Hyla Hosts!
Hyla Hosts! is Hyla School’s signature speaker series, designed to bring our community together around ideas that matter. Featuring nationally recognized educators, researchers, and thought leaders, these events explore timely topics related to adolescence, parenting, well-being, and the evolving world of education. Open to parents, caregivers, and the broader community, Hyla Hosts! offers practical insights, fresh perspectives, and opportunities for meaningful conversation—strengthening the partnership between school and home and extending learning beyond the classroom.
Upcoming Hyla Hosts! Events
Friday, November 13, 2026, 6-8pm
Hyla Story Slam
What It Is
A live community storytelling event where members of our Bainbridge and Kitsap community can step up to the mic and share a true story from their own life. Each storyteller has up to five minutes. No notes. No props. Just you and your story.
Why We Gather
Because stories connect us. They help us see one another, understand one another, and laugh together.
At Hyla Hosts: Story Slam, we invite our island and beyond to gather for an evening of heartfelt, funny, and courageous stories—told live. Whether you come to tell or to listen, you'll be part of something timeless: community built through story.Theme: A Story to Share ✨Featured Prompt
If you'd like some inspiration, consider this year's featured prompt: Curveballs and Crossroads
Curveballs. Tell us about the unexpected, unanticipated, or unforeseen.
Crossroads. Tell us about a time you took the path less traveled, you made the wrong choice, a time you couldn't decide, or a time the grass was greener.
This event is open to all Bainbridge and Kitsap community members (in addition to Hyla families)—storytellers and story-lovers alike. Light refreshments available.
Location:
Middle School Campus
7861 NE Bucklin Hill Rd
Community Hall
“The shortest distance between two people is a story.” -Patti Digh
Past Hyla Hosts! Events
Feb 5, 2026, 6-7:15pm
Developing Strategies for Resilience & Well-Being
A workshop that introduces skills and practices for promoting resilience and well-being. This 75-minute session offers a valuable opportunity for parents to learn and practice evidence-based strategies for building resilience, managing stress, and enhancing overall well-being through cognitive, mindful, and compassionate approaches. Participants will learn the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and how to identify and modify unhelpful thought patterns, be introduced to the concept of present-moment awareness without judgment, and explore practices to cultivate kindness, self-compassion, and empathy towards oneself and others. The session emphasizes interactivity and will allow participants to share their experiences, ask questions, and learn from each other to build community and deepen understanding.
Presented by Megan Kennedy
Director, UW Resilience Lab
Location:
Middle School Campus
7861 NE Bucklin Hill Rd