{"id":48365,"date":"2015-01-21T00:04:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=48365"},"modified":"2015-01-20T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T01:07:19","slug":"giving-teenagers-solid-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/giving-teenagers-solid-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Teenagers A Solid Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Destiny Carrillo, program coordinator, TeamBuilding-Hawaii<\/em><\/p>\n

How do you build a responsible teenager with expectations of success for high school and beyond? Call TeenBuilding-Hawaii!<\/p>\n

Through nonprofit TeenBuilding-Hawaii, local author John Clark III has been building foundations of good teenagers for more than five years, helping students create a vision, set goals and contemplate life after high school.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n

TeenBuilding-Hawaii provides free educational seminars to teenagers, parents and teachers seeking a reprieve from standard classroom fare.<\/p>\n

“We provide engaging multimedia seminars for today’s teenagers,” says John.<\/p>\n

“Today’s teens are savvy and informed, but they still need and want guidance. They are smarter than I was at their age. I tell them, ‘I’m just a little further down the road in life.’ Our mission is to help them avoid a few potholes and accidents.”<\/p>\n

During dynamic seminars, John shares the true story of how his life changed from an academic all-star to a troubled youth.<\/p>\n

Students listen, laugh and gain insight into their future as John shares stories from his book Getting Out: Expert Advice for Today’s Teens<\/em>, which tells the gritty story of how a night out with friends contributed to his choice to drop out of school.<\/p>\n

John went on to earn a GED, bachelor’s degree and MBA.<\/p>\n

Recently, John has been working exclusively with 75 eighth-graders at Ilima Middle School in Ewa Beach. During the seminars, each student receives a free copy of the book, and a tailor-made five-year plan.<\/p>\n

“My ultimate goal is to create a network of mentors for teachers, parents and mentors to candidly discuss what I call the big three: education, economics and opportunity,” says John. “They’re equally important but can be quite elusive without each other.”<\/p>\n

Accordingly, John is planning parent-student mentoring seminars to be held at Kapolei Croc Center.<\/p>\n

For now, he is focused on students — and raising funds to maintain momentum. You can help by visiting TeenBuildingHawaii.org and providing a tax-deductible donation. All proceeds go toward the students’ materials. John does not take a salary.<\/p>\n

Questions can be directed to info@teenbuildingusa.org. You also can call 744-6782 to volunteer as a mentor.<\/p>\n

Hawaii charitable organizations may send requests for space in either Proof Positive or the free advertisement below to dchapman@midweek.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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