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Since 1975, we have developed evidence-based cognitive lifeskills courses. Now, we have infused our cognitive restructuring model into early intervention and prevention courses.

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Early Intervention/Prevention Cognitive Behavioral Lifeskills

Humanity

Humanity

Initiative

Initiative

Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

Decision Making

Decision Making

Understanding Anger

Understanding Anger

Brief Marijuana Prevention

Brief Marijuana Prevention

Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution

Showing Up

Showing Up

Stealing

Stealing

Brief Substance Abuse Prevention

Brief Substance Abuse Prevention

Thoughts = Consequences

Thoughts = Consequences

Brief Vaping Awareness

Brief Vaping Awareness

Youth/Parent

Youth/Parent

Restorative Practices Webinar Series

We are excited to provide 90 minute webinars from leading professionals that relate to the topic of restorative practices. The ELS webinars are an ideal way to obtain supplemental Professional Development hours.

Richard Long, MSW, MEd

Assistant Principal, Mt. View HS

Building & Implementing Restorative Interventions.

Brett Peterson, J.D.

Director of Utah Division of JJS

I wasn’t hired for this!: Navigating Complex Behavior Without Criminalizing

Doug Luffborough, III, PhD

Education Partner

Creating Vibrant School Communities of Belonging

Fidel Montero, EdD

Assistant Superintendent, Davis School District

Developing Your Model For Driving Cultural Proficiency On Each Campus

Lexi Backstrom, Ed.D, MBA, PPS, LMFT / LPCC

Director of Nature

As educators and administrators, we don't do a good job of taking care of ourselves

Brett Garner, MEd

High Tech High Director!

During this session attendees will be challenged!

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Richard Long, MSW, MEd

Assistant Principal, Mt. View HS

Building & Implementing Restorative Interventions.

Brett Peterson Circle

Brett Peterson, J.D.

Director of Utah Division of JJS

I wasn’t hired for this!: Navigating Complex Behavior Without Criminalizing

Doug Luff Circle Head Shot

Doug Luffborough, III, PhD

Education Partner

Creating Vibrant School Communities of Belonging

Fidel Montero

Fidel Montero, EdD

Assistant Superintendent, Davis School District

Developing Your Model For Driving Cultural Proficiency On Each Campus

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Lexi Backstrom, Ed.D, MBA, PPS, LMFT / LPCC

Director of Nature

As educators and administrators, we don't do a good job of taking care of ourselves

Brett Garner

Brett Garner, MEd

High Tech High Director!

During this session attendees will be challenged!

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What People Say about ELS

The administration side of Lifeskills Link is incredibly user friendly and straightforward. For someone like myself who has multiple spinning plates at once, it's very helpful to be able to quickly sort and review the students' responses and issue course completion certificates.
Adriana Gomez
Executive Assistant, Student Services
San Mateo, CA
The Positive Thinking Skills class has been great for the students of Dixie High School and I hope we continue to offer it in the future.
Shayne Bat
At-risk Student Teacher
St. George, UT
I was able to participate in the Positive Thinking Skills Course with my son. I found it to be very relative in today's society. I appreciate the message of people being responsible for their own actions regardless of their upbringing. I wish this program was available when I was a kid. I support this program for all schools.
Kyle
Parent
Mesa, AZ
Our staff said that was the best training we have ever held at our school!
Andrea Damore
Beacon Academy of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Education Lifeskills has been a program I've been looking for to provide restorative outcomes to our students. Lifeskills courses, in conjunction with counseling services, have been a gamechanger for our administrators and counselors looking to keep students engaged in school. Our 3-month pilot has gone very well, and we look forward to embedding the program into our daily student supports (socially, emotionally, and behaviorally).
Don Scatena
Student Services Director
San Mateo, CA
My experience: The curriculum was so helpful to my students, because Education Lifeskills gives them opportunities to be real in real situations. This has helped them be successful in applying the skills, and also figuring out what their peers are going through. I am thankful that I was able to use it.
Veronica Bustillos
Gang Prevention Coordinator
Murray, UT
We have implemented the Positive Thinking Skills course into our alternative high school, and the conversations we are having with our students about their own thinking errors and the choices they are making on a daily basis have been incredible! The students relate to the material in a very tangible way, and their takeaways have been profound. Additionally, we have used Education Lifeskills as an intervention during our discipline proceedings with students and have had great feedback from parents and students alike as we have provided an intervention instead of just suspending or using other forms of punitive discipline.
Kieth
Principal
Nekoosa, WI

Upcoming events

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Innovative Schools Summit – San Antonio, TX

Addressing Learning Loss. Transforming School Climate. Helping Marginalized Students. November 30, 2023 – December 3, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that we will be attending 4 ISS Conferences this year, with San Antonio being the last. The Innovative Schools Summit is dedicated to providing educators with resources, workshops, and networking opportunities to help meet the diverse needs of today’s students. Come see us at the ISS in San Antonio. Click below to learn more.

