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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...
RLS Program #9 – Communication 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. Life skills are skills, knowledge, and strategies you need to make the most out of life. All of the R.L.S. Program...
RLS Program #10 – Universal Laws
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. Two types of laws govern our lives. The first type of laws are man-made. These laws can change over time or from place to...
Boosting Your Immune System
Five weeks from today, we will be back to school! We have created as safe an environment as possible by physically distancing our desks, water coolers instead of water fountains, separate supplies (pencil crayons, scissors, etc.) to name a few. We have changed how we...
Defining the Complete Child
We hear buzzwords in education all the time. One of them is educating the “Complete Child”. What does that even mean? At Riverbend, we define it by addressing seven key areas of the child’s education and well-being. Physical – We all need to move more to promote...
Google Study Discovers the Key to an Individual’s Productivity
Visiting students quickly feel comfortable in our atmosphere of Psychological Safety The modern workplace, the very workplace our students will soon be entering, has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Some studies have shown that over 75% of an employee’s...
The Big Shoe
Don’t get me wrong – I love Velcro. I use it all the time. Velcro is especially useful for those quick-change costumes for our performances. We use it on the calendar so the students can attach the month, day, and weather. The invention of Velcro even makes a great...
The Surprise Secret Solution to Success
As educators, we are often asked the “key” to success for our students. What are the most important areas of study that will translate into success in the future? Reading – Writing – Mathematics? STEM subjects? The Arts? Physical Education? Or is the search fruitless?...