Tag archives: life skills

The Key to Success
By Richard Mineards   |   May 16, 2023

John Daly’s Key Class graduated some of the smartest and most talented eighth graders in town at the MOXI Children’s Museum. The ceremony had no parents, just chaperones and teachers. Keynote speaker was Daisy Fuentes of UCSB, who shared her inspiring journey as a first-generation college student. The graduation was funded by the Audacious Foundation, […]

The Key Class
By Steven A. Blum   |   July 19, 2022

John Daly was in his mid-60s and had already enjoyed a highly successful career as an international event producer who advised his Fortune 100 corporate clients on proper protocols at the Olympics and World Cup and other such events around the world. But his awareness that the overwhelming need for more civility and social skills […]

Learning Life Skills from The Key Class
By Stella Haffner   |   February 22, 2022

“My parents don’t work in an office, and they never went through interviews. So they wouldn’t be able to teach me this type of stuff,” says Fatima Lopez. A first generation American and the first in her family to attend college, Fatima reminds me that details such as how to conduct yourself at an interview […]

With a Little Bit of Help, Building ‘Solid Foundations’ in the Community
By Zach Rosen   |   August 12, 2021

Owning a business or being self-employed requires a great deal of self-motivation and discipline. Fitness and martial arts demand similar traits, and it was the lessons learned through his own fitness regimen that led Gilbert Regalado II to establish the new nonprofit Solid Foundations, a series of classes that teach young kids life skills and […]