{"id":8,"date":"2022-11-16T21:23:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-03-11T22:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T22:11:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t Leave a Child&#8217;s Future to Chance. <br \/>Help Your Kids Succeed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Help a young person you care about build confidence through an author-guided journey where they take time to think about their future and create a personal \u201cGPS&#8221;&#8230; Game Plan for a Success\u2122.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Three (3) 60-minute workshops with the author who gives you insight using:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Award-winning family activities that help you meaningfully connect with your kids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>A free take-action journal that inspires your kids to reach for their potential<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/shop\/\">Give The Ultimate Student Gift Today<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/The-Ultimate-Student-Gift-500-x-500-Build-Confidence-Develop-Girls-as-Leaders-product-images-32.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/The-Ultimate-Student-Gift-500-x-500-product-images8.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/The-Ultimate-Student-Gift-500-x-500-product-images10.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/The-Ultimate-Student-Gift-500-x-500-product-images9.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" 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Develop the whole child. Then watch your students grow with transferable skills for success in school, work, life, play.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Children and Grandchildren<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster \/ Adoptive Children<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Kindergarten Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Elementary Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Middle School Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">High School Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-college-student-gift\">College Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Tutors, Mentors and Mentees, Home Schooling<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Family Engagement and School-Family Partnerships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-leader-gift\/\">Student Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-leader-gift\/\">Student Athletes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">After-School Programs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Extended Learning Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Summer School<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Summer Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Take Your Child to Work Day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\">Empowering Transitions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/events\/\">Professional Development<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/intro-and-discovery-meeting\/\">Customized For You<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\/\">Give The Ultimate Student Gift Today<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We Are ALL Tired of Hearing About <br \/>Learning Loss and Low Test Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>All over the news we hear how our nation experienced declines in reading and math proficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Could student motivation help solve this? We think so.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">help kids move beyond finding themselves to making themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you arrived and would like to give back? Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/sponsor-students\/\">Sponsoring Student<\/a>s.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/sponsor-students\/\">Learn More<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span>Yes, Students Face Unprecedented Challenges\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span><strong>We all have seen and heard \u201cIDK\u201d.<\/strong> At times, students find it hard to share what is on their minds. 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Students of all ages get jazzed when the learn how to use both sides of their brain to communicate, think critically, creatively, and use problem solving strategies to overcome obstacles in school and their lives like Disney, Edison, and Einstein.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Give Inspiration&#8230; Get Inspired\u2122 with Ongoing Activities.<\/strong> Most of all, the proactive and preventative learner-centered enrichment give kids a voice where you gain insight how to link learning with 52 ongoing activities that help you connect with what really matters to the young people you care about.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Now instead of shrugged shoulders and IDK, we get a smile, and an excited &#8220;I Do Know&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/product\/the-ultimate-student-gift\/\">Give The Ultimate Student Gift Today<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Critically Think About Their Future<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Set Goals and Get More Excited to Learn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Are Happier and More Confident<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>A Game Plan for a Successful Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>As adults, we all know life goes quick! <em>When do we ever stop time and really think about our future?<\/em> Not enough, right? The Ultimate Student Gift helps the kids you care about do just that. Students will:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Identify interests, strengths, and critically think about their future<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Support mental health and express what is going on inside their world<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>See visible impact and feel empowered, usually <br \/> In Minutes&#8230; Not Months\u2122<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_8190-Help-Kids-Make-Positive-Change.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Close Opportunity and Achievement Gaps<\/h3>\n<p>\u2014 A Large Urban School District Secondary School Educator<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWhat they got out of it is a clear road map to their success and it came from inside of them. It made it easier for me to get them focused on what they want to do in the future, like getting in to college and doing positive things in their life. It made it easier to make them change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fran-Kennedy-Berlin-High-School-NEASC.