The Self-Esteem Academy is featured on the Toronto Star
Kids' confidence built on skills
Now, The Self Esteem Academy after-school program plans to take its students on a Peace Tour
Toronto Star Sep 22, 2007
Heather Greenwood Davis
Special to the Star
Just days before Chiara Smith was supposed to perform in a school talent competition, the gaggle of girls who were to dance with her threw in the towel.
Instead of giving up, the 9-year-old developed a new routine – one she could perform by herself.
"I learned that you can do anything if you really try and set your mind to it," Chiara says.
Her resiliency, her dad Larry says, has been shaped and nurtured by her three-year involvement with The Self Esteem Academy, a non-profit group of volunteers who are hoping to instill a stronger sense of self-worth in young people in the Eglinton and Oakwood Aves. community.
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Now, The Self Esteem Academy after-school program plans to take its students on a Peace Tour
Toronto Star Sep 22, 2007
Heather Greenwood Davis
Special to the Star
Just days before Chiara Smith was supposed to perform in a school talent competition, the gaggle of girls who were to dance with her threw in the towel.
Instead of giving up, the 9-year-old developed a new routine – one she could perform by herself.
"I learned that you can do anything if you really try and set your mind to it," Chiara says.
Her resiliency, her dad Larry says, has been shaped and nurtured by her three-year involvement with The Self Esteem Academy, a non-profit group of volunteers who are hoping to instill a stronger sense of self-worth in young people in the Eglinton and Oakwood Aves. community.
Click here for the rest of the article
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/257959