Week Three

WEEK THREE: Social Awareness

Habit Practice Options

Option 1: Virtual Museum Tour

The Benaki Museum in Greece. The museum was established in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father, Emmanuel Benakis. The ​Benaki Museum​ houses Greek works of art from the prehistoric to the modern times and an extensive collection of Asian art. The entire museum can be viewed virtually in great detail. To view the online virtual tour, ​click here​. Additional virtual tours are​ Anne Frank's Family Home​, ​An ancient Mayan kingdom in Guatemala​, or ​Walk the Path to Mount Haguro​.

Write or record your answers to the following questions:

➔ What was your favorite exhibit and why?

➔ What are three things you learned about the culture of another by visiting this museum?

Option 2: What's in the news

Find an article in the news that shows a positive action another culture, race, or ethnicity has done this past year. Answer the following question by recording a video or writing.

➔ Why did you choose this article?

➔ What is the positive action being done?

➔ How does the article describe the person/group they are discussing? Do you agree or disagree?

➔ What emotions do you think the person or group was feeling when completing this positive action? Why do you think they were feeling this way?

Option 3: Attitude of Gratitude

Life can get pretty rough. It is easy to complain and be negative. Practicing gratitude has been shown to scientifically make us happier. The more gratitude we express, the more things it seems we have to be grateful for.

Pick two of the gratitude practices below. Share your response to the practice by recording a video or writing.

➔ Write down a gratitude ritual you do now. For example, giving thanks before a meal or pausing before you go to sleep to think about what went well in your day (and how to find good in the things that didn't!).

➔ Goodness comes every day! Write down something that you receive daily that you take for granted.. For example, electricity that keeps the lights on; fresh, clean running water; or powerful arm muscles that help you play your sport.

➔ Name someone you're grateful to have in your life and why.

➔ Describe something that happened in the past that you didn't feel grateful for at the time, but now think of with gratitude.

➔ Describe a moment when you felt gratitude in real time. What other emotions did you feel?

➔ Describe a way you've thanked someone or intend to thank someone.

Option 4: Choose Your Own Adventure

Choose your own way to practice one of the power skills you learned this week.

➔ Taking others’ perspectives

➔ Recognizing strengths in others

➔ Demonstrating empathy and compassion

➔ Showing concern for the feelings of others

➔ Understanding and expressing gratitude

➔ Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones

➔ Recognizing situational demands and opportunities

➔ Understanding the influences of organizations and systems on behavior

After completing this activity, write or record your answers to the following questions:

➔ Which power skill did you practice?

➔ How did you practice the skill?

➔ What did you learn?