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River’s Way Counselling

CALGARY, CANADA – Jessica van’t Hof is a Certified Canadian Counselor, relational therapist, and ally to unspoken experiences and marginalized voices. With a therapeutic approach that includes mindful awareness, somatic experience, process oriented work, and a valuing of each individual’s unique perspective, The Art of Learning felt like a natural fit for helping her clients …

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Whittle School and Studios

WASHINGTON DC – The Whittle School and Studios is a prek-12 independent school with an interdisciplinary and mastery based approach to learning. Katarina Slobodova, the Assistant Director of Admissions, Upper School Advisor, and occasional parkour coach, is bringing The Art of Learning principles to her 9th and 10th grade advisory group. The advisory group meets …

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Heartseed Studio

FLORENCE, KY – Bryan McCartney is the owner and lead teacher at Heartseed Studio, providing private music instruction for students ages 5 through adult. In addition to private lessons, McCartney has taught the music course Guitar Methods at Cincinnati Christian University to music students interested in learning the guitar. In his time as a music …

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826 Valencia

San Francisco, CA: 826 Valencia, a non-profit organization founded by author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari, provides free after-school writing tutoring to children in under-resourced communities with an aim to support them in telling their stories, developing confidence and pride, and making the world a better place. Writing and homework tutor Felicia Spahr is …

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Aboriginal Head Start

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – The mission of the Aboriginal Head Start program is to strengthen and prepare the Aboriginal child with the cultural knowledge and emergent literacy skills needed to excel in school and life. April Prescott, the Individual Program Plan and Special Needs Coordinator, and coach and mentor to the teachers on staff, reached …

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MP4P – Mental Practice For Performance

RICHMOND, VA – Scott Rohlwing created MP4P to address what he saw as the lack of emotional intelligence and performance psychology instruction for adolescents in both athletic and academic environments. “As a society, we’ve become so busy that tasks supersede just about everything. Many people are growing up not understanding Emotional Intelligence, relationship skills, coping …

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