Creating Education as a Successful Business

Aired Monday, 7 September 2015, 4:00 PM ET

Join Simone Milasas, author of Joy of Business & International speaker, as she speaks with Anne Maxwelll, LCSW, Diva Diaz, Sylvia Puentes, Christine DiDomenico and Adelle King about the Access Possibilities School that is launching online September 8th. And this school is not just for kids!

Business is always changing (if you allow it and follow the energy) and that’s what was just created at Access Possibilities School. The school is now offering classes for adults desiring to learn a new language or brush up on language skills in addition to their curriculum for K-8! How does it get any better than that?!

How do you start a school that is different from anything that has existed before? Meet Diva Diaz, Anne Maxwell, LCSW, RPT-S, Sylvia Puentes, Christine DiDomenico and Adelle King as they talk with Simone Milasas about their adventure and journey in developing Access Possibilities School. Have you ever wondered where the schools are that inspire, excite and encourage kids (and adults) to step beyond what even they thought was possible? Places where teachers ignite a sense of wonder and stimulate questions and encourage students to play? Welcome to Access Possibilities School where education is done different. (http://www.accesspossibilitiesschool.com)

About Guests Anne Maxwell, Diva Diaz, Sylvia Puentes, Adelle King, and Christine DiDomenico

Anne Maxwell, LCSW, RPT-S, is a child and play and family therapist, and an Access Consciousness™facilitator. Known as the “Play Lady” by many of the children with whom she works, and as the “Kid Whisperer” by some of her colleagues, she facilitates Access Consciousness™ workshops worldwide.

Anne was trained traditionally as a therapist, with specialties in child and play and family therapies. She has over 20 years of experience working with kids of all ages and with all kinds of adults and families. She has been trained by some of the very best in her fields, and, has worked in a variety of settings.

Knowing that there was more to children than her trainings led her to believe, she discovered Access Consciousness™, which gave her the tools and processes to use to enhance what she had learned. In 2010, she founded the Child and Family Play Therapy Center, which is dedicated to empowering kids and parents to know what they know and to create the kind of change in their lives they would like to have.

To find out more, please visit: http://www.childfamilyplaytherapy.com, http://www.annemaxwell.accessconsciousness.com

Access Consciousness® facilitator and international speaker, Diva Diaz began her working career in business and economic media (Forbes, The Economist, Le Monde, The Washington Post, and more) and later business intelligence.

For many years she travelled the world working and meeting with Heads of State, Ministers in Government and Blue Chip CEOs in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. However, despite what looked like success on the outside, there was always a sense of stress, failure, not being good enough and exhaustion that she could not seem to shake. She noticed this in her peers and work environment too and could not understand why a large number of the people with whom she met and worked, who had what seemed like the ideal life, were also for the most part unhappy.

This fuelled her search for a way to have as full a life as possible, one that included happiness, ease, creativity, business, money and anything else that was joyful and contributive both to her and the world.

When she came across Access Consciousness® she instantly recognised that what it offers is what she had been looking for: pragmatic tools that work, empower you to know, and create the change that is truly possible in the world. Learn more about Diva at: http://www.divadiaz.com/

Rediscovering the joy of learning and living has been Sylvia Puentes’ target in the extensive work she does with people of all ages. She has over 20 years’ experience in education and is a sought after bilingual international speaker, author, coach and trainer.

Sylvia is also an entrepreneur and innovator developing and implementing programs such as an Academic & Parent Coaching Program, which has assisted youth, parents and teachers through alternative methods to inspire, empower and rediscover the joy of learning. In her program both parents and kids receive tools and techniques to strengthen their confidence and skills to succeed academically and socially. Recently she developed and implemented a unique Spanish and English Language Program for an International Wine Company, which has been featured on the national television program Epic Boss.

Certified to teach both preschool and elementary school, Adelle King has a soft spot for the younger kids. She taught for many years in New York, Connecticut and California, and has been an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator since 2013. “There is so much we can learn about how to be in the world from kids. As teachers, it’s our job to empower them and encourage them in their exploration.”

She has a gift for the “problem children.” Her schools routinely gave as many of them to her as they could. Parents were thrilled to see their kids thrive with her in her classroom, where before they had struggled, and in some cases, had even been suspended! What was the difference between Adelle and the other teachers in those schools? She didn’t judge the kids and she was willing to see where the things that they were being judged for were actually gifts.

Adelle has completed specialized trainings on kids with autism, and, she has extensive experience with project approach to both curriculum and assessments.

An educator for 32 years, Christine DiDomenico has empowered students of all abilities in personal health, wellness, leadership, social skills, and academic skills. Christine is known for her keen ability to ask questions to empower her students to become aware of what they know and their unique talents and abilities in and out of the classroom. Differences are celebrated and students begin to come out of the wrongness of themselves. She’s a wonderful listener with a kind, gentle manner, who uses laser focus to be aware of what each child requires.

Christine is currently an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator and Body Process Facilitator. She also was the Director/Teacher of the Access for Knowledge Learning Center in NY, which serviced students grades K-12, including students with classifications such as ADD/ADHD, autism, OCD, LD, and ED. Christine facilitates workshops for children and adults, giving people the tools to create change in their lives.