Carson High School – Implementation Training

Restorative Practices Implementation Training November 15, 2023 – November 15, 2023

Our team will be on-site in Carson City to provide implementation training for all staff and administrators involved in student discipline and intervention. This training focuses on providing intervention courses and the Lifeskills Link platform to help staff and administrators have more productive in-school interventions. Staff and administrators will be better equipped to unlock restorative conversations that lead to greater levels of self-awareness and skill development for students.

Restorative Practices Framework Development – Tempe Union HSD

Tempe, AZ October 9, 2023 – October 9, 2023

Tempe Union has been using the Education Lifeskills Program for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students for over a year. They are now focused on improving and driving their Restorative Practices model deeper into all of their high school campuses. This training will provide district administrators with the philosophy, principles, and process for designing, developing, and implementing a Restorative Practices Framework. Their goal is to create a common understanding, language, and expectations for working more effectively with Tier 2 and Tier 3 students.

Vernal and Uintah Middle School – Implementation Training

Vernal, UT October 6, 2023 – October 6, 2023

Both Vernal and Uintah Middle School will participate in implementation training for the Education Lifeskills Program. This program and corresponding CBT courses will be used for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students who have behavioral issues that can benefit from an intervention. Each campus will look at ways to implement this program within its in-school suspension model. Special attention will be given to helping staff and administrators develop intervention skills to drive restorative conversations with at-risk students that culminate with skill-building opportunities.

Thornton Fractional SD #215

Implementation Training October 5, 2023 – October 5, 2023

Thornton Fractional is extending the use of the Education Lifeskills Program to include both Intervention and Prevention courses. We are also using the Clever SSO integration to increase the accessibility for students and decrease the enrollment workload for staff and administrators. Special attention will be given on how to use the CBT courses to drive restorative interventions with students making poor choices that lead to having restorative conversations with students.

Carbon County SD 1 – Implementation Training

Restorative Practices and Intervention September 27, 2023 – September 27, 2023

Carbon County SD 1 (located in Rawlins, WY) will be receiving implementation training from Education Lifeskills. The focus will be on how to use this program in conjunction with the current restorative practices framework. Special attention will be given to the Tier 2, Tier 3, and Brief Courses. Staff will be trained on how to convert the student experience in taking one or more Education Lifeskills courses into restorative conversations and skill-building opportunities.

Renewal – Education Lifeskills Implementation Training

Training with September 19, 2023 – September 19, 2023

Great Falls Public Schools in Great Falls, Montana is comprised of 21 schools, and is the second-largest school district in the state, serving K-12 students. We began working with them in 2022 and are thrilled to work with and support them in their discipline framework again in 2023. This meeting is comprised of Lifeskills Link platform training as well as discussing Restorative Practices principles, and how these principles are integrated into our courses and programs.

Education Lifeskills Implementation Training

Riverside Middle School September 19, 2023 – September 19, 2023

At the start of the 2023 school year, Riverside Middle School administrators are gearing up to implement the Education Lifeskills program as part of their intervention model. With the Intervention Site License, school staff will have access to our Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 courses, as well as feedback and datapoints to help drive restorative conversations between students and educators. As with all Lifeskills licenses, staff members will also have access to ongoing support and training as needed.

Education Lifeskills Implementation

Watertown High School, WI September 18, 2023 – September 18, 2023

Watertown High School out of Wisconsin, Missouri, is looking to implement the Education Lifeskills programs as part of a their discipline approach. We will be holding a virtual training with staff members on September 18. We look forward to teaming up with and supporting the educators over at Watertown High.

Education Lifeskills Implementation Training

Pleasant Grove Jr. High September 15, 2023 – September 15, 2023

Pleasant Grove is the newest school looking to implement the Education Lifeskills program as part of their discipline framework. We look forward to this training and offering support in the coming school year.

The HIDDEN Opportunity In Student Discipline

Learn how schools are becoming more restorative by using the HIDDEN model with their discipline proceedings.
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Re-Thinking In School Suspension

Cognitive-Behavioral Lifeskills Resources to move schools from a punitive discipline approach to a restorative one
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Restorative Practice Professional Development

Restorative Practices are both preventive and prescriptive to address the issues presented in classrooms, common areas, and the campus at large.

Rooted

This four-hour workshop will describe the relational model and mindset that needs to be built and the philosophical underpinnings that accompany a successful Restorative Practice Framework.

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Growing

This four-hour workshop focuses on growing the Restorative culture of the campus at large. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of cultural responsiveness and more.

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Sustaining

This four-hour workshop guides educators through skills that will decrease burnout and allow educators to cultivate deeper compassion for themselves.

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Rooted

This four-hour workshop will describe the relational model and mindset that needs to be built and the philosophical underpinnings that accompany a successful Restorative Practice Framework.

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Growing

This four-hour workshop focuses on growing the Restorative culture of the campus at large. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of cultural responsiveness and more.

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Sustaining

This four-hour workshop guides educators through skills that will decrease burnout and allow educators to cultivate deeper compassion for themselves.

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Solutions

Our areas of expertise

Eliminate the School to Prison Pipeline

Social and Emotional Learning

Enhance Grit and Resilience

Emotional Hierarchy of Needs

Cognitive Behavorial Lifeskills Curriculum

Restorative Practices

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