STAR Leadership

The following post is by Carl Nasuta, STAR teacher and guest blogger:

What a great first week!!

The STAR program got off to a rousing start on Monday, June 7th. The students spirits and energy were contagious. In our leadership program this week, our focus was giving students the tools and strategies to help them become better problem solvers.

We started the week with introductions and getting to know you activities. As the week progressed, the students started to examine ways to solve problems. To get things started, the students were given different scenarios and were asked to recognize and solve the problems of these scenarios. Class discussions included how to recognize specific issues within a problem and how to find solutions or problem solving techniques.

The leadership program classes spent valuable time on recognizing things that cause stress in your students lives. Once these stress indicators were identified, the students then discussed ways to help cope with stress. The students created list of healthy ways to cope with stress as opposed to unhealthy ways or habits to deal with stress.

At the end of the first week, students were introduced to anger management strategies. Some of these strategies included; T.I.M.E. , Smell the Cake, Blow out the Candles! and The Sound of one hand Clapping. All these anger management techniques will hopefully get your child of thinking of ways to control their emotions. Please ask your child to describe each strategy and explain how the strategies work.

Your children are amazing! Collectively we are growing each and every day.

The STAR Leadership Team