Programs

Social Skills and Character Building Program

Promoting healthy self-awareness and self-management produces "safe" people with the ability to achieve excellence in their lives and impact the lives of others around them positively. Raising staff and student's self-awareness along with training in self-management skills is a proven way to raise social awareness.

Emotional Intelligence training is the ground work for positive changes with your home, school or work environments. Social skills and character building programs enable individual and group success. When your ready to advance from tolerance to compassion call Achieving Excellence,LLC.

Kids Safety Programs

Safety Solutions
Parents be sure to tell your PTA groups, Schools, Day-Cares and Pediatrician Office about these Child Friendly Workshops!

Parenting Consultant and Child Advocate, Cherylann Oliver will co-facilitate these programs with Raeanne Criscio.

Raeanne has a Bachelor's of Science in Public Health with a specialization in Health Promotion from Southern Connecticut State University. She has worked as Program Assistant for Connecticut SAFE KIDS at Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Raeanne also worked as an intern for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Hartford creating and implementing programs on a variety of safety topics for children.

School Bus Safety Classes

 Invite Betty the Bus to show the children how to properly ride the bus. Learning will take place through the use of songs, stories, crossword puzzles, and word searches. The children will be able to enhance their current knowledge of school bus safety by creating and performing in their own skit. This program is excellent for preschooler through the elementary years.

Bicycle/Helmet Safety

Bobby and Brenda Bicycles would love to ride into your children's class to sing songs and play safety games. Your children will enjoy learning though their sense of touch, smell, and sight. This ride is full of twists and turns but it is always safe.

Home Safety

Making every room safe. Harriet the Home Inspector will help children and adults learn how to have a safe home.

Fire Safety

 Invite Fred the firefighter to visit the children and learn about every piece of firefighting equipment, the different types of firefighters, fire hazards, as well as the types of clothing firefighters wear to keep them safe. We will incorporate your facilities' fire escape plan while introducing a home fire escape plan to the children.

911 Safety

In this workshop the children will be able to practice how to properly call 911 through the use of a telephone simulator. We will also discuss what emergency services 911 is for, and the most important information they need to know. Tommy the Telephone will enhance safety tips and be a part of interactive games that will help the children remember the importance of calling 911.

Nutrition
Dudley the Food Dude will help children and parents glide through the food guide pyramid. The food guide pyramid for both children and adults will be discussed. Food safety will also be covered through the use of handouts and interactive activities designed for all ages. The proper time to introduce new foods to children will also be discussed as well as sanitary concerns. Family time will be taken to a whole new level after parents and children get involved with this program. Each participant will be given an interactive, age appropriate recipe book that can be used with children at all learning levels. Included with this recipe book is a cooking safety guideline sheet that will allow each recipe to be made safely.