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"I created
the Strategies for Success program after
one of my students who was bullied
committed suicide.
I felt that if students had a class
where they could learn how to cope with life's challenges,
including schoolwork while having the opportunity to learn
the strategies of the world's most successful people - goal
setting, leadership skills, team building, study skills,
financial literacy - then they would not feel the need to
bully. And those who were bullied would have the tools
to cope successfully without resorting to extreme measures."
Marianne
Douglas
2007 Finalist for Cable in the Classroom's
Leaders in Learning Awards.
Recipient of a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by
the United States Senate
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What if after one semester:
- 60.7% of the students in your school
improved their grades?
- 65.5% had a better attitude
about school?
- 80.1% had a more positive
attitude in general?
- 78.6% handled stress better?
- 28.6% improved their attendance?
- 40.1% were in
trouble less often?
These are just some of the
results obtained by students in a suburban high school
after spending one semester in the Strategies for Success leadership/success
program.
This course
was written to address some of the elements missing in the education of teens in
the twenty-first century. Parents, business owners, teachers and teens
themselves have expressed concern that students are not exposed to as many
positive influences as they were in years past. With fragmented families and
both parents working, teens often find themselves with an overabundance of time
on their hands and a scarcity of empowering resources at their disposal. For
many, advice comes in the form of the omnipresent media or a fellow teen. They
need and want assistance in creating a good life for themselves but often don’t
know where to turn for reliable information and tools.
Schools have
ramped up their academic curricula to address new laws and national testing.
Teachers have been asked to rise to the ranks of ‘high performing.’ Parents
have struggled to find solutions to help their children. But students still
seek a cohesive framework to link their educational and social issues in a
meaningful, engaging and inviting manner.
Strategies for Success
provides students with multi-intelligence, whole-brain based, team building sets
of lessons that allow students to learn strategies for coping with issues both
in and out of school. Students are exposed to some of the top authors of the
era in the fields of self-improvement and financial education.
The
energizing classroom environment created in this course allows students to
actively participate in building strategies that will last a lifetime.
Find out more about how this award winning program can:
- Provide your students with
a daily forum for solving the issues that face them in and out of school,
including bullying
- Open the door to a more
optimistic student body and staff
- Provide your students the
strategies that are used by the most successful people in the world
including much needed financial literacy, goal setting, ethics, team
building, study skills
- Engage students in their own learning
- Connect what students are learning to real life issues which
enhances both attentiveness and performance
- Create a climate conducive to learning
- Embrace diversity as it builds teams in the classroom
that spread throughout the entire school
Learn more about the curriculum here
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Comments from teachers and students
What educators say about the program
Here are a few student comments. Click
here to read more...
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Now
I have a positive
attitude wherever I go.
I took this class because I was forced to (I didn’t want a study)
and it was the greatest class I have ever taken in my life.
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| * Strategies
for Success is the class that teaches you how to live the life
you want. *
Before I took this class, life was leading me. Now I'm leading
life.
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* Strategies
teaches you how to overcome obstacles in everyday life.
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* This course is
to inspire and teach students the ability and strategies necessary
to succeed in life.
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* Very fun, not
blah, the teacher is involved and you learn things you wouldn't
learn in any other class.
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* This class
teaches you how to be successful in life and not focus so much on
the negative.
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This
will be the class that students will still be talking about ten
years from now. |
"I have
seen our students grow in confidence, maturity and
responsibility. The success of the program is further
apparent in the positive atmosphere created, not only in the classroom, but in the community as a whole."
Nancy Vorro
Dean of Students
Other tools and resources
Bring the creator of this program to
your school for
professional development
Looking for funding for this
character education based curriculum? Check this
grant from the US Department of Education
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