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About Rose and Lion Leadership for Children
Rose and Lion Leadership builds confidence and helps kids see their strengths, so they can be who they are, while still feeling like they belong.
Once you rise, you say “I rose.” Rose and Lion Leaders is about encouraging children to rise and roar. A lion roars to protect its pride – not just to make noise. Our children need to be able to roar to protect the things they care about.
We believe children who develop essential life skills are stronger emotionally, healthier and more balanced. The qualities we prioritize in Rose and Lion Leadership programs are social and emotional skills proven to help a child build a future:
- courage
- compassion
- curiosity
- self-empowerment
- inclusiveness
- forgiveness and
- perseverance.
Practice makes better! Whether the child is mentored 1:1 or in one of our leadership programs, we reinforce learning with repetition and adaptation. This builds confidence and competence.
We create a safe environment in which the child can make decisions and feel empowered. By transitioning from story to reality, children safely develops real-world experience, which supports the child’s skill development and builds self-esteem.
A child may not view themself as capable under “normal circumstances” but can see themself as capable in an imaginary world. This practice – even when it’s imaginary – turns into better skills because the child begins to believe in their potential. Then, we transfer this belief to the real world by providing a safe training ground.
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Activities
We cultivate imagination through drawing, reading, creative writing and playacting. Creative activities make the story come alive.
Nature-based exploration builds self-confidence. We offer children opportunities to explore their own community and to connect with nature.
By crafting and conducting experiments, children learn about collaboration in a fun way. Plus, it’s a great way to learn perseverance!
Through storytelling, children can safely face a challenging situation, whether it’s standing up to a bully or using your voice to ask for what you want.
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why choose us
Our approach of moving from storytelling to practice is engaging and fun for children. Erika has taken her decades of leadership experience from the "real" world, her teaching experience, parenting experience and love of nature to create a program tailored for children. She is a certified Forest Therapy Guide and is also certified in Wilderness First Aid.
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