HLS Grandparents
Grandparents Council Meeting Schedule
Meetings start at 12 pm ET
Oct 29, 2025: Kim’s State of the Union, NYSAIS Accreditation and Design Challenge Week
Dec 10, 2025: The Evolution of Hudson Lab School with Kim and Founders Cate & Stacey
Mar 4, 2026: Measuring Student Progress at HLS and Hudson Lab Ventures
May 6, 2026: NYSAIS Accreditation Committee Highlights and Extended Learning Director Lui Villa
Ways for Grandparents to Get Involved
Be a Grandparent Ambassador for the school
Serve as an Expert (in-person or Zoom) for projects
Be a Mystery Reader for your grandchild’s class
Visiting grandparents are always welcome to visit the school!
Attend a school function
Past Meetings
March 20, 2025. Kim provides updates on accreditation and classroom projects followed by a thoughtful conversation about the youth mental health crisis. Scott, Jill and Stacey act as roving reporters around school.
January 23, 2025. Head of School Kimberly Mishkin provides a school update and Co-Founder Stacey Seltzer updates HLS Grandparents about the state of Generative AI
November 14, 2024. Co-Founder Stacey Seltzer talks about his trip with Cate Han to Korea for the Global Alliance of Innovative Universities and Head of School Kim Mishkin discusses the NYSAIS accreditation process and student projects.
June 4, 2024. Learn about Projects and Project Exhibitions with Head of School Kimberly Mishkin
December 5, 2023. Generative AI and the Future of Education with Hudson Lab School Co-Founder Stacey Seltzer