Thank you for registering for Ellen Galinsky Mind in the Making event hosted by Early Childhood-Community Schools Linkage and Multnomah LAUNCH projects.

Ellen will highlight The Seven Essential Skills Every Child Needs that is necessary for children to acquire a lifetime of learning.  Ellen has identified skills from childhood development research and neuroscience that help children thrive both now and in the future - that's why they are called life skills. 

What makes young children stay motivated and engaged in learning, to see themselves as ongoing, life-learners?

All the life skills involve the part of our brain that weaves together our social, emotional and intellectual capacities in prusuit of our goals.  Ellen believes that we will not be able to effectively address the achievement gap in the country unless we help all children gain these life skills.  Among her finding are:

• Any child can learn these skills at any age -- it is never too late;
• Any adult can teach these skills; and
• Promoting these skills doesn't call for expensive toys or equipment or lots of time -- they involve doing fun, everyday things in new ways

Mind in the Making offers a new approach to understanding how our children learn.  We invite you to join us on an inspirational journey as we uncover the scientific breakthroughs that promote life skills that help our children thrive.

After registration you will receive confimation with more information about the event.

For sponsor information, view the following links:

Mind in the Making: http://mindinthemaking.org/learn_more/

Linkage: http://web.multco.us/sun/about-linkage

LAUNCH: http://projectlaunch.promoteprevent.org/about-us/samhsa