Author Archives: Richard Picart

Spotlight: Christie Chuakay

Christie Chuakay is a Corporate Account Lead for a Learning Innovations company B Wyze. Learn more about Christie’s kids now experience. In August 2009, I traveled to Vietnam to volunteer at orphanages working with kids with disabilities. When I returned … Continue reading

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National Post | Power of positive thinking

The following article was published in the National Post on Thursday, January 19, 2012. —- In our ever-connected digital world children today find themselves under more social pressure than ever before, while at the same time they are faced with … Continue reading

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National Post | Preparing for ‘the softer side of things’

The following article was published in the National Post on Thursday, January 19, 2012. —- A participant in the inaugural kids.now mentoring session in 1999, Carey Escoffery traces much of his academic and career success to kids.now.   “One of … Continue reading

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