All Practices
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Courage Challenge
Students explore and enact the character strengths that undergird courage: honesty, zest, perseverance, and bravery.
Courage Creatures
Students use their creativity to explore what courage can look like and feel like.
Identifying Acts of Courage
Students reflect on various definitions and acts of courage—and consider why they think courage is important.
Courageous and Compassionate Citizens
Students foster courage to collectively problem solve.
The Bystander’s Dilemma: What Does Courage Look Like?
Students reflect on an ethical dilemma and consider how to prioritize their values—and respond courageously.
Finding Awe in Collective Acts of Kindness
Inspire students to kindness through the “collective effervescence” of animals
Creating Musical Playlists for the Classroom
Experience music together to inspire awe, cultivate an awareness of emotions, and craft connection in the classroom.
Just Because (Broaden Your Sense of What’s Comfortable and Familiar)
Foster pride and respect in and between students by dismantling assumptions.
In Harmony with Sound
Play sound in a circle to synchronize and create a harmonious vibe among students
The Beauty of Collective Effervescence
Increase cooperation and teamwork by “moving in unison.”
Letting Music Shape You
Students connect with each other through awe-eliciting music experiences.
We Are Better (Dancing) Together
Experience awe and social connection through simple movements or dance
Mindfully Finding Awe In Nature
Students experience awe and create meaning when mindfully focusing their attention on nature.
Finding Awe in Visual Design
Spark creativity and curiosity in students through inspiring works of art.
Sparking Discovery Through Awe
Using awe to encourage wonder about all topics and openness to each other’s thoughts and ideas.
Inspiring Virtue with Moral Beauty
Students reflect on examples of the goodness of humanity.
Awe Is All Around Us
Experience awe through visual design.
Seeking Connection to Vastness
Foster well-being and connection by contemplating the magnitude of the universe.
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