Life Skills

In the coming weeks and months, dozens of Great Bend High School students will be visiting businesses and learning employability skills. Some of them may discover a career they want to pursue after graduation. Some may decide to go into business for themselves. The students are enrolled in a multi-year program called JAG-K – which stands for Jobs for America’s …

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The South Dakota Community Foundation announces a recent endowment to the Historic Homestake Opera House to support the organization’s specialized arts outreach program looking to create new beginnings for at-risk teens of the Lawrence County Teen Court system. Through endowment building and generous donors, Beth Massa, SDCF’s Director of Foundation Relations says they have a …

There was a time when Sheva Greenwood’s hands carried the scent of freshly baked breads after spending time sifting flour, measuring sugar and rolling dough. Now, Greenwood has switched from sugar to sawdust, moving from baker to kitchen table-maker, and in the process, gaining confidence while learning to use tools such as power saws, routers and miters. “I always have …

Shelter residents at Lompoc’s Bridgehouse will soon have the opportunity to build new life skills while giving back to the community. The Good Samaritan Shelter at Bridgehouse, which serves the homeless population in northern Santa Barbara County, recently broke ground on a 3.5-acre productive farm project expected to grow a variety of homegrown fruits and vegetables — in addition to kale …

A Labrador teacher hopes to bring sewing machines back into her classroom this fall but she needs donations to help make that a reality.  Heidi Jackson, the physical education teacher at Lake Melville School, says clothing and textiles is a potential course for all Newfoundland and Labrador schools but it hasn’t been offered in North West River for a few years. It can be difficult …

Courtesy of DIESEL, A Bookstore “Play Together”: Discussion with Laura Haver Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 3 PM Diesel Book Store – Del Mar Free Join us on Sunday, September 3 at 3 p.m. as we welcome Laura Haver to the store to read and sign “Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness”.  “Play …

Zizo Dingiswayo from the Purple Class at Megan Du Plessis Special Needs Centre, demonstrating her basic Life Orientation skills she has learnt at school. At the Megan Du Plessis Special Needs Centre, they do more than just teach their learners academics. “Teaching our students some basic life skills such as cleaning, baking, cooking and gardening, are also a standard practise …

One of the graduants receives her certificate. [Mohamed Saman, Standard] About 50 female students from the Modogashe TVET Centre, Garissa County have graduated after completing their training in life skills and social capital support. The program known as GIRL-H (Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihood and Health) objective is to strengthen resilience of young girls in ASAL counties. In the nine-month …

Equestrian sports are known for the partnership between a horse, its rider, and its trainer. The amalgamation of the three stakeholders and staff inputs led to a good day of racing. However, this is not a happy picture of several horses, including a pony from Lancashire.  America’s Favorite Video Today Several philosophers have called humans the most dangerous beast, for …

This continues a series of stories surrounding the Pirates’ Dominican Academy and international development system. For Part I, click here; For Part II, click here; For Part III, click here; For Part IV, click here. For Part I on the Pirates’ education system, click here; For Part II, click here; For Part III, click here. The education system the Pirates …