Riverbend Speaks

In his book, “Start With Why”, Simon Sinek tells a story about an American auto executive touring a car manufacturing plant in Japan. At one section of the line, where they put on the doors, the executive noticed that the workers were not using a rubber mallet to fit...

At Riverbend Academy, we base our expectations for student behaviour on the 3Rs: Respect for Self Regard for Others Responsibility for Your Actions However, students learn that the seeming simplicity of the 3Rs has a deeper root. Respect for Self Respect for self...

If you were asked to name five successes you had today, could you do it? What about five in the past month? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Most have difficulty. However, ask for fifteen failures and there is never a problem coming up with a list. But, we can’t...

We have been brainwashed into believing that knowledge is the key to success – that knowledge is power. We can spend 14, 17, 20, or more years in school absorbing volumes of facts and information. There are hundreds of additional courses we can take on organization,...

We have been trained over the years to picture the path to success as a fork in the road. One path leads to success and the other leads to failure. We have all seen the posters of the man standing at the crossroad. To his right is success, to his left failure. Take...

Much of the emotional education students have traditionally been exposed to in the past amounts to nothing more than putting a mental Band-Aid on emotions. They have been taught to ignore negative emotions, think positive, and simply “feel better”. Although pushing...

We have never faced a time when there was a greater need for leaders. We need men and women prepared to lead our families, our communities, and our organizations. Only with strong leaders can we hope to find solutions to the challenges that face us as we move further...