Hollister School District is finding ways to better prepare their students for the future. “REALL stands for ‘Reality Enhancement and Life Lessons,’” said Tonya Nash, high school counselor. “It’s designed for high school or middle school aged students to challenge them to think critically about decision-making...
Congratulations to these new REALL Facilitators (pictured in the group below) from Ozark Opportunities, Inc. and OACAC. Their two day training included a hands-on, interactive REALL Simulation at Nixa High School and information shared in a classroom setting. We wish them all great things as they bring the REALL...
Congratulations to the newest facilitators for the Reality Enrichment And Life Lessons (REALL) project! They completed a two-day training on 5/3/18, preparing them to bring REALL to their communities. Did you know? A high school dropout will earn $1 million less than a college graduate over...
The Ozarks Area Community Action Corp. has two programs that help students understand real-life situations and to help them explore several careers. REALL Several students in the Dallas County R-1 School District were exposed to a glimpse of the future at two OACAC-sponsored events during February. The entire...
Congratulations to the 19 people from Jefferson Franklin Community Action Corporation, East Missouri Action Agency, Community Action Agency of St. Louis County - CAASTLC, South Central Missouri Community Action Agency, and OACAC Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation, who completed #REALL Facilitators training today. Their two-day training prepares them to facilitate the REALL...
"Emily, a freshman at Hollister High School, files into the gymnasium with 49 of her fellow freshmen. She sits in a chair labeled “Isaacs” and looks around the gym, which has been set up with tables along the perimeter labeled with signs, “Home Sweet Home,” “REALL Fast Money,” “Social Services,”...