3 Minute TEDtalk
Students share about themselves and their passions in their own unique way
Active Listening
Students consider strategies that help with listening
All Catch Challenge Activity
Group activity gets students using strategies to respond to challenge
Alternate Ending: Historical Leaders
Historical Leaders provide the context to map challenge responses
Alternate Ending: Personal History
Personal choices provide the context to map challenge responses
Body Language 1
Analyze short videos about body language
Body Language 2
Video clips help observe the use of different types of body language
Bucket Ball
Dynamic team game where the group must assess skills and make decisions to increase the score
Buddy Interviews
One on one conversations that boost connection
Card Race
Practice teamwork by putting cards in order quickly, but there’s a catch!
Circle of Influence
A tool to develop assertiveness and stress-management
Communication Goes Two Ways
Students try out an activity that requires clear two-way communication to be successful
Communication Roundtable
A series of broad discussion questions on communication
Communication Styles
Learn three common communication styles through skits
Conflict and Disagreement: Lost at Sea
Group activity and discussion on handling disagreement.
Conflict Roundtable
A series of broad discussion questions on conflict
Considering Conflict
Students review ideas on conflict and collaborate to come up with a definition.
Create Your Own Wellness Kit
Make a kit to help manage challenging moments
Do or Decide?
Learn language and strategy for group decision-making
Encountering Challenge
Discussion and group activity provide opportunity to assess behaviors around challenge.
Exploring Leadership
Use quotes to explain personal ideas on leadership
Feedback Session
Students give feedback to self and group
Give One Get One Challenge Ideas
Format for sharing ideas and perspectives on challenge
Guess Who
Have fun guessing and learning about classmates
Introducing Communication
All contribute towards what is important about communication
Keypunch Challenge
Students reflect on strategies to overcome challenges based on their experience with the Keypunch activity.
Learning from Trailblazers
Students will research leaders in small groups and end with a hosting a Gallery Walk.
Perseverance Roundtable
A series of broad discussion questions on perseverance and challenge.
Positive Gossip
Students share appreciations for each other
Quarter Page Reflection
Writing or drawing as a way to reflect on personal qualities
Question Bank
Good questions that help students reflect.
Revisiting Leadership
Look back on previous ideas of leadership
River Crossing Challenge
Group activity gets students using teamwork skills
Rock, Leaf, Stick Reflection
Hands on way to reflect on personal takeaways
Seeking to Understand: Identity Poker
Reflect on self identity - listen and learn from the group.
Silent Line Up
Group activity that requires the use of team skills.
Social Responsibility Roundtable
A series of broad discussion questions on social responsibility
Spiders Web
Reflection on student assets and the web of strength they create
Teammates Consult
Facilitated discussion protocol for reflection
The Danger of a Single Story
Consider confronting stereotypes as a way to gain new perspectives
Values Rank
Activity to narrow down important ideas.
View from My Window
An activity that promotes multiple perspective-taking