BrainWise Mentoring Program is Key to Student Success

In a Denver high school comprised entirely of high-risk teens, attendance and graduation rates are rising and the students are being commended for responsible decision making skills. So what is going on? Five years ago, Colorado High School Charter (CHSC)...

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Dr. Barry at Netherlands Teenage Brain Conference

When Dr. Hans Bogt, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Utrecht, the Netherlands, read a chapter by BrainWise founder and director Dr. Patricia Gorman Barry published in the book, Adolescent Psychology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention Science,...

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R U BrainWise 2 Day?

Texting is getting a bum rap lately, especially when it leads to distraction on the road. However, texting can also be a powerful tool for providing support and ongoing encouragement to at-risk students such as the participants in the BrainWise...

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Dr. Barry Gives Texas Nurses Prescription for Helping Teens Manage Emotions

BrainWise founder and director Dr. Patricia Gorman Barry received a Texas-sized welcome for her presentation: How to Be BrainWise: Teaching Teens to Make Good Decisions, at the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) 2011 conference, held August 15 and 16...

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Being BrainWise Pays Off for CHSC Students

[caption id="attachment_416" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dell Brooks and Geoff Noble with the Be BrainWise with Money Winner![/caption] The BrainWise Program is proud to recognize thirteen outstanding Colorado High School Charter (CHSC) students who have demonstrated exceptional critical thinking skills during the...

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