Understanding Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
If you walked into my cubical right now, it would be hard to recognize that one of my top strengths is appreciation of beauty and excellence. Messy desk aside, I also had a hard time […]
A New School Year: Preparing Students for the World Through Strengths
Guest Blogger: Aiesha White is a 5th and 6th grade teacher at Westwood School, a Communications and Community Engagement Consultant for Strong Cincinnati, and a life-long Madisonville resident with strong family roots and deep passion […]
Building Strong Teams: Welcoming Our Newest Addition
The last several years have been very exciting at Mayerson Academy! Our team has remained committed to our values as we find new ways to design and deliver extraordinary learning experiences that help individuals and organizations be […]
Outside of the box? There is no Box!
I am certain that one of the reasons why I love the character strengths work that I am involved in, (besides it just being downright awesome), is because curiosity is a signature strength of mine. […]
Dater Foundation Generously Supports Multisensory Reading Instruction
We are pleased to share that The Charles H. Dater Foundation has recently awarded Mayerson Academy a grant of $25,000 to support its Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading Program. Since 2010, the Dater Foundation has generously funded grants […]
One in 280,164 Schools
What does it take to be a top school when there are 280,164 schools? Our Mayerson Academy team is honored and delighted to work with Principal Zheng who knows exactly just what to do to […]
Using Strengths to Navigate Unfair Situations
The VIA website shares a pretty entertaining video illustrating fairness and this concept’s ability to be understood by animals, specifically monkeys. In the video, two monkeys must perform the same task (handing the researcher a […]
One for All and All for Fun
At Mayerson Academy, we have regular conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as we strive to grow in these areas. And, this month we are highlighting the character strength of fairness. As I ponder […]
Milkshakes, Neurons and Empathy: Things to Think About!
Imagine how inspiring it would be to gather with 1300 people across the world devoted to studying what enables individual and societies to thrive. That is exactly what happened in Montreal this weekend at the […]
Strength-Based Parenting
In Why Parents Need to Dial Back the Criticism, Belinda Luscombe writes about The Strength Switch, a new book by Australian psychologist Lea Waters. Waters suggests that parents make a small but significant step to […]