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This episode gives a much needed perspective to parents and students on the consideration of educational plans after high school.   Dr. Doughty-Jenkins of Eli Terry Middle School in Terryville, CT has spent nearly 30 years educating middle school students, pursuing her own educational degrees and yet has always carried an intrigue surrounding school to career.  In fact, her Doctorate focused on that very subject. Take a listen to her perspective bringing the educational degrees and the common-sense into family decisions to pursue college and the debt that comes along with it.

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This episode highlights a beautiful after-school program named Mariposa that teaches leadership, empowerment and communication skills to Latina students and adults all over the country.   Take a listen to what great skills these two high school graduates, Maria and Amaryllis obtained in their 4 years with the program.

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https://onecirclefoundation.org/MaterialsInfo.aspx?pID=MARIPOSA

http://latinasandpower.com/

Meet Siddhi!   In 18 years she has lived in ..

California

Mumbai, India

Doha, Qatar

Bangalore, India 

Accra, Ghana 

Port Louis, Mauritius (and island in the Indian Ocean) 

Connecticut

She shares the differences between the different schooling systems and how it influenced her.

Every year for almost a decade now, Tim and Mary Walsh provide funding for the Walsh Summer Work Experience Program.  A program designed to give career readiness skills to 30 Bristol, Connecticut high school students every summer with the help of Main Street Foundation, United Way of West Central CT and Career Coaching provided by WORK IT! 

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https://www.uwwestcentralct.org/

Cringing every time 7 year old Jessica saw something recyclable being tossed into the landfills. That’s what defined this future Environmentalist and Sustainability Leader.

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www.sienacollege.com

https://ths.plymouth.k12.ct.us/

https://www.algore.com/library/an-inconvenient-truth-dvd

Hurricane force winds and TV coverage made a 7 year old wide eyed and bushy tailed in front of the screen for a week straight.  Listen to his story and passion as he works his career plan to leave a legacy in the field of Meteorology.

Celebration by personality types.  Not everyone celebrates the same way and generational beliefs can be passed onto younger generations.  What you do to recharge or celebrate may be much different than your siblings, friends, family, etc… This episode will highlight different points of view relating to celebration and how it is important to take a look inside of you to ask yourself the question: Does what you are doing today impact where you are going tomorrow?

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Understanding your natural strengths, identifying a passion in life, creating goals and plans surrounding those goals should be just as critical in a child’s growth plan as going for annual checkups.  We are missing very important emotional wellness opportunities for our children and this can lead to an adult-hood that is more challenging than it needs to be. Let’s do something about it now!

Learn how to build protective barriers around your natural strengths to avoid Bullying, Passionless jobs, poor relationships and ultimately illness.

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Labels such as Autoimmune Disease, ADHD, PTSD, Depression, Special Education, Dyslexia and many more are holding our students back from their fullest potential and we as parents and educators need to STOP referring to the labeling as often as we do at home and in the classrooms.

My view of the current situation in America is that students beginning their career planning journeys hold themselves back because of labels embedded in their minds from a very early age.

Let’s help our children live their passion and reach heights that they were unable to do growing up with medical labels!

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