Executive Function Behavioral Categories Impulse Control The ability to stop and think before acting Emotional Control The ability to manage feelings by thinking about goals Planning/Prioritizing The ability to create steps to reach a goal and to make decisions about what to focus on Flexibility The ability to change strategies or revise plans when conditions…
Read MoreStudents and parents embark on a week-long Costa Rica adventure Arriving late in the day we pull into our cabinas in Nosara, Costa Rica. Our students are all exhausted from leaving Eureka 24 hours earlier but jazzed to get out to the beach and get into the ocean. Swimming and watching our first sunset in our…
Read MoreEvery August, nestled on the shore of the beautiful Flathead Lake, is our annual mother-daughter retreat. It is a time and space created with the intention of connection, fun, being together, making new memories, and healing relational space. As a witness to the process, I stand amazed at the amount of courage that was required to…
Read MoreAt Chrysalis School, we offer a Horticulture class to expose our students to the joys and benefits of gardening. We are fortunate enough to have a dedicated Horticulture Manager, Leslie! She manages the school gardens and teaches the class basic gardening skills. She places an emphasis on growing their own “Farm to Table” food. The class also covers…
Read MoreIn the main kitchen at Chrysalis, chef Bob Coffman serves a cue from the family farmhouse where he prepares meals for up to 60 students and staff. “My mom was a firm believer in everything from scratch,” he says a few minutes before the lunchtime crowd arrives, as he simultaneously crisps bacon, stirs two soups and assembles what must be at…
Read MoreAlong with the vibrant energy of renewal that spring has brought to the Chrysalis campus, the fast approaching summer entices us to charge ahead, utilizing the renewal of spring to go full force into an adventure packed summer. This fresh energetic time requires of us to meet some approaching endings: the spring school semester, and…
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