BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1403@westonmedia.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T173000 DTSTAMP:20260329T131635Z URL:https://westonmedia.org/hub/events/wfta-annual-meeting-keynote-speaker / SUMMARY:WFTA Annual Meeting & Keynote Speaker DESCRIPTION:All are invited to the Annual Open WFTA meeting &\; keynote speaker. We will briefly conduct essential WFTA business including governance updates and presentation fo our 2026 Annual Report. Afterward we proudly present Keynote Speaker Peter Gray\, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology\, Boston College and author of Free to Learn. Dr. Gray will speak on Restoring Childhood: Why Playing freely Outdoors Matters for All and How We Can Enable the Next Generation. Children and adults alike learn the most vital human skills — agency\, courage\, and resilience — through self-directed\, unstructured play. Dr. Peter Gray will summarize research evidence showing how the lack of independent activity is a primary driver of psychological suffering in today's youth. Following the talk\, Dr. Gray will lead an interactive discussion of “what can WFTA and the Weston Community do to encourage and enable kids to really play in our beautiful natural settings?” Note: Parking: Limited on-site\; overflow parking is available at the Weston Public Library. Please RSVP here.\n\n \;\n\nPlease visit www.westonforesttrail.org and click the "contact us" link"  our email is westonforesttrail@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://westonmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/ 02/WFTA-Logo-Final2.png CATEGORIES:Community,Discussion Group,Family-friendly,Forum, Hearing, Info Session,Lecture,Meeting,Nature, Environment, Science,Outdoor,School & Education,Sports & Recreation,Walk LOCATION:Scout House\, 86 School Street\, Weston\, MA\, 02493\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=86 School Street\, Weston\, MA\, 02493\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Scout House:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR