Sandy Austin
B.I.O.N.I.C. School Tragedy Teams
Almost every week we hear of school tragedies in the news, and it rips our hearts out to hear of those suicides, school shootings, or other tragedies. When young people hear of those tragedies, they want to reach out to those schools/communities to let them know they care. B.I.O.N.I.C. Teams send posters (about 30-feet long) […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. Loss Teams
The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team consists of several individual Teams to help students going through challenging times. If students aren’t acknowledged or reached out to during these times, we have found that they can feel isolated or may not have meaningful ways of dealing with the stress of these times. When students or staff lose a loved […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. Hospitalization Teams
In this series of all the B.I.O.N.I.C. Team outreaches, the Hospitalization Team gets some of the highest words of praise! For example, “You’re the only ones from school who came to visit me!” The hospital raises mixed emotions for B.I.O.N.I.C. students too. It is powerful to see B.I.O.N.I.C. students grow to feel comfortable visiting peers […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. Extended Illness Teams
The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team reaches out to students facing challenging times. In this post, the individual Team we are highlighting is the Extended Illness Team – helping sick students. One of the most stressful things about missing school for being sick is making up the work. Learning the missed material and completing the homework before you […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. New Student Teams
What is B.I.O.N.I.C.? The B.I.O.N.I.C. Team (Believe It Or Not I Care) consists of several individual Teams to help students going through tough times. If students aren’t acknowledged or reached out to during these times, they may feel isolated or stressed. The first Team we want to tell you about is the New Student Team. […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. Is Taking Off!
B.I.O.N.I.C. – Believe It Or Not I Care – is taking off! We are excited to begin rolling out some of the different aspects of B.I.O.N.I.C. so you can see the different ways we encourage, empower, and equip people to say “Believe It Or Not I Care” with their lives. We will start with explaining […]
Continue reading9/9 – I Care Day
What would the world look like in one day if every person reached out to make a difference in the life of one person every hour? B.I.O.N.I.C. wants to know! On our “9/9 – I Care Day” on September 9, 2019 we want to encourage every one to reach out to 9 people – one […]
Continue readingOur Hearts are With Columbine!
Our hearts are with the Columbine community today – 4-20-2019 – on their 20th anniversary!!! Having counseled in the Columbine community over 100 hours during the week following the tragedy in 1999 at the areas’ schools and churches, I saw many other sides of the Columbine community I that had grown to love in 1982 […]
Continue readingWe Know You Care – Help Save a Life!
Please read this! It can save a life!!! We are so disheartened to hear of the suicides of the Parkland students, a Newtown father, and now the suicides of two students in Colorado!!! If you or a friend/loved one are thinking about suicide, please call 1-800-suicide (1-800-784-2433) nationally or +1-844-493-8255 in Colorado. If it’s a […]
Continue readingB.I.O.N.I.C. Team Conferences are Coming!
Are you interested in exploring starting a B.I.O.N.I.C. Team at your school? Want to see how you can prevent students from falling through the cracks when they are struggling with being new, sick, bullied, or after the loss of a loved one? Come to a one-day B.I.O.N.I.C. Team Conference in Colorado this May to see […]
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