(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) With every first day of school comes an opportunity to change the direction of a student’s educational pathway. From the youth’s perspective, it serves as a fresh start to maintain good grades, get involved and […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Back-to-school can be both an exciting and a nerve-wracking time. Meeting new teachers, getting to know expectations and starting a new routine can cause a lot of anxiety. But there is a much bigger problem. […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Far too often when working with youth, we hear the words “I can’t.” We’ve all been there – that feeling that giving up would be easier than pushing through a challenge is all too familiar. […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Literally a part of every aspect of our everyday lives, STEM is a critical component of education. Many school curriculums now stress the importance of helping children not only learn […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and president of LEAP Foundation DC, has completed 115 marathons to date. The benefits to him are obvious, pertaining to health, but there are amazing opportunities to extend the mission of […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Did you ever wonder why it seems so easy to develop unhealthy habits and so difficult to establish healthy ones? Part of it may be due to a lack of willpower, but a great deal […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) Although there are several historical theories behind the reason school-aged children get a nearly three-month break from school during the summer months – one involving the need for more farm-hands and another the need for […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) We have such an incredible advantage as Americans to explore all of the incredible things that make us unique as individuals. Our great country is filled with opportunities and at LEAP Foundation DC, we encourage […]

Grief. We’ve all experienced it in some way. It can hit us particularly hard after the loss of a loved one, but any sort of loss can cause us to go through this natural response, whether physically, spiritually or behaviorally. It is important to recognize the symptoms of grief before they manifest into things like […]

(Dr. Clayton Lawrence, founder and CEO, shares his thoughts in a weekly column focused on community wellness and inspiring others.) #Goals. You have likely seen it all over social media, attached to celebratory posts of graduating seniors, over sandy toes relaxing on the beach and used when longing for something currently unattainable. While it’s true […]