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3>Give Students a Voice and Put Kids and Adults on the Same Page<\/h3>\n<p>\u2014 Fran Kennedy<br \/>Associate Director for Accreditation and School Improvement at New England Association of Schools and Colleges<br \/>2017 High School Principal of the Year<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cJim Cantoni gives students a voice in life. He helps students reflect on their passion, discover purpose, and find their path. At the same time, he helps \u2018synchronize generations\u2019 and put students and adults on the same page about plans for their future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>3 Easy Steps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Choose Your Gift Package<\/h3>\n<p>Step 1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Schedule Workshop<\/h3>\n<p>Step 2<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>(For calendar link, see your order confirmation email)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Realize Kids&#8217; Dreams<\/h3>\n<p>Step 3<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Choose Your Gift Package<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong><strong>Give Hope for a Brighter Future<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>You\u2019ll know what your kids are really thinking and they will feel pride in how they think and what they can accomplish!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image009.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image008.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image007.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image006.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image005.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AWESOME-Harper-Realizing-Dreams.jpg\" alt=\"I feel very Awesome! 4th grader going into 5th grade\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cJim Cantoni offers an innovative, motivational youth program. No other resorts are offering such a thing, and it would really be a great partnership to help provide motivation and encouragement for youth who are facing so many pressures these days. A program like what Jim offers can help kids make much better decisions and may actually save a kid\u2019s life. How great to be a part of that!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<footer>\n<p>                <cite>A happy mom on summer vacation with a prior disengaged, ADHD 7th grader going into 8th who then confidently ran for school leadership council<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Spark \u201caha\u201d moments that can last a lifetime<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Increase engagement and excitement around learning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Support mental health and well-being<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<p>Increase achievement and student success<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked <\/strong><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Who is The Ultimate Student Gift for?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>For any student who you want to have authentic conversations with and create that connection to help them discover why they want to reach for their potential<\/p>\n<p>Student leaders are particularly excited to learn strategies how to inspire, lead, and empower others.<\/p>\n<p>Student athletes learn how and why to perform on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers, School Counselors, Parents, Grandparents, Family Engagement Liasons, Athletic Coaches, Tutors, Mentees and Mentors open dialogue showing an interest in students and spark the meaningful conversations that creates bonds and inspire all ages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>How does The Ultimate Student Gift make a difference?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>With The Ultimate Student Gift, you can get to know students and create that connection that makes a difference for the students in your life. Allow kids\u2019 voices to be heard and you will let them know you care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>How do I schedule my workshop and what days are they on?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In your order confirmation email, you will receive a link to schedule your workshop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: You do need your workshop materials to participate, so please ensure you have received these.<\/p>\n<p>Workshops are currently scheduled on Tuesday&#8217;s, Wednesday&#8217;s, and Thursday&#8217;s, except on national holidays.<\/p>\n<p>You can choose which dates are best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Current available times through June 30, 2023 are:<\/p>\n<p>3:30 to 4:30 EST<\/p>\n<p>6:30 to 7:30 EST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> if you have questions or need other dates or times for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Your school district, classroom, after-school programs<\/li>\n<li>Homeschooling, Tutoring, Mentoring, etc<\/li>\n<li>Other groups in summer learning, extended learning times, summer camps, and family engagement events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>How and when do I receive my workshop materials?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>We ship your materials directly to you. We ship in 1 to 3 business days after your order to the shipping address in your order. Please allow 1 to 2 weeks (5 to 10 business days) to receive.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: You do need your workshop materials to participate, so please ensure you have received these when selecting your workshop dates.<\/p>\n<p>You will receive an email tracking notification to the email you entered in your order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Have questions or did not yet receive your materials?<a href=\"https:\/\/realizingdreams.us\/contact\/\"> Contact Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>If I miss a workshop, can I join another group?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. If you can, please emai us to let us know beforehand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>My child is struggling. Is The Ultimate Student Gift right for them?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>We have much success helping 90% or more of students including who are struggling to help them find themselves, lacking motivation to apply themselves, not confident to becoming confident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Team-Up-Dream-Up-with-Jim-Cantoni-Americas-Youth-Empowerment-Coach-Founder-Realizing-Dreams.jpeg\" alt=\"Team Up Dream Up with Jim Cantoni Americas Youth Empowerment Coach Founder Realizing Dreams\"><\/p>\n<h3>Who is Jim Cantoni?<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Jim Cantoni is not the weatherman, Jim Cantoni is the founder of Realizing Dreams, Inc., and creator of The Ultimate Student Gift. Jim became an author who followed his heart and unknowingly learned he was a practitioner who creates and applies what the evidence-based research has found\u00a0to help students bring out the best in themselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Extended Bio<\/p>\n<p>Jim Cantoni was totally surprised in 8th grade when he received the School Citizenship Award and not so much getting the Class Chatterbox in his Senior year of High School. In college he received The Mildred K. 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