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Fourth grade student, R Mani Grant, leads the class in a daily mindfulness meditation routine and yoga practice. This video shows examples of how people sharpen the body, heart, mind and spirit.
-Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." -Voltaire
Aliyah Mohamed shares her gratitude to her teachers for their hard work and dedication. Aliyah reflects on her experiences this year at a Leader in Me school while engaged in distance learning.
Fourth-grade students showcase their leadership skills through the expression of their artwork inspired by O'Keefe, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Picasso, Warhol, and Thomas.
-Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
“Leadership is communicating to another their worth and potential so clearly they are inspired to see it in themselves.”
Enjoy Ashiana Saiyad, share her perspective of the Leader in Me and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Kids. She also recites a poem she wrote for Leadership Day.
-Habit 8: Find Your Voice
HABIT 7: SHARPEN THE SAW encourages you to take care of your brain because a strong mind will help determine your future. Art, poetry, and music use different parts of your brain. Fourth-grade student, Jamad Coleman, recites his poem "I Am A Special Person" in this video as a celebration of his leadership skills.
Paradigms are the way you see the world. How you see your world as a leader affects what you do as a leader. As we change our paradigms, we begin to see things differently. This sixth grade class is an example of how our paradigms can shift as we grow, learn and implement the 7 Habits.
Resiliency is is when the positive can begin to outweigh the negative. Mirakella Nocon shows her resiliency as she gives her perspective on distance learning.
The more you implement the 7 Habits in your life, the more mature you become. The 7 Habits help you mature from dependence, to independence, to interdependence. Sixth grade students reflect on their favorite habits.
Students learn the importance of synergizing to complete a task. They also learn the advantage of making an action plan before beginning the task so that everyone’s ideas are heard and the best solution is chosen.
Fifth grade students share how they use leadership skills in coding and robotics.
-Habit 6: Synergize
(This video was made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
When students learn from home and we teach remotely, According to Aubrie, the learning tasks we assign are in constant competition with many household distractions. Aubrie how she shares preservers. She completes her work to the best of her ability. She also implements the 7 habits into her daily life.
Create a meaningful opportunity for students to connect with their families, class and school community. Students share poems identifying and celebrating their worth and potential.
Real world application is essential in STEM curriculum. The distance learning students create a blueprint for the hybrid students to follow using Legos and other materials in the classroom. Ultimately, this engineering project requires students to listen. When you SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND you genuinely listen by giving your full attention. You do not interrupt or focus on your response.
-Habit 5: Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood
This class believes that we don't live in a world all alone. Our brothers and sisters are here, too. This presentation on family traditions celebrates that we are all part of all we have met.
-Habit 5: Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood
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