2 November 2021
A Message From Our Executive Director - Nov 2021
“Répetez s'il-vous-plaît, ‘plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose’…” Mme F. started our high school French class with a favorite routine – verbal recitation of a well-recognized idiom from the culture we were all there to study. And on this day, we were reminded that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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27 October 2021
Ann Marie White, Ed.D., presents at IASR/AFSP International Summit
Executive Director Ann Marie White, Ed.D., presented on October 25, 2021, at the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR)/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) International Summit (October 24-27), a virtual conference on Suicide Research.
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25 October 2021
Get Ready to GROW Highlights - Nov 2021
Get Ready to GROW Highlights - Nov 2021
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21 October 2021
Staffing Updates
Children’s Institute is celebrating the following notable staffing updates...
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29 September 2021
"Play and Screen" event at the Rochester Public Library
Many thanks to Tonia Burton, Dr. Lisa Hiley, Jackie Robbins, all of the incredible Nazareth College students, and UR Intern Sari, for the successful “Play and Screen” event held on September 25, 2021 at the Rochester Public Library.
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29 September 2021
Fall Extravaganza
Congratulations to all the supporters of the fabulous Fall Extravaganza!
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8 September 2021
Celebrating a Leader, Mentor and Collaborator: Dr. Roger P. Weissberg
I learned this afternoon of the passing of Dr. Roger Weissberg, a towering figure in the field of social and emotional learning (SEL) and someone I considered a mentor and friend. I am so very sad – sadder than I fear I have any right to be given how many others knew him so much more personally than I did. But then again, that is a quality Roger had – the ability to make you feel so special and important in his life, even though he had hundreds of people like you in his orbit.
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2 September 2021
Youth Voice Matters
While going back to school in person might be nerve-racking and/or exciting it's important to know you're not alone. Going back to school in person after so much time and change is the perfect opportunity to begin what I like to call our “new normal.”
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2 September 2021
Build connection and relationship in small moments
A colleague recently shared this article about unconditional positive regard written by Alex Shevrin Venet. In it, she talks about the stance she takes with her students being “I care about you. You have value. You don’t have to do anything to prove it to me, and nothing’s going to change my mind.” That is a game changing-attitude.
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