More details about the work we do...
Our vision at Life's Headwaters is to be instrumental in creating socially cohesive communities, working hand in hand with
students, teachers and families to foster relationships that are supportive, nurturing, and help all people become
productive, contributing members of society.
Our mission is to improve interpersonal communication, increase academic performance, and experientially teach
the value of being of service to others by providing educational coaching, peer to peer training, and leadership skills for
young people, teachers and school administrators
We accomplish our goals by deploying carefully selected, professionally certified life coaches in schools. Specific work
done by these coaches can include the following:
- Individual Student Life Coaching
A carefully selected and professionally certified life coach
provides 1-on-1 coaching support for a student in the schools where we have established such capabilities.
- Peer coach training
Small groups of students participate in learning fundamental life-coaching skills and are then tasked with
using these skills in support of other students. Students not only learn new ways to relate to others, the coaching attitude is leveraged
throughout the school community, often achieving significant school culture change.
- Community service project
Through student-designed community service projects, students not only help others in their community,
they learn firsthand the personal value of being of service. Life coaches help reinforce these lessons by reflecting with the students during
and after the service projects. Such projects often require funds for materials, transportation, and incentives for participants as well as
the life coach fees.
- Staff training
Exposing school staff to fundamental life-coaching skills can enhance educator relationships with students and each other.
The result often include greater student self-direction and responsibility as well
as reduced educator workload and stress.
- Parent Workshops
Training parents with fundamental life-coaching skills can greatly enhance relationships within the family, easing
the challenges as teens transition to greater self direction and more responsibility.
Get Involved!
- If you believe in investing in the growth of high school students, we could use your help. Learn more here.
- If you would like to see one or more of our programs in your school, learn more here.