Discover Your Purpose: Eight practices for Middle School, High School, and College
Whether you are starting a new school year, fleshing out a unit on identity development, or encouraging your students to set long-term educational goals, this set of practices invites students to explore who they are and what they value.
Discovering Your Strengths and Talents
Students reach out to trusted adults to ask what they think are students’ strengths and talents. (Purpose Challenge Practice #1)
Magic Wand
Students describe their ideal world and how they might contribute to creating that world. (Purpose Challenge Practice #2)
Man’s Search for Meaning
Students reflect on a Viktor Frankl quote about why meaning in life is important. (Purpose Challenge Practice #3)
Exploring Your Personal Values
Students explore and reflect on their values. (Purpose Challenge Practice #4)
Best Possible Self
Students imagine their lives at 40. (Purpose Challenge Practice #5)
Create a Purpose Tattoo
Students design a tattoo that symbolizes the things that matter most to them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #6)
Purpose Quotes Reflection
Students choose a quote about purpose and reflect on why it resonates with them. (Purpose Challenge Practice #7)
Setting Long-Term Goals
Students write about making long-term goals a reality. (Purpose Challenge Practice #8)