CERD
Executive Director Adresses Major International Conference: Dr.
Joel Brown, executive director of The Center for Educational
Research and Development (CERD), offered a keynote speech
at an international conference in Germany entitled “Risk
and Chance: New Ways of Addiction Prevention,” held
earlier this year. The conference and workshops are part
of a larger, five-year interdisciplinary project at Heidelberg
University, sponsored by the German Research Council, the
Mentor Foundation, and the United Nations Committee for
Children. Her Majesty, Queen Silvia of Sweden, honorary
chairperson of the Mentor Foundation, opened the proceedings.here.
CERD
Publishes Major New Article, "Why At Risk
is At Risk": In one of America's leading
Education magazines, CERD recently published new
findings challenging
current classroom theory with an alternative focus on
strength-builiding, or resilience education. To read
the article, please
click here.
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CERD Receives New Stern Memorial
Trust Award: Due to its unique research and development
efforts--for the tenth year in a row--CERD has received a
major community research/practice grant to continue our nationally
recognized development services for young people in many highly-challenged
communities. Thanks to the Stern Foundation for continuing
to recognize and support CERD's unique developmental approach!
CERD Receives another Grant from
Choice Hotels International Foundation: CERD has
received an additional grant to continue our youth-based programs.
Thank you Choice Hotels! To learn
more, please click here.
CERD Development Project Supports
Leader and Youth Development: Please
join Choice Hotels and other philanthropic organizations in
helping CERD continue to serve highly-challenged communities.
The $10,000 we are currently raising will support direct training
efforts to leaders working with hundreds of young people so
they can begin shifting their practices from a punitive and
deficit-based approach to a resilience-based program with
a development focus. To join in this important tax-deductible
development opportunity, please click here.
National Resilience Workshop--a Smashing Success:
CERD's recent National Resilience Workshop Co-Sponsored by
The San Francisco Department of Public Health prompted one
participant to comment: "All the presenters were wonderful...I
know my students will benefit from these ideas." To see
additional comments and learn more, please click here.
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