EVA HALLER SALON SERIES TO FEATURE ESTHER WOJCICKI — JANUARY 11, 2025

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JEANNE MEYERS 
CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR                                              
THE MY HERO PROJECT

ESTHER WOJCICKI TO BE FEATURED GUEST AT JANUARY 11^TH EVA HALLER SALON SERIES

JANUARY 3, 2025 – SANTA BARBARA, CA – Celebrated educator and author Esther Wojcicki will share her insights on education, parenting and empowering the next generation of critical thinkers at the Eva Haller Salon Series on January 11^th.

The Eva Haller Salons are a weekly, online event series that brings together leaders from various fields to engage meaningful discussions about pressing social issues, innovation, and human progress. Founded by philanthropist Eva Haller, the series is designed to create an intimate space for the exchange of ideas and to inspire action toward positive change in the world.

Esther WojcickiMY HERO 

Wojcicki is a pioneer in progressive teaching, with 30 years of experience in inspiring students take charge of their lifelong learning. She founded the Palo Alto High School's Media Arts Journalism Program, which she grew from a handful of students in a portable classroom to a $20 million state-of-the-art media facility that serves more than 600 students at a time. Her young journalists share their stories through award-winning magazines, television shows, radio programs and podcasts.

Her book Moonshots in Education Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom helped shift the culture of education to one that empowers both students and teachers. The book explores digital and online learning in the classroom and outlines Wojcicki’s methods of fostering curiosity, creativity and trust, while helping students develop keen critical thinking skills.

Eva HallerMY HERO
Wojcicki’s own three daughters have made tremendous inroads in innovation, technology and science. Her daughter Janet is a physician and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco and Anne is the co-founder and CEO of the genetic testing company 23andMe. Her late daughter Susan was the CEO of YouTube. Wojcicki wrote about her journey as a mother in How to Raise Successful Children, a book in which she shares her thoughts on raising healthy, happy, successful children.

Wojcicki is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Stanford University’s MediaX program, a former MacArthur Foundation Research Fellow, and California’s Teacher of the Year in 2002. She received the Charles O’Malley Award of Columbia Scholastic Press in 2011 and The MY HERO Project’s Global Educator Award in 2016. Wojcicki was awarded an honorary doctorate from Palo Alto University and is a sought-after TEDx speaker.

Join us on January 11^th  to learn from one of America's most important educators and most successful parents. All are welcome. Please feel free to share this invitation with teachers, parents, and students that you know.