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Encouraging Independence: How Leadership Development Programs Can Empower Your Teen During the College Application Process

5 days ago4 min read

Encouraging Independence: How Leadership Development Programs Can Empower Your Teen During the College Application Process

Empower your teen during college apps! Encourage independence, authentic decisions, and self-leadership for a standout application.

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Fostering Leadership in the Classroom: Reflection Prompts and Exercises for Growth

Lorraine Connell

Dec 34 min read

Fostering Leadership in the Classroom: Reflection Prompts and Exercises for Growth

Foster leadership in the classroom by reflecting on growth zones, relationships, and empowering student voices to inspire confident leaders

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Stories of Teen Leadership Transformation—Seeing Leadership in Every Teen

Lorraine Connell

Nov 205 min read

Stories of Teen Leadership Transformation—Seeing Leadership in Every Teen

Unlock your teen’s leadership potential! Peers Not Fears helps build confidence, resilience, and essential leadership skills for success.

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Embracing Biases: The Hidden Roadblocks to Seeing True Leadership in Youth

Lorraine Connell

Nov 14 min read

Embracing Biases: The Hidden Roadblocks to Seeing True Leadership in Youth

Confronting biases transforms classrooms and leaders. Challenge assumptions, embrace diverse strengths, and see every student's potential.

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Leadership, Risks, and Comfort Zones: Classroom Leadership Opportunites

Lorraine Connell

Oct 254 min read

Leadership, Risks, and Comfort Zones: Classroom Leadership Opportunites

Leadership growth happens when we step outside our comfort zones, but not too far. Explore how risk, challenge, and failure lead to success.

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Unlocking Leadership Potential in Unseen Teens: How to Support Every Child's Growth

Lorraine Connell

Oct 174 min read

Unlocking Leadership Potential in Unseen Teens: How to Support Every Child's Growth

Uncover the potential of unseen students by challenging biases and creating opportunities for all to grow into leaders.

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Seeing Every Student as a Leader: A Fresh Perspective for Educators to Use Classroom Leadership Strategies

Lorraine Connell

Oct 93 min read

Seeing Every Student as a Leader: A Fresh Perspective for Educators to Use Classroom Leadership Strategies

Every student has leadership potential. When we stop reserving leadership for a few, we empower all students to grow and lead themselves.

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Unlocking Leadership Potential in Every Student: A Teacher’s Approach

Lorraine Connell

Sep 244 min read

Unlocking Leadership Potential in Every Student: A Teacher’s Approach

Empower your students to step up and lead. Together, we can create a stronger, more connected school community. Learn more here

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Lorraine Connell

Apr 25, 20232 min read

Who me, a leader? How?

We all have the ability to lead. You don't need to be perfect - just try! You are already doing it!

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Students will tell us what we need to know - if we listen

Lorraine Connell

Mar 1, 20234 min read

Students will tell us what we need to know - if we listen

I believe there's more to getting advice than just listening. After having conversations with students, it changed me. I put some of...

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Lorraine Connell

Feb 13, 20223 min read

Cell Phone Policy

We should be working to help students, and ourselves honestly, know how and when to effectively use cell phones.

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Build confidence in young teens through leadership skills.

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Transforming ALL Students into Future Leaders