With the start of a new month, there couldn’t be a better time to discuss the power of gratitude. Research has shown that showing gratitude has many individual benefits including better physical health, improved life satisfaction/happiness, less materialism, better sleep, less stress, improved self-esteem and better overall mental health 1,2.
Read More“This is too hard! … I’m never going to get this! ... I give up!”
Have you ever heard your child make these types of statements? If so (and you’re not alone here) your child may benefit from learning about having a growth mindset. With school starting back up, especially in the midst of a pandemic, we thought that highlighting a growth mindset may be the most beneficial way to kick off this year’s blogs!
Read MoreHello everyone! It’s Melissa Lyon here again. This month I had planned to write a blog about resources for accessibility, but due to the extraordinary situation that has been forced upon us, I thought I would switch gears and write a blog about resources related to the coronavirus and being quarantined at home.
Read MoreAh March ... spring-break, St. Patrick’s Day … and International Happiness Day. Yes, there is a day to celebrate happiness on March 20 - and it’s not just a day full of unicorns and rainbows! There is some real research behind happiness. In fact, happiness can be taught. The Action for Happiness organization outlines these 10 teachable components of happiness:
Read MoreWe liked our ‘In the Spotlight’ post so much we thoughts we’d make it a series featuring different members of the Kleos community. From parents to teachers to service providers, you’ll get to know a little bit more about our amazing community member’s stories! And we couldn’t be more excited to kick off our very first non-staff interview with long time Kleos parent, Jen Webster!
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Read MoreAn Introduction
Hello! My name is Melissa Lyon and I have just started working with Kleos as a curriculum developer and a monthly blog writer. I am super excited to be partnering with Kleos because I have been working hard for many years to try to get a job like this.
Read MoreHappy October from the crew at Kleos HQ. We can’t believe September is over! There is always so much going on in September that we simply refer to it as ‘start up’. And whether you’re a new Kleos team member or a new Kleos student or parent, the reality is that no matter how much we try to prepare you for your first start up, you will never truly understand what it will be like until you’re in it. And a whole lotta you are in it right now.
Read MoreWow! What a September we are having at Kleos HQ. We’re onboarding the most new students ever. It’s a record breaking start-up for us. New students mean a lot of extra work for the Kleos team and a lot of extra work for families getting sorted out in this new way of doing school. And it’s definitely worth it! We get really excited to show families and students what’s possible.
Read MoreWe all have a story to tell about our lives and experiences. Long before I was school director at Kleos Open Learning, my story included that I was a parent. A parent with a kiddo who wasn’t thriving. A parent who felt like the battles - with my son, with the school, with teachers, and even with extended family at times - just never ended.
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