NYT Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey at Powhatan Schoo

Powhatan School invites regional business leaders, parents, and area educators to a free community presentation featuring New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey. In line with Powhatan's school theme "Better Together," Lahey will share practical strategies from her groundbreaking book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. Her talk focuses on helping children handle setbacks and cultivate resilience, self-reliance, and accountability—traits essential for developing the next generation of leaders and workforce talent across the region.