SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

Class Description: During this strange and uncertain time in quarantine, you must be feeling all sorts of things! It's important to feel and recognize those crazy up-and-down feelings swirling around in that bright, beautiful brain of yours! In this safe space, we will explore our thoughts and emotions without judgment. We will practice navigating our very-important, extremely-valuable feelings in the present moment by learning how to pay attention, breathe, and think heartful thoughts---all while being kind to ourselves and taking responsibility for our hearts, minds, and actions!

Materials Needed: None

Platform: Mindfulness practice will be linked in an email every Wednesday

Class Description: Discover how our brains work when under various stressors and learn new ways to deal with conflict, develop character, cooperation, respect and responsibility through a series of stories, discussions and reflective write-ups.

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, printer, copy paper, pencils, crayons/colored pencils/markers

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays from 11 am - 12 pm. Reflection page will be emailed to parent after each class. Student expected to reflect on story/discussion and be prepared with reflection for next class session.

Class Description: Are you ready to start fostering a growth mindset? When students believe that dedication and hard work can change their performance with school work, they grow to become resilient, successful students. Even at a young age, it is essential for us to teach our students that their intelligence can be grown or developed with persistence, effort, and a focus on learning. We will cover what a growth mindset is, meet our brains, how challenges help us grow grit, and how mistakes are opportunities for learning. This will be a recorded class on Google Classroom with teaching videos, cool links, and interactive activities.

Materials Needed: Google Classroom, downloaded SeeSaw app

Platform: Google Classroom lesson will be emailed on Mondays at 10 am with correspondence through Seesaw throughout the week

Class Description: Are you feeling uncertain, down, or worried? Are you looking for ways to bring a little bit of sunshine to your day and feel positive about the world around you? Come join our class: Mindfulness and Positivity During COVID-19 to discover strategies to stay positive, create meaning in your day, practice gratitude, give back to your household and community and lift your spirits. Each lesson includes a relaxation activity to soothe your mind, an author read-aloud, discussion, fun group activities, and suggestions on how to apply the principal to your life to bring sunshine and happiness into your life!

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, Zoom App downloaded, notebook paper, pencil, basic art supplies (crayons, paper, scissors)

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 3 pm - 4 pm

Class Description: Discover how our brains work when under various stressors and learn new ways to deal with conflict, develop character, cooperation, respect and responsibility through a series of stories, discussions and reflective write-ups.

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, printer, copy paper, pencils, crayons/colored pencils/markers

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 11 am - 12 pm. Reflection page will be emailed to parent after each class. Student expected to reflect on story/discussion and be prepared with reflection for next class session.

Class Description: A vision board is a collage of images, words, and/or quotes that demonstrate visually one's dreams and desires. During these challenging days we are in, it is nice to focus on something positive or something you want to strive towards in the future! Each student will create their own personal vision board and then write a short essay to go along with it.

Materials Needed: A large piece of paper (12 x 12 or larger), magazines if you have them, glue sticks, stickers, downloaded Zoom app, device with camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 11 am - 12 pm

Class Description: Journaling can be a powerful tool during stressful and uncertain times. As we speak, you and the entire world are creating history during COVID-19 and our social distancing and quarantine rules. Many families are experiencing unique situations, feelings, and circumstances. What better way to share your experience and create memories for later generations, than to journal or create a video of your own thoughts and feelings. You can choose to create a journal and post it on the Google Class page to share, or record yourself sharing your prompt by reading aloud or speaking from the heart and share it on our google classroom page. I encourage you to use your imagination in sharing your thoughts, feelings, and ideas during this season of life.

Materials Needed: Notebook, pencil/pen, recording app, Google Classroom

Platform: Prompts will be posted on Google Classroom each Monday for students to complete by Friday

Class Description: Come join us as we learn how to "Be the One" who can bring encouragement to the world around us even while being quarantined! We will look at how we can bring words of encouragement, perform acts of service, make gifts and spend quality time with people during this life-altering time for us all. You can make a difference in the world around you!

Materials Needed: Downloaded Zoom app, device with access to camera and microphone. No other specific materials needed, many options will be offered each class and students can choose to use whatever materials they have at home.

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays from 10 am - 11 am

Class Description: During Middle School, you're able to take responsibility for your life in new ways -- you're self-sufficient in the kitchen, you help your families by doing things around the house, you can work on your schoolwork independently...but what about all those crazy up-and-down feelings swirling around in that bright, beautiful brain of yours? In this safe space, we will explore our thoughts and emotions without judgement. By learning how our brains function physiologically and how this affects our functions emotionally, we can practice navigating our very-important, extremely-valuable feelings in the present moment---taking even *more* responsibility for our hearts and minds!

Materials Needed: Downloaded Zoom app, device with access to camera and microphone, Pen/Pencil, Journal, Post-Its

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays from 10 am - 11 am