BEAS Academy

Pete and Barbra discuss the BEAS Academy original Social Emotional Learning program, how developing strong social and emotional skills give kids an advantage in their education pursuit, and creating an educational space design for maximum success.

Pete and Barbra discuss the BEAS Academy original Social Emotional Learning program, how developing strong social and emotional skills give kids an advantage in their education, and creating an educational space for maximum success.

This week Pete puts Barbra in her discomfort zone to talk about sports, building character in competition, the educational value of a quality youth athletic program, and whether or not chess is a sport.

There's a whole new world inside every book, but you have to open it to see it.  This week we talk about how to instill a love of reading in young students that keeps them reading into adulthood and ways to help young children "crack the code".

Pete and Barbra talk teaching character, learning through adversity, and being our best through finding our role on the team.

Pete and Barbra wax patriotic as they discuss the 4th of July, being a good citizen, the importance of a civics education, and rocket's red glare of Sacramento's enthusiastic back yard bomb throwers.

Pete and Barbra discuss the heated debate between Teacher-led instruction vs Student-centered models and pros and cons of each.

Welcome to BEAS Academy! We're taking the first steps of building BEAS Academy and invite you along with us. Today we introduce ourselves and talk about finding a child's interests in school, nurturing those interests, and making learning fun.