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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.

ELS Courses

Early Intervention/Prevention Cognitive Behavioral Lifeskills

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

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School – Booster Training

Booster Training March 30, 2023 – March 30, 2023

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School has utilized Lifeskills courses for the past school year and has plans to continue. The purpose of this upcoming training is as a refresher for staff members who have received prior training, as well as staff members who did not.

Archive Events

Restorative Practices Professional Development – Clarkdale-Jerome School

Sustaining Restorative Culture March 22, 2023 – March 22, 2023

This month, we are facilitating the “Sustaining Restorative Culture”  workshop, the third segment in a series of professional development workshops developed for educators. Clarkdale-Jerome is already doing great work with their students and community, and we look forward to continuing to work with them in this endeavor.

Kingsville ISD Implementation Training

Implementation Training January 27, 2023 – January 27, 2023

Kingsville ISD is implementing the Education Lifeskills Intervention Site license for their middle school and high school. This program will equip staff and administrators with timely CBT Lifeskills courses that will help them move the needle toward being more restorative and less punitive with students who are at risk. Specifically, this program will help students reduce the time they spend in the DAEP (Disciplinary Alternative Education Program).

Growing Restorative Culture Workshop

Onsite Professional Development January 25, 2023 – January 25, 2023

We will be onsite in Jerome-Clarkdale to conduct the Growing Restorative Culture workshop. This is the 2nd of 3 workshops that are designed to help staff take a restorative approach to work with at-risk students. This workshop specifically reinforces the need for humanity, empathy, and relationship building. It also addresses the various types of bias and allows participants to assess their level of cultural competencies.

Dixie High School, UT – Lifeskills Link Training

Dixie High School, UT – Lifeskills Link Training January 23, 2023 – January 23, 2023

Dixie High School has utilized Lifeskills courses for just over two years now, with a completion rate of 73.5%. We have the opportunity to provide a refresher training on our learning platform, Lifeskills Link, in-person and we look forward to it!

Utah Association of Secondary School Principals

Mid-Winter Conference, St. George UT January 23, 2023 – January 25, 2023

UASSP brings together Jr. High and High School principals and assistant principals to provide leadership development, network, and identify solutions. Education Lifeskills is proud to be an exhibitor and sponsor for this conference. We will be focusing our conversations on the effective implementation of restorative practices.

Training with Great Falls Public Schools

Training with Great Falls Public Schools December 7, 2022 – December 12, 2022

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. 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.

Innovative Schools Summit – San Antonio

December 1, 2022 – December 4, 2022

The ISS (Innovative Schools Summit) Conferences provide a space for K-12 educators and consultants to exchange ideas on best practices and research-backed education methodologies. ACCI Education Lifeskills will be attending the 2022 ISS conference held in San Antonio from December 1 – 4. We hope you will by and see us in the exhibit hall.

Equity Immersion Joint Annual Conference

Joint Annual Conference November 18, 2022 – November 20, 2022

The Joint Annual Conference is an education conference held annually in November as a partnership between IASB (Illinois Association of School Boards), IASA (Illinois Association of School Administrators), and IASBO (Illinois Association of School Business Officials). This year, Shawn Moore will attend the Conference as an Education Lifeskills consultant. If you are attending, stop by and say hello.

Lava Ridge Intermediate School

Restorative Practices Programming November 3, 2022 – November 3, 2022

Lava Ridge Intermediate is located in Santa Clara, Utah (Washington County School District) and includes both 6th and 7th graders. The Education Lifeskills program will be used in conjunction with their discipline framework with Tier 2 and Tier 3 students.

2022 SEL Exchange Summit

1 PM EST October 13, 2022 – October 13, 2022

This year, ACCI Education Lifeskills is a sponsor for the Social & Emotional Learning Exchange Summit!

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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.

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.

Sustaining

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

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.

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.

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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