SEL Workshops
Grades 9 - 12

Mindful Eating 101: Establishing a Positive Food Relationship - Discover the power of mindfulness in fostering a healthier connection with food. This presentation focuses on balanced nutrition and empowers children to create well-rounded meals, encouraging curiosity and excitement about snacks and meals.

Lani teaches yoga to all ages - join her for a fun-filled family yoga class which includes breathing exercises, partner poses and a final relaxation. 

All are welcome to participate. During this time, we will come together virtually to sing along to a variety of songs meant to make you feel good!

Opening discussion will center around the experiences and types of grief and loss. Main Activity - Social Support Universe. Youth will be asked to participate in an arts activity and create their personal universe (Yes…drawing planets, stars, and asteroids!). The activity will facilitate self-reflection as youth develop inner awareness and process personal experiences with grief and loss. The group will explore challenging emotions, discuss life transitions, and reflect on experiences with isolation and withdrawal. Discussion and art prompts will encourage youth to connect with social supports and incorporate healthy and healing coping skills into their daily routines. Grief is universal and ever-changing, and no one is alone while they navigate this universe! 

Required materials – Students should have a pen or pencil, a couple pieces of blank paper, and 5-6 different colored drawing supplies (markers, crayons, colored pencils, pens).  

Suggested optional materials – glitter, glue, and stickers, etc.

AUDIENCE:  Grades 9-12 

Join us for this 30 minute session. No experience is necessary. All are invited to dance along with us!

Join us for this 45 minute contemporary dance session. Some previous dance experience is recommended. 

Join us for this 30 minute dance session. Watch the dances or perform with us. Previous dance experience is necessary. 

Unveiling Your True Self: Embark on a Journey of Self-Discovery - Explore and embrace your authentic self in this transformative presentation. Students will be guided to cultivate their identities and craft empowering letters to reaffirm their aspirations, which is particularly beneficial during times of stress or discouragement.

We will explore careers and choosing the right path for you after high school. We will use a brief career assessment tool and discuss helpful information for making the best choices for your next steps.

Join me for a live read aloud with follow-along images of the beautifully illustrated book "A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom, and Wishes," in which the voice of a wise elder associates each stage of life with a color - written by Susan V. Bosak and illustrated by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, Robert R. Ingpen, Raul Colon, and Shaun Tan. 

AUDIENCE: Grades 6-12, but other grades are welcome.

Learn some daily tools for self-care, self-love and build up new habits of self-acceptance for self and others.

Learn how our eyes work to allow us to see color. Then, see how our eyes can get tricked into seeing optical illusions, and how animals see the world.

Join us in an interactive session! Dancers from Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Yale will introduce and teach everyone how to do a grito (a type of celebratory yell done by the dancers as a way to express enjoyment). Additionally, the dancers will teach the audience 2 fun steps (i.e. Café con Pan and Sopa de Pato). To end the interactive component, the dancers will ask participants to join the dancers on stage for a freestyle dance. The session will conclude with dance performances from the region of Jalisco, Mexico. Jaír will perform "El Gusto", a popular, fast-paced Mariachi song that is a staple of the region. Carmen, Marcos, Karla, and Levi will end with "Jarabe Tapatío", the national dance of Mexico. 

YALE PERFORMERS:

Marcos Britsch (dancer): Class of 2024, Religious Studies 

Karla Leyva (dancer + choreographer): Class of 2027, Prospective Global Affairs 

Levi Cruz (dancer): Class of 2026, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 

Carmen Muñiz-Almaguer (dancer + choreographer): Class of 2025, History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health 

Jaír Sanchez (dancer + choreographer): Class of 2027, Architecture

Do like trying new languages? Are you interested in Japanese? Come see how much FUN you can have while actually learning to speak some Japanese!

During this session, Ray Pryor from the Ron Brown Scholar Program will share about the premier $40,000 scholarship for African American high school students, as well as the online community of high school students helping each other navigate their pathways to college.