Successful students’ advice to peers
Students and families who attended our Family Mental Health Night last week focused on the helpful advice from our student …Read More
Working with you & latest science, we can strengthen our teens for the challenges they face
You likely heard the tragic news of a student death last week at Odle Middle School. We want to bring …Read More
Listen to the suggestions from our veteran students on how to succeed & thrive
“It took me until well into second semester before I started to fell confident that I could keep up …Read More
Take a moment to help your student believe that WE Keep Us Safe
Today, all our students and teachers participated in “See Something, Say Something,” a discussion about how we can learn not …Read More
Recommended book & website resources for families
We rely heavily on the most recent science and recommendations from well-regarded experts to develop the Principal Conversation, newsletter and …Read More
Are phones a healthy distraction?
Watch YES counselor Chelsea Gibson explain how using phones or social media as a distraction (a coping skill learned in …Read More
Use this quick assessment to set specific goals that will improve your student’s ‘adulting’ skills
This list of skills really help with schoolwork, many jobs, and general “adulting.”
Help your student to “score” themselves from 1 …Read More
Five-minute videos help understand teen mental health
The Child Mind Institute, a well-respected national organization serving youth and families, has created a series of videos on a …Read More
Does your student have a full coping skills tool kit?
We can teach our students about stress management, but the coping skills that each of us build over a lifetime …Read More
Pause to Notice, Name, & Navigate: Learn to respond thoughtfully rather than reacting emotionally to stress
The concept is simple. The trick is to teach our teens to use it all day long, every day. It will …Read More