Hollenbeck Middle School, 1st Street Elementary School, Pio Pico Span School,Viewpoint Point School, Bunche Elementary, US Dream Academy, ICEF Charter Schools, the Country School, KIPP Los Angeles (Partial List).
IMPLEMENTATION:
For elementary and middle schools, Daniel made presentations and conducted workshops, as well as workshops for parents and teacher professional development training sessions.
RESULTS:
Elementary students were engaged and excited by the Find A Tree concept oftaking immediate action on their dreams.
CONCLUSION:
Children have dreams, but we discourage them by telling them they must wait—to first finish elementary, middle, and high school, then college and graduate school—and then, after nearly 20 years, they can live their dreams. Find A Tree shows children how to take age-appropriate action today. This focus on action now engages, motivates, and produces immediate academic results.
After hearing that high school students often do not take action on their dreams, one 5th-grade student asked Daniel, “Mister, have they given up on their dreams?” Students lose interest in school when adults tell them to wait. Find A Tree provides a new approach by directing them to take immediate action—even for students as young as first grade.
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Find A Tree opens the doors to a whole new world that children can not only dream about, but make it a reality. This step-by-step approach gives every child the opportunity to succeed and follow their dream!
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─Stella Contreras | Parent Facilitator | Los Angeles
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Find A Tree has changed the way I teach... It emphasizes the importance of doing something now to make your dream a reality. My students are realizing you can start now. It is never too soon.
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─Irene Germaine | Teacher | Bell, California
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The Find A Tree concept is itself incredibly powerful. It is something that will forever be with our students.
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─Amber Young | Teacher | Compton, California
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Daniel Armstrong gave the teachers a plan to get started on creative ways to communicate, educate, and inspire our students...When we show [students] they have value and treat them with dignity they will begin to change on their own. We might even be surprised at how much they have to offer. Then we can begin to help them become who and what they want to be. This is the Find A Tree Principle of how to connect students’ learning to their dreams.
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─Rita Barrett | Teacher | North Hollywood, California
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I received priceless information at Daniel Armstrong’s ‘Find A Tree’ workshop. I learned that once you find out where your child’s interests are, you must provide the resources that will allow your child to focus on his or her passions. This will give your child a healthy self-esteem. As a result, your child will have a natural high on life.
