LPLC Quarterly eNewsletter (Spring 2024) | |
Counseling Corner: Creating Inclusive Environments | |
Individuals, especially children, thrive more within an inclusive environment as it helps to highlight diverse ages, interests, preferences, abilities and learning styles. It can promote learning, development, engagement, ensure a sense of belonging, and foster positive social relationships. An inclusive environment requires core values and expectations that accept an individual as they are which includes people-first language that emphasizes the individual, not the label. All individuals regardless of family background, race and ethnicity, gender, and cognitive and physical ability deserve to feel they belong.
How an individual is treated has a dramatic impact on how they view themselves and the world around them. When someone is excluded, it can diminish their feelings of self-worth and confidence and have a negative impact on their social-emotional skills and the relationships they form with others. Safety and inclusivity also promote positive feelings toward school and help to teach important life skills, including empathy and compassion for others.
It is important to foster a mindset that supports divergent views with judgement-free listening and observing while identifying our own biases and assumptions. By focusing on how cultures and families influence interactions, communication, social and cognitive development, and service delivery we can broaden our perspective and, in turn, create a more welcoming environment for young learners.
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We are Truly Better Together:
Sending Gratitude to the LPLC Community!
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Sending gratitude to the LPLC community for your support of our annual spring event!
This past May, you helped us raise over $170,000 for children and educators overcoming learning obstacles alongside an additional $150,000 for The Wendy Pesky Endowed Chair of Clinical Psychology. Thank you!
Please take a moment to watch what your impact is making possible below.
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LPLC Establishes The Wendy Pesky Endowed Chair of Clinical Psychology
The Wendy Pesky Endowed Chair of Clinical Psychology was recently established to honor the legacy of LPLC's late co-founder, Wendy Pesky. This esteemed position reinforces the critical role that psychology plays in creating pathways to learning, particularly for those who experience obstacles and addresses the ongoing need for expertise in this field in the state of Idaho.
You can learn more about the Wendy Pesky Endowed Chair of Clinical Psychology by reading a recent feature in Idaho Education News or visiting LPLC's website here.
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Alumni Spotlight: Share Your Highlights or Updates |
We Love Hearing From our Alumni and Alumni Families!
Click the button below or email advancement@lplearningcenter.org to submit quotes, stories, updates, and pictures. We look forward to hearing about the adventures you have embarked on and challenges you have tackled since your time at LPLC!
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Leaving a Legacy for LPLC
If you are interested in learning more about supporting LPLC with a planned gift, you can do so here or sign up to receive our bi-annual planned giving newsletter here. Your gift today empowers tomorrow's children!
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Lee Pesky Learning Center works together with individuals, families, schools, and communities to understand and overcome obstacles to learning. | | | | | |