator for Learning at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  She has devoted her professional career to innovating and building a bright future of learning for each and every child.  She has worked at the intersection of education, philanthropy and impact investing, notably at Imaginable Futures, the philanthropic investment firm of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, where she led the U.S. education initiative. 

Isabelle graduated from Sciences-Po Paris, ESSEC and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.  She currently serves on the steering committee of the EDSAFE AI Alliance and on Brookings Institution’s Global AI Taskforce. She is also part of the World Economic Forum's Education 4.0 Alliance. 

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​​​​The Common Ground Speaker Series presents distinguished speakers in education, parenting, and health at venues across the San Francisco Peninsula. Our 2025-2026 Series will be a hybrid season with some events online and some in person. Parents, faculty, and staff at our member schools attend the Common Ground online events free of charge. Faculty and educators from non-member schools are also invited to participate free of charge. Guests from non-member schools and the general community can register and attend. Registration closes 12 hours before the start of this event or when the maximum registration capacity is reached.

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