Facilitators / Contact
Lisa Dixon–Wells
lisa@daretocare.ca | (403) 620–5156
Lisa Dixon–Wells has been working in school systems across Western Canada since 1990.
After completing her M.Ed in Educational Psychology (1997), Lisa’s focus has been on
Comprehensive Guidance and Bully Prevention. As the creator of the Dare to Care program,
her work has focused on early prevention and intervention in elementary and junior high
schools. Through professional development, parent information nights, and classroom facilitation
(including assemblies, student forums, and role playing), Lisa has helped over 200 schools create
and maintain safe and caring school environments.
As well as her expertise in the area of bullying, discipline and community building, Lisa has assisted schools in the development of clear and concise school discipline policies. Lisa is also a facilitator for Brain Gym, a program of physical activities that enhances learning ability.
Dwayne Peace
dwayne@daretocare.ca | (403) 835–3273
Dwayne Peace is a retired 25–year member of the Calgary Police Service where he spent the
last seven years of his career as a School Resource Officer (SRO). Dwayne has a special
talent for working with youth, and a passion for helping to make a difference in their lives.
Requests for his dynamic presentations have come from schools, parent groups, community organizations, corporations, and universities. Dwayne is the co–founder of the Alberta Association of School Resource Officers (AASRO) established in 1998.
Dwayne’s Life Skills - Life Synergy for Youth program cause his audience to think about the power of their words and actions. Much of his work has been in a proactive role with students, assisting in making smart choices in their lives through the use of his many presentations.
Kim Edwards
kim@daretocare.ca | (403) 606–3038
Kim Edwards (B.Ed.) has been teaching in both public and private school systems in Alberta since 1990. Having a degree in Special Education, she is constantly striving to teach children self–advocacy skills and stronger communication and social skills. Working with students of all abilities, she is accustomed to individually tailoring programming and dealing with peer social issues, such as bullying, within the larger school population. Kim has helped over 100 schools in and around Alberta clearly understand bullying and the proactive role we can all take to address this issue. Kim appreciates the connected roles of student, parents and staff and through Student days, Parent Information Nights and Professional Development with Staff, Kim has helped school communities create a more positive, safe & respectful learning environment.
Kim is trained in a number of alternative programs, notably, Auditory Discrimination in Depth (A.D.D.) which is a kinaesthetic approach to reading, spelling and writing, and Chisanbop, also a kinaesthetic strategy for math skills. She fills leadership roles in several Community groups.