Here is What You'll Learn
It takes at least 3 weeks, and oftentimes much longer, to create a new habit. Learn how to optimize the Habit Loop, setting cues and rewards for each desired habit in order to make it stick.
How to Establish a Home “Systems Check-In”When your child returns to school in the fall, it will be important to remember that their school habits have likely been disrupted for about 5 months (as opposed to the usual 2-3). We will be sharing how to create an at-home Systems Check-In that you and your child can use to build habits around using a planner, organizing space, previewing material and upcoming days, setting goals, and many more.
Returning to school in the fall will likely bring about many emotions in your child. It will be key to build their self-regulation, along with their resilience and flexibility, to ensure a smooth transition - we will explain how.
Pick Your BattlesWhen responding to your child’s behavior, especially as it relates to school, it is important to pick your battles. This holds true when working to build certain skills in your child; taking on too much at once rarely leads to success. Learn more!
About Shahzad Bhatti & Dr. J. Aisha Simon
Shahzad Bhatti and Dr. J. Aisha Simon founded Axiom Learning in 2009 (right in the middle of the last financial crisis and with three young kids of their own) with the mission to leave the world better than they found it. As they looked into the different ways to improve the world, they kept seeing the same dynamics: if we are going to be able to solve the world’s biggest problems of tomorrow, we need to rethink how we approach education today. For their bold leadership, dedication, and innovative approach, Shahzad and Aisha won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2018.
Before founding Axiom, Shahzad was an investment professional, consultant, and entrepreneur where he worked on over $40 billion worth of deals. He has also taught at Harvard Law School and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Shahzad holds degrees from some of the world's most prestigious institutions including a JD from Harvard Law School, an MPA from Harvard’s JFK School of Government, and a Bachelor's in Political Science, Economics, and Biochemistry from Columbia University.
Before founding Axiom, Aisha received her Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University with a strong focus on humanitarian relief. As a physician, Aisha co-founded Doctors Worldwide, a medical relief organization which still has operations in over 13 countries. Aisha also has a long and diverse career in education: having taught chemistry at the base of Mount Kenya, health education in the middle schools of Washington DC, health care reconstruction in Sarajevo, entrepreneurship in Cambridge, algebra in Kuala Lumpur, and salsa dancing in Richmond.
Together, Aisha and Shahzad have appeared multiple times in the New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes, Inc and the Economist, among many others.