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This month we’re focusing on “respect” as our July Life Skill. Three-time All American Pole Vaulter, Vera Schmitz, talks about respect and what that has meant in her own life. Vera began talking respecting others from her experiences as a member of a team. She stressed the importance of respecting the group’s energy. At a particularly difficult practice, those who …
ej4 Founder Paul Russell came to HALO headquarters on Tuesday, October 4th to talk about leadership, our life skill for the month of October. He spoke to staff about the three things that make a great leader: focus, know how, and motivation. Paul’s information inspired HALO staff to take leadership to the next level, while showing us that leadership is not just …
David Thornhill is the Founder and Creative Director of nuance, a marketing and advertising agency. We invited David to speak about our life skill of the month – Integrity. He describes Integrity as character, morality, and sincerity. David spoke about the importance of having “purpose” and that what we do at HALO truly matters. “We were put here to take …
On Saturday, June 25th HALO Center youth participated in a Silk Dying Workshop at the Kansas City Learning Center. This workshop was taught by long time volunteer and HALO supporter, Jill Harmon. We want to send her a big HALO thank you for teaching our youth a new skill set. The youth created scarves that were unique to them and were able to …
HALO’s guest speaker at the June all staff meeting is an excellent example of this month’s life skill, perseverance. Chandra Clark, Manager of Corporate and External Relations at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City and a proud HALO partner of the Kansas City Learning Center, shared the importance of perseverance for all, especially those in the nonprofit world. She inspired the HALO …
[slideshow_deploy id=’518911′] The HALO Learning Center youth are practicing our April Monthly life skill, Time-Management! In one of our weekly art and life skill workshops, youth ages 6-10 years old practiced managing their time with a multi-step art project using animal silhouettes. First, youth got to watercolor a background of their choice, keeping in mind that this would be the …
HALO Uganda explored April’s life skill of the month, time management, with a fun and collaborative art project! Youth from each of our HALO Homes gathered at the Learning Center to decorate a banner showcasing our #JustGettingStarted campaign. Everyone was given a specific amount of time to depict his or her goals on the banner in anyway they choose. When …
