Riverbend Speaks
Bringing Back The Arts
Most people think creativity belongs in the arts. They’re wrong. As former Tesla president Jon McNeill put it: “The core skill entrepreneurs have is problem solving. In problem solving, you use the left side of your brain to analyze and then you use the right side of...
Announcing the Exclusive R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program
Riverbend Academy was founded to make student’s educational experiences complete. We designed a curriculum that would prepare our students for the world they will become responsible for when they graduate. We collaborated with students, parents, business leaders, and...
RLS Program #1 – Emotional Intelligence
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. At Riverbend Academy, we are committed to increasing our students’ happiness and reducing their anxiety.In our current...
RLS Program #2 – 10 Reasons we teach Goal Setting and Success Planning
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. “You can’t hit a target you can’t see.”Goal setting may be the most important skill that students can learn and will...
RLS Program #3 – Self-Discipline
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it...
RLS Program #4 – Meditation at Riverbend Academy
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment.A visitor to Riverbend Academy, a successful businessman who had heard about the school and was considering sending his...
RLS Program #5 – Creativity, Organization, and Learning
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. “Smart” students aren’t the ones with high IQs – they are the students who have mastered note-taking and studying.Our...
RLS Program #6 – Decision Making & Analytical Thinking
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. Many studies have shown that the most effective business and political leaders are also strong decision makers.Effective...
RLS Program #7 – Memory Skills
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. Cell phones, tablets, online calendars – they all help us remember appointments, phone numbers, and facts.Has technology...
RLS Program #8 – Finance and Money Management
The R.L.S. (Real Life Skills) Program teaches our students the skills they need for a more productive, happier life full of success and enjoyment. In this crucial time of inflated consumption, abundant credit, and record number of personal bankruptcies and...