Stepping on Up

July 26, 2012 - 21:48

Stepping on Up

July 26, 2012 - 21:45

This new character education series provides teachers, librarians, and counselors with a lively and powerful catalyst for group discussion and an invaluable enhancement to any character education, life skills or anti-bullying curriculum. Hosted by Michael Pritchard, this research-based program instills the necessary social and emotional skills to successfully navigate the profound challenges and changes of the 'tween and teen years.

New Series - Stepping on Up

July 26, 2012 - 21:36

This new character education series provides teachers, librarians, and counselors with a lively and powerful catalyst for group discussion and an invaluable enhancement to any character education, life skills or anti-bullying curriculum. Hosted by Michael Pritchard, this research-based program instills the necessary social and emotional skills to successfully navigate the profound challenges and changes of the 'tween and teen years.

Dear Michael

November 28, 2010 - 11:09

Who I am: I travel the country speaking to kids just like you who write me letters on how they have changed.

Edutopia

November 28, 2010 - 10:39

The guest speaker, dressed in black, paces slowly in front of the Castlemont High School auditorium stage, sizing up the audience. Tough crowd. Young men hunker down under sweatshirt hoods and baseball caps. Young women, overdressed for this sunny spring day, guard against the chilly atmosphere inside. They lean deep into their seats. No one is smiling.

"I'd like to take a moment of silence for all the young people we've lost on the streets," says the guest, a commanding baritone.

Lessons From the Heart

November 28, 2010 - 10:22

The Heart of Learning: The Value of Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Michael Pritchard is a healer, and a pioneer in the field of social-emotional learning, the often-neglected missing piece in a well-rounded education.