Challenge Success Workshops

Challenge Success is a non-profit affiliated with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and works with public and independent schools and teachers throughout the country. OES has worked with Challenge Success on multiple occasions, most recently in Fall 2020 on a series of workshops related to student belonging and academic success.

As Challenge Success writes on its website, “we provide schools and families with proven strategies that promote well-being and engagement with learning in order to transform the student experience into one where all kids can create their own paths to success.”

Archived Workshops & Recordings

November 3, 2022: The Well-Balanced Student
October 6, 2022: The Well-Balanced Child

November 3, 2022: The Well-Balanced Student

Presenters: Jen Coté and Margaret Dunlap, Challenge Success

In a high-stakes, high-pressure culture, parent and school expectations may have unintentional but damaging effects on students. Increasing demands on students may lead to unhealthy stress, resulting in burnout, disengagement, or debilitating physical and mental health symptoms. This workshop examines the tension that parents, students, and teachers often experience over issues such as homework, grades, and the culture of competition, and offers tools for creating a healthier school climate.

October 6, 2022: The Well-Balanced Child

Presenters: Jen Coté and Margaret Dunlap, Challenge Success

Today’s high-pressure culture can interfere with healthy child development. It’s important that we establish practices in our families when our children are still young that buffer against these pressures and enable our children to flourish. Join us as we discuss research-based strategies for raising healthy children.