Dilemma Duels

A four-session workshop for 7th-grade middle school students focused on building and maintaining healthy friendships, preventing drama, and navigating common social challenges. This workshop empowers students with essential social-emotional skills for positive relationships.

A high-impact character education lesson on respect, framed through the scientific metaphor of resonance and reverberation. Students explore how respectful and disrespectful actions generate distinct social 'waves' that shape their environment, participating in interactive scenario-solving and reflective exercises.

A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide containing a complete lesson pacing matrix, slide-by-slide teaching scripts, discussion prompts, common misconceptions, and an answer key/rubric for the worksheet.

A three-lesson introductory unit for the first week of 2nd grade. It reviews key 1st-grade math and reading standards, establishes crucial classroom routines, and fosters a growth mindset through collaborative tasks and All About Me sharing.

A collection of resources to build a warm, supportive, and mindful classroom environment, focusing on emotional safety, growth mindset, and mutual respect.

A student-facing print-ready lab report worksheet where students analyze respect and disrespect using wave metaphors. Includes fill-in-the-blank conceptual questions, wave visualizers, and interactive scenario reflection boxes.

A comprehensive 10-week leadership incubator at the Mattahunt Community Center in Mattapan, designed as on-the-job training for first-time teen staff (ages 14-18). It focuses on fundamental job readiness, personal financial literacy, health/digital safety, and peer-led community advocacy pitches.

An engaging school policy and academic planning escape room challenge tailored for Auburn High School freshmen. Students decode transcripts, navigate graduation requirements, analyze class levels, and establish reflective academic goals to unlock their high school success.

Interactive slide deck for the Resonance Lab lesson, utilizing a creative acoustic/physics laboratory theme to explore respect as a social force. Features interactive discussion prompts, scenarios, and highly legible visual diagrams of social 'waves' at or above 24px text.

A cohesive social-emotional learning program using space-themed cockpit and flight metaphors to teach students body control, personal space, and emotional self-regulation coping skills.

A supportive and empowering lesson for 5th-grade girls focused on body appreciation and positive self-talk. Students explore what their bodies can *do* (rather than how they look) and practice reframing negative inner dialogue.

A set of 12 beautifully illustrated, cozy neutral-toned affirmation cards focusing on community, growth mindset, and mindfulness. Now includes both English and Portuguese versions, with printable cut guidelines.