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10.03.22

By Kelly Reynolds

Reading People

MATERIALS • Slides projected • Notetaking supplies for students LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Show a photo of an adult frowning. [slides 1 or 2] 2. Ask: what do you think this person is thinking, feeling, doing? Get every student to share out their idea and list them on the board. 3. Ask: What ELSE… READ MORE >

7.15.22

By Kelly Reynolds

Card Race

MATERIALS Deck of Cards Stopwatch or Timer for timekeeping LESSON STEP BY STEP 1.Introduce the goal of this activity: for the group to lay down the cards in numerical order as quickly as possible. 2. Share with students that you will pass out cards face down, and on your mark they can begin. Allow for… READ MORE >

8.07.19

By Brian Singer

View from My Window

MATERIALS Writing supplies for students Unusual object (optional for the variation of the activity) LESSON STEP BY STEP Gather the students around a classroom window. Allow a few moments for silent observation of the scene outside. Next, ask each student to silently write one descriptive sentence about what they observe. Have each student read their… READ MORE >

8.07.19

By Brian Singer

The Danger of a Single Story

MATERIALS AV to play video Student writing supplies LESSON STEP BY STEP 1. Post and read the essential question for this session: How do stereotypes influence how we react and communicate to people? 2. Ask students to do a 3-minute quick-write to answer this question. 3. Read this quote by the video’s speaker to introduce… READ MORE >

8.07.19

By Brian Singer

Social Responsibility Roundtable

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THEMED DISCUSSION PROMPTS 1. These question prompts can be used for a discussion roundtable based on social responsibility building blocks. As an alternative, invite students to brainstorm big questions themselves, and use those instead. Roles & Responsibilities: • What makes a good community member? • Whose role is it to look out for… READ MORE >

8.07.19

By Brian Singer

Learning from Trailblazers

MATERIALS Poster paper Student access online Leader Study Resources (per small group) – Frederick Douglass – Shirley Chisholm – Dolores Huerta Gallery Walk graphic organizer (per small group) Leadership Qualities List (per small group) LEADER RESOURCES Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass Printable Bio Web: NPS Frederick Douglass Biography Video: PBS Learning: The African Americans (5:19) Shirley Chisholm… READ MORE >

8.07.19

By Brian Singer

Exploring Leadership

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WE'RE BAAAAAACK.

134 days since our last course start, but who's counting. #WeWere
Nothing like kicking off the program season with the Veterans and United States Naval Academy midshipmen backpacking expedition. We are excited to meet all of our 2023 students.

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