School may be out for the summer, but learning never stops! Our dedicated school nurses are spending the day growing their expertise through a comprehensive webinar on school immunizations—strengthening their capacity to keep students healthy, safe, and ready to learn. #BASD
Taught the Power of Hope w/in a wellness mindset to @fhssportsBASD girls softball and wrestling teams. Hope uniquely predicts academic achievement. Healthy human development AND acquisition of academic skills can be mutually sustaining goals. @BethlehemAreaSD@BASD_SEILTeam
Today our Pumas got a special visit from @NTsamoutalidis
Grades 3, 4, and 5 learned how to pause, breathe, and clear their minds so they can feel calm and do their best—inside and outside the classroom. Mindfulness = Puma Power! @AsaPackerBASD@BethlehemAreaSD@basdjacksilva
Excited that I’ve obtained a new certification: (ACC) Associate Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation. The ICF is the Gold standard of coaching. You don’t always have to go back to move forward.
#ICFACC. #ICFAccredited. #Hope. #HopeDoes#coaching
Proud of my daughter Selia worshipping at the Constitution Gardens on the National Mall and at the Museum of the Bible @forthemartyrs . Grateful she has a heart for the marginalized, oppressed and brave survivors of persecution in Nigeria, Armenia, and Pakistan. #hopedoes
Coach Jody Cwik had such a profound impact not only to myself, @TheRock, @NTsamoutalidis but, countless others. HE WOULD BE SO PROUD OF @TheRock, as we all are.
Thank you@matt_Breen for the opportunity to chat about my dear friend and BASD/Freedom High graduate D.J. A great reminder how a BASD teacher changed the trajectory of Dwayne’s life. A big part of Dwayne was built by Bethlehem #BethlehemAreaSD
The Rock says a Pennsylvania high-school football coach changed his life by believing in him when no one else did. He wasn’t the only kid impacted by Jody Cwik. #WrestleMania https://t.co/K71f7iEKCm
Today I was in the kindergarten & 2nd grade class where I learned English.We circled up,committed to pause before responding, to seek first to understand, to finish our school year strong & we practiced the 2 min.pause.90% of life is about remaining calm.Thank U❤️@WilliamPennES
A great 2 days with Toni Derrington training BASD teachers in Restorative Practices to enhance student academic achievement & wellness. #AcademicExcellence. #hopedealers
LHS students learning executive functioning & emotional regulation skills from Moravian U. OT grad. students to enhance academic performance & wellness. #AcademicExcellence
2023 Assistant Principal of the Year Finalist Bebi Davis shares in Education Week how she's making teletherapy a success story in her school. Check out this must-read for innovative mental health support strategies.https://t.co/WE2oMcesa9
Rivals in everything EXCEPT Mental Wellness. LHS/FHS students empowered to shatter the silence surrounding mental health & suicide. Hope dealers for our Schools of Wellness Model.TOGETHER, the best is yet to come! @hbailey3LHS@basdjacksilva@TraceyLHirner@BASDMsSage@aevidum
Thank you Moms In Prayer for your back to school prayer rally for our @BethlehemAreaSD schools, students, teachers, staff, parents/families. Grateful for your prayers as I’m reminded daily that I stand on the shoulders of a faithful praying mom. Keep praying . #hopedealers
Transportation Champions! @JennyCasebolt@BethlehemAreaSD
Honored to train these folks as they gear up for daily runs of 6,400 miles w/over 100 busses ready to welcome our kids & set the tone Monday morning w/a trauma informed & restorative lens. Humanity 101. #hopedealers
Blessed to have presented at the @NASSP national conference in Denver with my boss and friend @hbailey3LHS in the fight against the mental health scourge of our day & inspire school leaders to create wellness/healing centers in schools. It’s a humanitarian issue.
#Ignite2023.
At LHS we believe that if you’re going thru your own version of mental wellness turning into mental hell-ness, the most important thing you can do is talk to somebody. It can’t be fixed if you keep that pain inside. Having the courage to talk to someone is your superpower.