What is Stay SMART?
Strategies for Mindful Academic Readiness Training
Stay SMART is a program which consists of a series of virtual sessions that combine 3 components to help build skills for resilience and confidence: Learning Strategies/Competencies Skills; Mindfulness Strategies; and Strategies for Belonging and Inclusion. These three components have been identified as Canadian colleges best practices and the Canadian Labour Market analysis which helped us identify the top 20 most sought-after skills across hundreds of thousands of job postings across industries. Many of these in demand skills have been incorporated into this innovative program.
Sessions will take place virtually in the evenings and are facilitated by subject matter experts from CNA. By enrolling in this program, students must complete all modules and associated work to be eligible to receive a digital badge in Leadership, which will be represented on their transcript.
Stay SMART is only available to currently enrolled students of College of the North Atlantic.
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Questions/Inquiries? Please contact: smart@cna.nl.ca
Schedule of Modules
Heads up!
All sessions are delivered through Microsoft Teams and only available to currently enrolled students of College of the North Atlantic.
Registration deadline is October 13, 2026.
Session 1
Topics: Time Management, Planning & Organization; Wellbeing; and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Date/Time: October 14, 2026 5:30pm – 7:30pm NDT (5:00pm-7:00pm ADT)
Session 2
Topics: Goal Setting, Note & Test Taking; Gratitude and Positivity; and Academic Integrity
Date/Time: October 28, 2026 5:30pm – 7:00pm NDT (5:00pm-6:30pm ADT)
Session 3
Topics: Teamwork & Collaboration; Boundaries; and Respect, Safety and Consent
Date/Time: November 05, 2026 5:30pm – 7:00pm NST (5:00pm-6:30pm AST)
Session 4
Topics: Money Management & Budgeting; Resilience; and Social Connection
Date/Time: November 18, 2026 5:30pm – 7:00pm NST (5:00pm-6:30pm AST)
Session 5
Topics: Interpersonal Communication; Self-compassion and Self-advocacy; and Volunteerism
Date/Time: December 02, 2026 5:30pm – 7:00pm NST (5:00pm-6:30pm AST)
Questions/Inquiries? Please contact: smart@cna.nl.ca
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