A recent Spring Leadership institute in Lakeside, AZ had some great communication lessons for 7th and 8th grade students. During our lesson about “Effective Communication Skills and Barriers to it” We hammered nails into a wooden heart.  We were talking about the impact words can have on ourselves (self-talk and what others say) and the impact it can have on others. One of the students asked… “Are we going to…

It was Valentine's day and we did a Parent Night in Show Low. We had already taught in the school so we knew lots of the students and parents. One family came up and thanked me for teaching. They said that they were glad for the homework to do as a family and although it was uncomfortable at first, that they were all glad they did it together.

18 students at AmeriSchools Academy that were attending an Arizona Youth Partnership Summer Leadership Institute learned valuable life skills today! The students were able to learn infant and adult CPR, and learn the proper procedures for using an AED machine. Youth Educator, Dominque Cruz taught the students, aged 10-13 various first aid techniques, while stressing the importance of calling 911 first. All of the students received certification in CPR and…

...in this class, and I found out how to really express myself and it probably doesn't seem like it, but this class did show me how to cope better with myself [when I am angry}"