LifeLabs 10?

Worried that you will be leaving high school without the knowledge and strategies you to need to make a great life? Wondering how you are going to win at life by playing the rules? Which is the most effective form of contraception? How do you really get a job? What are you going to do with your life? What are taxes? Why do I need to graduate high school? The answers to most of these questions will become apparent to you after your weekly pod with Chris D. In LifeLabs 10, you will learn about the world of work, figure out your plan for the next few years and engage with questions about what the future of work looks like, in a world that is constantly changing.

Life Labs approach to Planning 10 will give you the insider information necessary to live an exciting, meaningful and ultimately easier life. Learn to cut your cell-phone bill in half, reduce the stress of post-secondary, and have long deep relationships with people you care about! Life Labs 10 will cover everything from finances to relationships; the job market to university planning; and how to extract this important information from the life experiences you’ve already had. Beyond the fundamental credits of Planning 10 and PE 10, your weekly LifeLab will be your space where you and your peers learn organizational skills and discover your learning style at BrainBoost.

Your Teacher – Jessy Giammarino

Jessy co-founded BrainBoost with her brother, Matt, back in 2006. Since then she’s worked all over BrainBoost- as a teacher, case manager, administrator, operations- and currently works as the Executive Director. Jessy is a passionate educator, with a commitment to student-centered, holistic education. She specializes in how stress and anxiety impact a student’s engagement with learning, especially when learning disabilities or autism has also been diagnosed. Jessy loves designing learning plans for students that take into account their genuine motivations, strengths and challenges. Jessy also loves coaching the educators at BB, helping them reflect, strategize and teach to each unique individual. Jessy believes strongly in the power of organization and mindfulness and brings that approach to coordinating operations, programming and staff development at BrainBoost. When Jessy isn’t working, you can find her practicing yoga and meditation, reading, cooking, and walking by the ocean or in the woods.