Good News! Your Brain Listens To Your Lungs!
When someone thinks you are stressed and tells you to take a breath…..what if you could do it in a way that resulted in an actual reset? You can! Training… Read more »
Author Archives: Elena Falcone
TASC to replace the GED exam in New York State – What you need to know
A new high school equivalency exam – the TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) – will replace the GED in New York State. The TASC will be similar to the GED… Read more »
Want to make aspirations a reality? Dialog, Listen, Act.
Just back from a 3-day training with The Harwood Institute’s Public Innovation Lab. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/be-a-public-innovator/ Key take-aways: A community dialog on shared aspirations creates new possibilities, particularly a way to… Read more »
Celebrating the 2013 Teen Learning Ambassadors
On November 2, we gathered at the Yonkers Public Library to honor 21 very special kids who participated in the 2013 Teen Learning Ambassadors Program. It was hard not to… Read more »
Six Things To Know About Individual Health Insurance In New York
1. PLANS, RATES AND MORE. Health insurance plans sold in the NY State Health Insurance Marketplace are known as Qualified Health Plans (QHPs). Initial information on plans, rates, and updated… Read more »
How to Gift Wrap your Holiday Gift
Gift-wrapping always triggers a tension between my arts & craftsy skills, and vivid memories of once small kids tearing through carefully wrapped presents like rabid wolverines. Slowing them down became… Read more »
Gifts for the Foodie with a Library Card!
The best decision I ever made was to marry a man who loves to cook. Not surprisingly, I’d say the second best decision may have been to take up running. Aside… Read more »
WLS Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is upon us, and that means presents! Some people have the easiest time coming up with great gifts for family and friends. While other people need some… Read more »
How did you spend your Saturday?
This was supposed to be a picture with everyone facing the camera giving a thumbs-up to all those who are doing GED study with us. Instead you got a classic “OMG –… Read more »
The Unexpected Conversation
I had my morning coffee at an event hosted by WCA over at Tappan Hill. The main event was Joe Lhota, Chairman/CEO of MTA, who certainly left me with a new… Read more »