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29 Days And Counting
Mother Daughter Executive & Life Coaching - April 18 & April 25
Why not Women's History month in April too? RIISE will continue to celebrate high achieving women by offering a powerful series in personal and professional development, with the brilliantly dynamic executive & life coach, Karen Elizaga, Founder& CEO, Foward Options. Karen will bring the most efficient tools customized for high acheiving mother's and daughters with:
>Real strategies to build self-esteem and project confidence
>Tools for effective communication
>Strategies for feeling great inside and out
>Creating your life's vision whether you're 16 or 46!
>Uncovering actionable goals
Seating is limited with this live workshop.
Calling all Alum of Color
Brearley's Fireside Chat with Carla Harris of Morgan Stanley
This event is being organized by The Miller Society and Collegiate School's JAMAA on Thursday, April 8, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Collegiate.
Carla Harris, a managing director at Morgan Stanley, is one of Wall Street's most respected women and the author of Expect to Win. She will share her strategies for long-term success and pearls of wisdom.Space is limited. RSVP to the Brearley Alumnae Office, alumnae@brearley.org
You don't want to miss out on the opportunity to hear Carla,she is a phenomenal speaker. This event will absolutely get you geared up for the power of executive & life coaching with RIISE's Mother Daughter series.
Is Your School Ready For A Lower School Support Group?
RIISE SpotLights Best Practices
SpotLight on Students of Color, bka,SOCS @ RCS. Call it a support, resource, or affinity group, it is powerful. SOC's is a successful lower school group for students of color, and it's absolutely making the grade.
FYI - RIISE is currently supporting administrators and parents with simple steps and best practices to build, develop, and sustain these important resource groups for indpendent schools and their families.
As presenters at the 2009 People of Color Conference, SOC's facilitators, teachers, and community development leaders, Demetra Caldwell and LaToya Allen share their powerful story with us, click here to watch.
Congratulations To All Newly Accepted Families!
So You Got In, Now What?
A new family to independent schools asked the question, "How do we manage our first year?" Great question, because families are not off the hook just yet. The hard work begins now and RIISE wants to help make it as rewarding as possible with a few tips. Family Voices Blog tackled this question and provided some candid tips to usher in this ivy educational experience.
Congratulations To The Graduating class of 2010!
Harvard, UPenn, Howard, Wesleyan, Brown, Princeton....
Many of our students of color have done it again, they have traded up for higher learning and have been accepted to many notable colleges and universities. Parents, if you are proud of a graduating senior let us know and we will add them to our 2010 RIISE Hall of Fame list posting in June!
Yet, Another Four Letter Word. What Administrators are Talking About
RACE & Education
Yep, this is a loaded word. A bumper sticker seen recently - eRACE, novel idea, yet highly unlikely. As our world gets smaller everyday, intolerance in educational settings continue to creep up. The concept of race is finally beginning to filter through the safe discussions of diversity. How close or how far you get to the word/concept is up to you. But, we thought you should know that both NAIS -PoCC and NYSAIS-Diversity Conference are challenging our long standing institutions to get uncomfortable and consider it's historical context as an indicator for present day practices. The great news is that we can all come through it creating racial and cultural exchanges that are more than just tolerant. If we consider the mission of many of our schools, they are in fact in alignment with anti-racist work and provide a tremendous frame work to create environments that are respectful and engaging, encouraging us to dig deep. Stay tuned, as RIISE provides safe space platforms for families to join our administrators in moving this dialogue forward.
RIISE News
NYCPSB Contributor & St. Benedict's
RIISE is also pleased to be part of the upcoming panel discussion at St. Benedict in Harlem, Demystifying Independent School Admissions. Of course, RIISE can't resist the opportunity to demystify well-balanced retention at independent schools too!
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