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Listening and Questioning to Build Community
Develop listening and questioning skills to build accountability to your community
Just Because (Broaden Your Sense of What’s Comfortable and Familiar)
Foster pride and respect in and between students by dismantling assumptions.
Navigating Challenging Emotions During Difficult Conversations
Students learn to manage their emotions before, during, and after difficult conversations.
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.”
Finding Awe In Everyday Moral Beauty
Sharing stories of kindness and courage to inspire awe, hope, and belonging in the classroom.
Letting Music Shape You
Students connect with each other through awe-eliciting music experiences.
People Can Change: Recognizing Our Potential for Growth
Challenge students to see every human’s potential for growth and change.
Facilitating Bridging Discussions
Educators prepare to facilitate “bridging differences” discussions about justice and equity in the classroom.
Take-Home Skill: Unpacking Identity for Teens
Help teens explore different dimensions of their cultural identities.
Who Am I?
Students reflect on their individual identities and the stereotypes people might hold about them.
Listening with Compassion
Students bridge differences through deep listening skills.
Take-Home Skill: Talk with Teens about Equity and Justice
Help adolescents understand unfairness and learn how to reflect and take action to do something about it.
Building Collaborative Classroom Norms
Students co-create norms to foster a safe and welcoming class environment
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.
Transforming Challenges into Meaningful Pursuits
Use awe to inspire solutions to challenges.
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