Today’s class focused on anticipating the opportunities and responsibilities of this Thursday’s FUTURE FORUM # 4 and developing a strategy and the tactics to address each. This year’s FORUM will welcome 25 corporate futurists from companies and institutions like DataRobot, Working Planet, Bank of America, Barclays Investment Bank, HarborOne Bank, Brown University, Telebuddy, Alex & […]
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Today’s class focused on Paid Summer Internship opportunities. Edwin Silverio, a senior manager overseeing Pharmacy Returns at $200 (billion) CVS Health, Ted Mower, a senior consultant at CVS Health focusing on workforce initiatives (training and talent development), and Yael Torres, Hope Life Skills and Hope High School graduate and present member of the CVS Health […]
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5 Hope Life Skills students represented Hope High at this year’s problem-solving ‘Hack the Power’ Global Hackathon at the Rocky Hill Country Day School last Friday evening and all day Saturday. Hope High’s Ambar Tavaras, Omayra Corporan, Lydia Watkins, Hector Guererro, and Jose Quintanilla were active collaborators at the Hackathon. Other schools participating in the […]
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Today’s class was a lesson on the importance and value of asking questions. Unlike most classes, our students were not told anything about the job of our guest when today’s class host, Omayra Corporan, introduced him to her classmates to start the class. ” I can only tell you our guest’s name is Francisco […]
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Today’s Hope Life Skills class was a visit to LaSalle Academy for a presentation and networking opportunity. Mr Cronin began the day by presenting his perspective on the power of ‘Personal Brand’ and its impact on building personal networks of successful, reputable people for lifetime success to a class of Hope High AND LaSalle […]
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2 guests visited our Life Skills class today, Juanita Sanchez High School Junior, Weam Mousa, and Entrepreneur, Founder of Career Devs University, and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Nelson Center at Brown University, Arnell Milhouse. Welcoming Arnell back to the Life Skills class and, for Weam, her first visit to Hope High School was Katelyn […]
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Today’s guest was Sara Jackson, Providence College sophomore, Hope High graduate, and Hope Life Skills grad. Today’s Life Skills host was Jarlene Carona. Today’s conversation was focused on Sara’s transition from Hope High to Providence College, from her high school expectations of college to the reality of college’s challenges and the importance of TIME MANAGEMENT.
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Today’s Class was a continuation of the Hope Life Skills class conversations about what it takes to be successful in life. Today’s topics were creating a great personal brand, using your brand to build a great network of successful, reputable people, time management, pushing out of your comfort zone, and three key concepts: Today’s guest […]
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Today’s question to our class – how many students are thinking about the FUTURE, NOW? Today’s answer – everyone should be, NOW. This class of Hope High juniors should be thinking about the next big step to help them have the kind of future they’re hoping for. A good job. Maybe a good college with […]
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Today’s guest was Arnell Milhouse, Inventor, Creator, Founder and CEO of CareerDevs University, and the Entrepreneur in Residence at Brown University’s Nelson Center. Today’s Hope Life Skills host was Innocet Byiringiro.
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Today’s class focused three topics – #1. transparency. This year’s students welcomed 6 students from last year’s class to ask them what they liked about last school year’s Life Skills class and what they didn’t like about last year’s class. #2. Mr Cronin’s shared his vision of a Future students will encounter in 2024, what […]
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“The Goals of the Hope Life Skills program are – #1. build student self-esteem; confidence. #2. introduce the concept of “personal brand“, in other words, the way others think about and/or perceive us, AND understand how a person’s brand EITHER creates opportunities for success for life OR eliminates opportunities for success for life. #3. Have […]
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