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The School of Hope, led by Cathleen Beachboard, offers professional development courses and speaking engagements that help schools foster resilience, psychological hope, and academic achievement.

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Cathleen Beachboard is a teacher, writer, researcher, speaker, and mental health advocate.

She is the author of The School of Hope: The Journey from Trauma and Anxiety to Achievement, Happiness, and Resilience, 10 Keys to Student Empowerment and her work has been featured by TED-Ed, EdWeek, Edutopia, Norton k-12 Talk, and numerous educational podcasts.

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