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“When we first saw these effects, we thought, wow, can this be right?” said Sara Heller, a University of Chicago researcher. She was speaking on the Freakonomics Podcast on September 9th….
“Why would students sit in a class after sitting all day in class at school?” – Matt James. Matt attended our A.L.I.V.E. Life Coaching seminar this weekend to get that exact question answered….
This photo was taken in 1990. It is one of the most famous photos shot by the prolific American photographer Mary Ellen Mark. It is not a photo from a movie set or a manufactured moment created for artistic effect. This is a candid moment captured of 9 year old Amanda Marie Ellison and her […]
Last month something life changing happened. Something that will undoubtedly change the projection of Joseph’s life. He stepped off a plane like many have before and arrived in the land of the free. Joseph is a teenage refugee. For years Joseph and his family have been fleeing from the dangers of war. Ethnically Afghan his […]
For the past 4 months Adam and I have been able to be a part of the lives of some pretty incredible refugee students. The students who we have had the pleasure of presenting our American Life Coaching program to, are recent arrivals from places such as Turkey and Afghanistan. They all have unique and […]
Do you like shopping on Amazon? Did you know if you use Amazon Smile instead of Amazon, they will give a percentage of each sale to StudentReach? The site works exactly the same as Amazon and your login and account info all stay the same. It is so easy to help our new refugee and […]
It’s time to set a new goal! the response has been so strong, that our new goal is $5000! We have an awesome opportunity to fund 2 more unique projects. Our mentoring groups have expanded into refugee and homeless populations this semester and we need about $1000 to fund two leadership wilderness experiences. One of […]
After 18 assemblies in 8 schools with over 10,000 students, today ends with Tracy High School. Thanks to the law enforcement officers, community leaders, volunteers and others that came out to assemblies this week. Thanks to the Administrators, teachers, staff and students – you’re all awesome. Special thanks to the office of Congressman Jeff Denham. […]
Bullying at schools has become a focus for administrators, teachers and advocates of things-should-be-better-than-when-I-was-growing-up. I’m glad to see this. After years of speaking to students
As the parent of a child with special needs, I was told early on that having a special needs child would involve a grieving process. The dreams my wife and I had for our son would need to die and that it would feel like the death of a family member. A few years ago, […]
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