IdealMe | Enrichment Workshop for Youth

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

IdealMe is an evidence-based program that gives individuals the skills they need to discover their self-worth, confidence, and an awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. The IdealMe program gives young people the skills and confidence they need to distinguish themselves from their peers, and discover their full potential. IdealMe can help teens develop an understanding of their profile of strengths and weaknesses. It also helps to increase their emotional and social competencies with peers, teachers, and family.

IdealMe is covered by workplace benefits.*

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS WORKSHOP?

IdealMe is designed for young people (8-21 years old) and can be tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals or group of people (e.g. students, artists, filmmakers, musicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more). IdealMe is also offered to parents and educators who want to support youth in the process of developing leadership skills that will help them get recognized for their talents, strengths, and leadership qualities.

OBJECTIVES

This workshop focuses on the following key areas that are critical for continued success:

• Self-Awareness: Understanding of your strengths and limitations and consistent desire for self-improvement.
• Social-Awareness: Capacity to interact with others in a way that shows respect for their ideas and behaviours, recognizing your impact on them, and using cooperation and tolerance in social situations.
• Interpersonal Skill Development: Effectively adapt your behaviours and attitudes to be able to connect with people of different styles and cultures.
• Communication Skills: Communicate with diplomacy and tact.
• Creative Thinking: Develop effective learning and problem-solving skills.
• Cognitive Competencies: Attention and working-memory skills training (additional fee).

This interactive workshop will help you to see yourself as others see you. You will participate in various activities such as role-playing, discussions, brainstorming, mindfulness, games and self-improvement through creative expressions.

• We will evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in order to help you understand how to develop a positive attitude in important aspects of your life.
• We will help you to enhance your existing strengths and maximize your qualities and abilities to achieve everlasting success.
• You will learn assertiveness techniques that will help you react to unexpected and stressful situations.
• You will practice recognizing and regulating your feelings, solve problems in a constructive way and improve your self-advocacy skills.
• You will increase effectiveness of acquiring new knowledge and information from all sources of communication, such as electronic media, books, inter- and intrapersonal experiences.
• You will develop perceptual data-mining, by proper and effective filtering of the relevant content from the abundance of information.
• You will enhance and maintain your skills by the use of innovative technologies such as AI and VR.

BENEFITS

During the program you will learn how to:

• Recognize and use your strengths to overcome weaknesses.
• Improve your relationships through better communication.
• Maximize your ability to effectively learn and apply your knowledge in any situation.
• Recognize and isolate obstacles that inhibit you from achieving your full potential.
• Develop a positive thinking style.
• Maximize your efficiency without compromising your happiness and contentment.
• Be more likable and respected.
• Appear to be more confident.
• Cope with criticism and negative emotions in a diplomatic and tactful way.
  Instantly feel better.

LOCATION

IdealMe can be facilitated onsite at your facility, or at our location:
220 Burnhamthorpe Road West , Mississauga, ON, L5B 4N4

FEE: FREE OF CHARGE OR MAKE A DONATION

For the price of lunch, you can contribute to our campaign. If you choose to become a monthly donor, you are helping ensure the important work will continue from the IdealMe Enrichment Foundation. Please donate. Anything counts. Thank You!

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FACILITATORS

Dr. Ewa J. Antczak, C.Psych., IdealMe Founder

Founder of the IdealMe Program. School psychologist with many years of experience. She is an author of several research papers, books and articles that are related to leadership and attitude change. She has presented at many conferences, professional development sessions, workshops and training for youth, their parents and other professionals. Dr. Ewa J. Antczak is a member of the Section on Psychology in Education (SecPe). She is a member of the Learning Disability Intensive Support Programing Committee, Learning Disability Programming Recommendations Committee, and as well as on the Alternative Curriculum and Assistive Technology Committees at TCDSB. Dr. Antczak developed and implements the IdealMe program for youth and she was nominated for the Mary Neville Award for her contributions to child and youth mental health in the areas of prevention and early intervention.

Urszula Urac M. Ed., OCT, IdealMe Educational Outreach Coordinator

Teacher with a Master’s of Education Degree from the University of Toronto. She has fifteen years of experience working with students as a teacher, coach, mentor, and has organized many extra-curricular events at the school and Board level. Urszula considers herself a lifelong learner and knows the importance of education for the betterment of the individual, group and community at large. She wants to continue her message with IdealMe, from an educator’s perspective, for youth to feel empowered, focusing on themselves rather than others, and ultimately being their best-self through a balance of selflessness and perseverance.