This episode explores how families can support their students who may be struggling to make friends at school. The discussion highlights the power of specific, low-pressure conversations at home, the value of shared interests, and the role of school clubs and activities in creating natural openings for friendships to grow.

This episode explores organization and time management and how families can help their students with these skills. We discuss executive function as a learned ability and share practical strategies such as chunking tasks, using visual systems, color-coding materials, weekly backpack cleanouts, and more. The episode offers actionable steps families can use to reduce stress and help students become more independent and confident.

In this episode, we unpack managing technology use at home and discuss the real neurological pull toward connection and emotional regulation. We share practical strategies including family “focus zones,” timed work-and-break intervals, reduced notifications, and more to help teens rebuild attention without power struggles.

Join our superintendent Dr. Don Haddad on a walk as he welcomes our teachers and staff to the 2022-2023 school year, and reminds all of us about the importance, power, and impact of public education.

Join our superintendent Dr. Don Haddad on a walk as he reminds us that we are a team, we are a family, and that no one is going to walk through this alone. In this "Convocation Walk" we are encouraged to keep moving forward, to celebrate our wins, and to be contributing members of a championship team!

Dr. Don Haddad gives a powerful message to the class of 2020. Students from this graduating class were in kindergarten during September 11th. They have lived through the invention of Social Media, economic recessessions, and now a global pandemic but we know they have the skills needed to move forward.