This past June, the Overcoming Obstacles Team had the pleasure of attending the lecture “Straight Talk SC: Education for Life – ‘Reframing Higher Education for a Changing Society” hosted at Furman University and part of The Riley Center’s Summer 2016 Series. The lecture highlighted the need for interdependency between the secondary...
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All students need to be given a life skills education. Most people would agree with that. How to communicate effectively, make good decisions, solve problems, and more are essentials skills everyone needs in order to succeed in life. The question often is, however, where is the best place to teach...
Read MoreIn April of 2016 , Overcoming Obstacles celebrated its annual life skills day in Charleston, SC and New York City. During each event, a panel of experts discussed the importance of teaching students self respect and respect for others. Here are highlights from each discussion. New York City Charleston, SC
Read MoreThis past April, Overcoming Obstacles hosted Life Skills Day events in New York City, NY and Charleston, SC. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! To view highlights from the evening, click on the albums below to be brought to our Facebook page. Life Skills Day...
Read MoreOvercoming Obstacles is thrilled to announce that Liberty Hill Academy of North Charleston in South Carolina has been selected as the winner of the 2016 Life Skills Day Contest! For their entry, they will be awarded our grand prize of $1,000 for their school. The theme of this year’s contest...
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