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On the Same Page

A W&M Family Book Club

Family Engagement invites you to join On the Same Page: A W&M Family Book Club! Over the summer, we will be diving in and reading through Kelly Radi’s, Out to Sea: A Parents' Survival Guide to the Freshman Voyage

During this book club, you can look forward to learning more about the transition from home to university, reflecting on your role as a parent or family member, and contemplating how you can support your student's independence from a distance.

Join us throughout the summer via email, Zoom, and discussion posts to discuss topics, reflect on experiences, and prepare for the next chapter of your family's journey.

Registration has closed for Summer '24 - be on the lookout for Summer '25 information!

Purpose of the W&M Family Book Club
Provide incoming families an opportunity to: 
  • Reflect on their family’s upcoming transition 
  • Connect with other W&M family members  
  • Learn more about how to support their student during the summer and first year at university  
  • Examine their role as a parent and family member  
  • Determine strategies and techniques to allow families to support their student from a distance
Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to…   

  • Identify and discuss how the key concepts of each chapter relate to their family’s transition  
  • Collaborate with Book Club members to generate solutions to the problems exposed in the book and related problems in their role as a parent or family member  
  • Reflect on the learning that happened for them by reading the book and discussing it in Book Club  
Materials

Book Club materials and instructions will be shared via email and will be available in the “On the Same Page Book Club” Community in the W&M Family Connection. 

While supplies last, Parent & Family Programs will ship one copy of the book to the shipping address provided in the Book Club registration form.  

Schedule

Date 

Chapters 

June 17th – June 21st 

Introduction Week 

June 20th at 7pm EST

Virtual Meeting #1

June 24th– June 28th 

Chapters 1-3 

July 1st– July 5th 

Chapters 4-6 

July 8th – July 12th 

Chapters 7-9 

Week of July 15th 

Halfway Point Catch Up 

July 15th at 7pm EST

Virtual Meeting #2

July 22nd – July 26th 

Chapters 10-12 

July 29th – August 2nd 

Chapter 13 – End of book 

August 5th – August 9th  

Post-Read Reflections 

August 7th at 7pm EST

Virtual Meeting #3

 

 

Have any questions? Please contact us at families@wm.edu