Students explore identity, develop social-emotional skills, and create plans for their futures while uplifting their voices, and sharing stories and values rooted in community and pride.
Sense of Belonging
Students feel seen and heard by sharing their stories grounded in identity and pride.
Develop Self-Awareness
Students learn to recognize and understand their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Relationship Building
Students strengthen the skills to show empathy and work collaboratively with others, fostering healthy relationships.
Issues & Choices Activities Include:
– Weekly Community Circles
-Team-building exercises
– Wellness exercises
– Middle and High School readiness workshops
– College and career awareness activities
The final product demonstrates how students strengthen their social-emotional skills, aligning with their development skills in middle school to prepare them for high school and beyond.
Long-term outcomes include improved self-efficacy, academic success, school engagement, attendance rates, and college enrollment.
Community
Students build a community of trust by finding connections and building relationships with their peers and teachers.
Restorative
Students engage in practices to learn and find connections grounded in identity and respect.
Social Emotional Learning
Students develop self-awareness, self-management and strong relationship skills.
