Education Lifeskills just completed a License to Reprint training with the 4th Judicial Circuit Court – Division 8 (Juvenile) in Washington County, Arkansas. The session focused on equipping their team with the tools and resources needed to implement our evidence-based curriculum effectively with the youth they serve.
We help students think successfully–in the classroom and in life.
We help students think successfully–in the classroom and in life.
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
Restorative Practices Webinar Series
We are excited to provide 90 minute webinars from leading professionals that relate to the topic of restorative practices. The ELS webinars are an ideal way to obtain supplemental Professional Development hours.
Richard Long, MSW, MEd
Assistant Principal, Mt. View HS
Building & Implementing Restorative Interventions.
Brett Peterson, J.D.
Director of Utah Division of JJS
Navigating Complex Behavior Without Criminalizing
Doug Luffborough, III, PhD
Education Partner
Creating Vibrant School Communities of Belonging
Fidel Montero, EdD
Assistant Superintendent, Davis School District
Developing Your Model For Driving Cultural Proficiency On Each Campus
Lexi Backstrom, Ed.D, MBA, PPS, LMFT / LPCC
CEO
Prioritizing You! It's the Best Investment You WIll Ever Make!
Brett Garner, MEd
High Tech High Director!
During this session attendees will be challenged!
Richard Long, MSW, MEd
Assistant Principal, Mt. View HS
Building & Implementing Restorative Interventions.
Brett Peterson, J.D.
Youth Justice Executive
I wasn’t hired for this!: Navigating Complex Behavior Without Criminalizing
Doug Luffborough, III, PhD
Education Partner
Creating Vibrant School Communities of Belonging
Fidel Montero, EdD
Assistant Superintendent, Davis School District
Eliminating Racial Harassment In Our Schools.
Lexi Backstrom, Ed.D, MBA, PPS, LMFT / LPCC
CEO
As educators and administrators, we don't do a good job of taking care of ourselves
Brett Garner, MEd
High Tech High Director!
Eliminating Exclusionary Discipline
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
UASSP – Park City
Park City, UT June 6, 2025 – June 8, 2025
This summer we will be attending the UASSP Conference in Park City! We look forward to connecting with educators and sharing how our solutions support student success.
UASSP 
Innovative School Summit – San Antonio
San Antonio, TX December 3, 2025 – December 6, 2025
Archive Events
Boost Conference
San Diego, CA May 1, 2025 – May 1, 2025
We will be attending the Boost Conference in San Diego this May! We’re excited to connect with educators and share our evidence-based solutions for supporting students’ growth, resilience, and long-term success.
Boost 
4th Judicial Circuit – Juvenile: Washington County Arkansas License to Reprint
Washington County, AR April 1, 2025 – April 1, 2025
ELS Program Implementation Training | St. Hope PS7 Middle
Sacramento, CA March 7, 2025 – March 7, 2025
ELS Implementation Training with ABLE Charter Schools.
Stockton, CA March 6, 2025 – March 6, 2025
We will be conducting an implementation training with ABLE Charter Schools to equip their team with the tools to effectively integrate our evidence-based interventions. This training will focus on maximizing the impact of our Lifeskills (LSL) platform to support student success and positive behavior change.
ABLE Charter 
OASSP/OMLEA Leadership & Learning Conference
Edmond, OK February 13, 2025 – February 14, 2025
Education Lifeskills is excited to attend the OASSP & OMLEA Combined Leadership & Learning Conference this February! Stop by our booth to learn how our evidence-based programs support middle and high school educators in fostering student growth and success.
OASSP/OMLEA 
Utah Association of Secondary Principals | Conference
St. George, UT January 27, 2025 – January 29, 2025
We will be attending the Utah Association of Secondary Principals in 2025! It is one of the main educator conferences in the state of Utah where we can connect with principals and educators from across the state!
UASSP 
Loudoun County Public Schools
ELS Program Implementation Training December 4, 2024 – December 4, 2024
Members of the Education Lifeskills team are on hand to provide several implementation training sessions for select Loudoun County Public Schools. Initially, 4 high schools and 4 Jr. high schools will implement the Education Lifeskills Program. The implementation training will equip each participating school with the Lifeskills Link program and topic-specific CBT Lifeskills courses to address and drive cognitive-behavioral intervention for students who are subject to school discipline. The implementation training will also reinforce LCPS’s current restorative practices framework.
LCPS 
Fairfield Junior HS
Kaysville, UT October 30, 2024 – October 30, 2024
Fairfield Jr. High School is part of Davis School District and is located in Kaysville, UT. Several junior high schools and high schools in Davis School District have already adopted the Education Lifeskills program to implement restorative practices and work towards better outcomes for students receiving discipline. Fairfield Jr. High School will utilize the Brief Intervention Courses to quickly and consistently address negative student behavior.
Fairfield Jr. HS 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.
Re-Thinking In School Suspension
Cognitive-Behavioral Lifeskills Resources to move schools from a punitive discipline approach to a restorative one
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.
