In this program based on the hot-selling book entitled, Simply Ridiculous, Millicent St. Claire uses a creative and humorous approach to confront difficult topics students entering college often face. 

This workshop looks at taking on new responsibilities, managing time, handling life’s stresses, honestly facing ridiculous behaviors, buckling down to college life, and making responsible decisions - all in a non-threatening manner. Students will learn to identify when they’re being immature and ridiculous and the behaviors that lead to academic achievement or failure.

Audience: Freshman and Student Orientation Programs
Program Format: From 1 hour up to 1/2 day Workshop

Let Go of old, worn out ways of doing things and get with the program! This is not just your run-of-the-mill study skills or rote memory program. Accelerated learning is the most advanced learning method in use today and is based on the way we all naturally learn. As a trained Accelerated Learning Specialist, Millicent St. Claire brings a whole new concept for effective studying to your students in this multi-faceted workshop.

Using tried and true accelerated learning methods, Millicent helps students unlock their potential for learning by actively involving the WHOLE STUDENT in the process. That means she incorporates physical activity, creativity, music, images, color, and other methods designed to get your students actively involved and taking responsibility for their own learning. This workshop introduces a variety of learning options that allows them to use all their senses and settle comfortably into their own preferred learning style.

Audience: High School and College Students
Program Format: From 1 hour up to 1/2 day Workshop

This workshop teaches participants the basics of mind mapping using a variety of interactive, hands-on exercises. Students will learn:
• Mind Mapping as a more powerful and brain friendly way of taking notes
• How to use Mind Maps to accelerate learning, increase comprehension and retention
• How to use Mind Maps on a variety of materials
• Mind Maps activates the “whole brain” for improved learning
• To be active, purposeful and questioning as life-long learners

Audience: High School and College Students
Program Format: From 1 hour up to 1/2 day Workshop

HeartMath Resilient Educator: Stress has a tremendously negative impact on our productivity, communication, relationships and outcomes in every area of life. This program offers straightforward, scientifically proven techniques to alter the body’s physical response to stress and teaches how to attain a peaceful, positive state. 

Participants will learn emotional self-management methods that cause changes in neural, hormonal and biochemical actions that dissipate stress and improve well-being. The benefits are remarkable including blood-pressure reduction, lower stress-hormone levels and greater immune system activity and anti-aging hormone levels.

Audience: Educators and Faculty
Program Format: From 1 hour up to full day training