Performance Coaching for
Youth
Never underestimate the potential of young people to take the stage and blow away an audience.
Authentic youth voice happens when young people discover who they are, what they care about, and how to communicate it with skill and confidence.
For young people, learning clear communication develops a sense of confidence and competence – essential ingredients for success in all aspects of life. Public speaking, interviews for jobs and post-secondary education, and classroom presentations – these challenges present an opportunity to develop Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence and to acquire skills that have a profound impact on their future.
Maria appreciates the potential in every young person, and she knows how to inspire them to be their best. Performance Coaching for Youth can occur one-on-one, or in small groups.
Example:
“The Ambassadors”
An innovative Grade 8 teacher in an inner city school in Maryland arranged for his science students to visit a local cancer clinic to interview people who were undergoing treatment. And practitioners who were engaging patients in Art as a healing process. The teacher thought it would be an extraordinary experience for students to move beyond the textbook definitions of cancer - into the real world. But how would he prepare his students to do the interviews? That’s where Maria LeRose came in. She spent three days working with the students – honing their skills in research, videography, and on-camera interviewing. Then, they went to the Cancer Clinic. For students, the experience was transformational. They captured their journey on videotape and, appropriately, called themselves “The Ambassadors”.
