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Last fall students from our school attended a convention in Albany. Along the way they had a great time producing this video, which was then edited back here at school and shared with community. Each showing produced the resounding laughter that it intended. As the creators made clear when they posted their video on you tube, this piece is a comedy. It captures the playful spirit they enjoyed throughout their journey.

A recent re-framing of this piece by some critics has been somewhat, but not entirely, surprising. None the less, we will continue to encourage this type of playful interaction between our staff and students. The road to healthy mindedness is hard enough. Taking away any latitude for the spirit of humor that emerged in this piece would indeed be a sad state of affairs.

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Lon Woodbury has posted an interesting piece titled “Best Practices vs. Innovation” As Woodbury observes:

In my view, small owner-operated independent private programs are the laboratory of innovation.  Not hampered by a multitude of state or corporation imposed guidelines, the operator is free to draw upon professional knowledge and mix this with his/her own creativity and experience.  The results will speak for themselves whether the operator is on to something or not.  As a result, some of these “experiments” will become the “Best Practices” of the future.

Woodbury’s full perspective on our industry can be read in his successful publication Woodbury Reports.

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Annual Auction Opens Monday!

September 5, 2009

The Annual Online Auction to benefit the Family Foundation, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization committed to the needs of at-risk youth who would benefit from a therapeutic environment to achieve educational goals, will run from Sept. 7th to the 18th.  Visit the auction site and make a bid on a handcrafted wood sculpture or a [...]

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Walking the Walk

July 27, 2009

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One of the challenges we face as a leadership team is to resist the ever present option of seeking easy answers to complex problems.  This is especially true in instances where we run up against criticism or outright defamation.
The open-mindedness that a program of recovery espouses makes it important to sift [...]

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Ripples

July 21, 2009

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Some more interesting content has emerged across the Stepping Stone Partner Blogs:
Mike Argiros reported on a fire in Hancock New York.
In the Living Skills category at the Family Foundation School blog, a post on brain science and healthy mindedness.
An engaging story about learning to work with a dog at Eagle Valley Dogs.
…and on [...]

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Study links teen drinking and behavioral problems

July 19, 2009

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Shrink Wrap blog shares an interesting post concerning a study that links teen drinking to behavioral problems.
“Forty-three per cent of students who reported behavioral or other problems also reported having been drunk more than 10 times in their lives, while only 27 per cent of students who reported few or no [...]

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First lust, learning that lasts a lifetime

April 17, 2009

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Sexual addiction, compulsive sexuality, cyber-sex addiction are all out of the closet now.  At our school, we have been using the 12-steps for more than 20 years to help students with this problem.  Not caring if the issue is best classified as an “addiction” or as another aspect of obsessive compulsive [...]

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Ripples (2/10/09)

February 10, 2009

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Here’s some fresh content to explore from across the Stepping Stone Partner blogs.

Alex discusses how business can find access to talent in the down economy: Employers may want to start looking now.
Mike reflects on gratitude with I am not alone.
Sid asks the interesting questions Who do you write for? Who [...]

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Framing the Inauguration for Our Students…

January 22, 2009

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We’re told that as teachers you have to connect; you need to start where the students are at.  This came home to me yesterday after the inauguration. My 16 year old students weren’t nearly as taken with events as I was.  Curious, I asked them why?
One student said, “Why do they [...]

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