The arts for fun and learning
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Whether it’s Mozart or the Rolling Stones, Picasso or graffiti, most people like some type of music or art. Being creative—singing, playing the piano, drawing, or acting—can be fun, and helps young people improve basic and advanced thinking skills. Performing and creating works of art helps young people […]

Filed under: Abundant Assets on September 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

All work and no play can be boring and stressful
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The pace of everyday life varies depending on the activities young people participate in. These fluctuations are normal, even healthy. As long as young people don’t consistently have too much to do or not enough to do, they’re right on track. Problems arise when […]

Filed under: Abundant Assets on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »

Help young people reach their potential
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Young people have all kinds of hopes and dreams: winning a contest, going to college, or flying to the moon. When caring adults show they believe in young people and help them reach their potential, youth are better able to do just that. Express your expectations to young […]

Filed under: Abundant Assets on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

Fall 2008 Outdoor Classroom has begun!!  Students (and teachers!) have been excited about the new additions to Camp Cosby’s environmental education program.  The new Camp Cosby Nature Center is finished and provides not only a great space for learning but also an incredible viewing area for birds.  We are enjoying the migrating hummingbirds that are coming […]

Filed under: Outdoor Classroom on September 13th, 2008 | No Comments »

The power to be positive
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Too often, people jam the words peer and pressure together and think of it as a bad thing. Truth is, that’s only part of the story. Sure, peers have power. But this pressure is only negative when young people feel they’re pushed to do something they know is too […]

Filed under: Abundant Assets on September 9th, 2008 | No Comments »