THE SCOTT PROJECT Making the World a Better Place If you read any of my report cards from when I was a boy, you will read, “Scott loves helping in class.” This is because I’ve always had an innate passion for helping others. This desire is partly from my personality and a need to feel…
Dezra and Irene I always knew I was adopted. My mother told me every three years, so it was always something I knew. I remember looking out the front window of our Kingston, Ontario house, hearing my mother say, “You know you were adopted, Scott?” I replied, “Yes, I do, so what’s for dinner? Being…
It is hard to believe that Kids 4 Kids is celebrating its 30th anniversary this summer. We have had over 40,000 children through our Kids 4 Kids Leadership school programs, summer camps and school presentations. We have had members who have become teachers, police officers, firefighters and have served in the military. We even had a…
It was March 2020 when my world shut down. Everything I do involves schools—my presentations, after-school and lunch-hour programs, everything. I was on my way to Barbados to perform at a school, then to Calgary and Edmonton and in June, Scotland. I starting to think I was getting too busy, then nothing! I may have…
SUMMER CAMP IS A BEACON OF LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL for all the children who have been stuck on their screens and indoors during the “2020 pause.” Camp is an event that children look forward to each summer. It is a time to make new friends, explore the great outdoors, build resiliency,…
Summer camp is an environment where children can develop their confidence, sense of independence and improve their self esteem. It is important to set your children up for success. This can be done by doing the following prior to camp. 1. Allow your children to pack their own bag. If parents pack their children’s bag the…
ENTITLEMENT DEFINITION: You feel the world owes you. You feel your “stuff or status” makes you a superior person You believe that everything will be easy and be given to you. When situations i.e. competitions, relationship, jobs, goals become difficult you quite. You do not believe in hard work. You don’t take responsibility for your…
“Sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never harm you,” is a phrase that has been passed on from generation to generation. Children are led to believe that words don’t hurt, but in reality, they do. The effects of words can have a profound effect on a person’s life. This phrase was…
COURAGE “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid. But he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela To be yourself requires courage. To pursue dreams, see life as having limitless opportunities and to pursue leadership requires…
Some people believe it is their job to run to their child’s rescue when their child fails or makes a poor choice. Our society fills itself with excuses for bad behaviour and a lack of accountability. REASONS VERSUS EXCUSES A “reason” is an explanation for why something is the way it is, with everyone involved taking…
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