Dr Robyn conducting a mat chat

Chief Instructor Mr Andrew conducting a mat chat

At our academy, we strive to be much more than just a kick-and-punch school! We are always looking for ways to enhance your children’s learning experience here at Mid-Coast Martial Arts. You deserve a full curriculum that helps to develop your children socially and cognitively as well as physically. That is why we are proud to have Child and Adolescent Development Specialist, Robyn J. A. Silverman, PhD as a member of our staff. Dr. Robyn provides a multitude of resources to the families of our school for the betterment of our children.

Dr. Robyn, as many call her, has developed a comprehensive character development curriculum called POWerful Words specifically for martial arts students like ours! POWerful Words provides easy-to-follow lessons for children ages 4- 7 and 7 1/2 -13 years—lessons that give each student the strength to explore and the foundation to succeed. Here at Mid-Coast Martial Arts, such a character education program used within the context of our organized martial arts lessons, invites students to listen, share, discover and reflect on the ways to become upstanding members of our community as well as confident individuals in their own right.

You will notice some very exciting benefits at our academy as we prove to be the finest Personal Development Center in our area. Our Bulletin Boards offer our parents a one stop information center to keep you updated as to what the children are learning, in addition, every month you’ll be receiving editions of the Parents’ Perch, Dear Dr. Robyn, and POWerful Projects.  The Parents Perch is a letter that describes the POWerful Word of the Month and how we will be teaching it at our academy. This can serve as a great discussion starter for you and your kids! The Dear Dr. Robyn Column is kind of like “Dear Abby” for parents of the martial arts…I know you’ll find it helpful! Each month our students have the opportunity to be positively recognized for completing a POWerful Project. These projects are age appropriate, very educational, and fun to do! You’ll also notice that during every class our students get to take part in a POWerful Mat Chat that will help them to solidify their understanding of the POWerful Character Word of the Month. Dr. Robyn has written this curriculum specifically for use in our martial arts academy, so our students will actually be getting two world-class programs for the price of one!

Mid-Coast Martial Arts is already regarded as the finest martial arts academy in our area – and, with the

help of Dr. Robyn’s expertise, we are also the leading Personal Development Center as well!

We are thrilled to provide you with Dr. Robyn’s Powerful Words resources! Let’s work together to help

all of our children achieve their most POWERFUL PERSONAL BEST!