Have you ever experienced being in the “puzzle zone?” When you start a jigsaw puzzle and get totally sucked into it that you lose all track of time? Like you look up and are shocked that an hour or two have slipped by? My kids go in and out of spurts putting together puzzles. Last…
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Shaping the next generation of young leaders by helping middle school students to discover their potential and live into their dreams.
Finding Productivity in a Pandemic
Kat Davis has been part of the Loveworks family for three years, connecting with students and dreaming big with us. As an intern, she heads our social media and helps with creatively communicating with our Loveworks Family. We’re excited to have her voice and heart shared in this blog from her. Ever since the shelter-in-place…
Young Dreamers take Action in a Pandemic
While you guys were busy arguing about the glass of water, I drank it! Sincerely, The Opportunist At Home leadership is how Loveworks continues to reach students right where they are, at home. (see what we did there?) Over the last 4 weeks our team has developed 5 unique digital leadership opportunities for students. All…
Is It A Year Of Wonder?
The title of this blog was not meant to be clickbait. I’m sure many of you are thinking that 2020 may go down as a year that we would just rather soon forget. I find this quite interesting considering that many of us were very optimistic heading into the new year 2020. At Loveworks, we…
Never Waste a Crisis
Did you know studies show that children ask close to 300 questions per day? We have three kiddos under the age of 10 so I am going to round up and guess that I have heard “dad, can you…. Or “dad, what is….” about 1,000 times a day this week since we are sheltered in…
Want to LINK up with Loveworks?
We may be under a shelter-in-place but our leadership can be alive and thriving during this season. Last week when the walls felt like they were closing in, our staff and partners scrambled together and a beautiful plan was born: Loveworks At-Home Leadership digital programming. With the help of NextThought and various community partners and…
Lessons from the Pitch
The Pitch presentations are complete. The finalists have been selected. Students, breathing more easily, are standing proud of what they’ve accomplished. The volunteer Pitch leaders are delighted by what the students accomplished over the past five weeks… So what was the purpose of the Pitch? To select a studio to redesign? Well, yes, but not…
Make it Happen, Doers
If you’ve been around Loveworks long enough, chances are you’ve heard one of the staff members say, “make it happen” usually followed by one of us heading off with a clipboard in hand or directing our attention back to our laptop to crank out the next project. Whatever it is, that phrase means we’re determined…
Are You Unsure or Stuck with Your BIG Dream?
It would be one of the biggest compliments to overhear two people talking about me and one would say that I am “a big dreamer”. You see, those who hold the space inside to dream become champions to help others realize their big dream. When you walk into the Loveworks Center, one of the things…
Dreamers and Doers
While society has labeled this upcoming generation as lazy, distracted, and out of touch, we don’t see that at Loveworks. We see this generation as an opportunity for growth, change, and hope. We see them as a generation of dreamers, but also doers. We believe in helping students discover their potential and live into their…
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