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So much of our lives have been disrupted. For the fortunate ones of us that have our job and can be at home, we have new challenges of balancing work, kids, life all in close quarters – all while having fear of staying healthy and for loved ones.

Over the past few weeks at Next Jump, we have created a Community Online Academy – a full day of free courses for kids and adults that is now taking place every Thursday.

by Greg Kunkel

Learn More About Why Next Jump Is Running COA

COA Community Growing across 30+ countries

what our attendees are saying?

It helps to unwind and refocus on our health, be it physical or mental, and that is extremely important. I am a caregiver for my aging mother and I move directly from my computer work to caring for the home and family. These courses remind me that I can take a breath in between and remember who I am...give a little self love.

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

These self improvement courses are very timely considering our current health crisis and the resultant quarantines, business reconfigurations to telecommuting, and social distancing in general. They not only train, but they provide a structured learning schedule, optimism as they point toward returning to work, and they engage our minds away from the crisis.

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

I'm so very grateful to my employer for offering this type of support to its employees. After the two sessions, I walked away with a renewed sense of hope and was encouraged to extend grace and understanding to my peers and colleagues. Thank you

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

I honestly thought this was one of the best things to come of COVID. a community of individuals learning from very talented professionals and for those professionals to share is a great example of the world we live in. I was so impressed by the organization and dedication from the whole team, especially the organizers

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

Looking forward to next week and hopefully they'll continue after lockdown. Really brought the world together seeing kids and adults taking part in the same activities from all different continents. Thanks.

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

This was absolutely amazing for parents who are working. I could set the kids up on another device next to me so I could be aware of what was going on, but I didn't have to stop working during the class at all because the instructors were so engaged and well prepared. Thirty minutes is a great amount of time and breaking up the kids activities through the day gave them and me something to look forward to. This was a fantastic experience! Thank you!

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

In these uncertain times, these classes not only were a lovely way to lighten up our day but also to get us moving. The girls work out was superb too. My 8 year old was so pumped. She kept asking when the next class was. I have already signed up for next week and literally forced two other colleagues to sign up as well. Thank you for making an impact.

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

Thank you for this opportunity. It means more than you know! I had a very sad little boy who hasn't left the house in 6 weeks, and it started on his 6th birthday (March 12), who was on top of the world after taking the classes yesterday. His smile and excitement brought a tear to my eyes.

Anonymous

PerksatWork Member

I attended three COA sessions today and saw several of my colleagues attending some of the sessions. I received personal notes from them and they commented on the high level content/discourse in their sessions as well as several messages of thanks for connecting them with COA. The COA platform and content is professional development that we normally cannot access because of funding.

Anonymous

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Highlighted guest speakers

Chris Miller

3-Star General (ret), US Air Force

Community Online Academy

COA Community Growing across 30+ countries

what our attendees are saying?

Highlighted guest speakers

Leading Through Adversity

Leadership Lessons from a Former Aircraft Carrier Captain

Mentoring (and Being Mentored)

27 Years in 27 Minutes: Learning in Leading

Attitude Reflects Leaderships

Getting to Yes

The Culture Code

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention

The COVID Crisis And Human Development

Failosophy: Learning To Fail Well So You Can Succeed

Community online academy Team

Charlie Kim

Meghan Messenger

Tom Fuller

Greg Kunkel

Nayan Busa

Xuelan Zhang

Laura Robertson

Graham Laming

James Hughes

Henry Wu

Miranda Lin

Rosey Burchell

Christian Lemieux

Keith Orlando

Shardul Dabholkar

Vaishali Kshatriya

Steve Grealish

Kathy Moran

Gowrishankar L.

Becky Gooch

Awais Shah

Khoa Ho

Lei Guan

Aaron Liu

Richie Sajan