BrainWise Blog

BrainWise Taught at Rotary Youth Leadership Training Program

Karen Loeb, Ed.D., an adjunct professor at the University of Denver who teaches leadership to Honors students there, generously shares her expertise as a Rotary volunteer. Active in the renowned Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camps in Colorado, she saw...

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Teaching BrainWise to Parents

Christine Cerbana has been involved in parenting education for more than twenty years at Colorado State University where she served as director of a grant funded project providing training and technical assistance in developing parenting programs. After leaving CSU, she...

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Mental Health Prevention Specialists Teach BrainWise in Elementary Schools

Jefferson Center is a Colorado community mental health center that partners closely with schools and other community agencies to improve the mental health of children and families. In 2010, Jefferson Center adopted the BrainWise program as a key prevention initiative...

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BrainWise Graduate 19 Years Later

April, 1999 - Columbine High School: 13 Murders and 21 Injuries No one could have predicted that the unthinkable violence that happened at Columbine High School would be repeated with increasing frequency over the last 19 years. Today, school lock-downs...

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Cascading as a Teaching Method

Teens as BrainWise Mentors for Elementary School Students A successful way to boost students' retention of the 10 Wise Ways, and a win-win situation for everyone involved, is for high school students to lead elementary school students in BrainWise-infused games...

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