Empathy Exploration

Students will explore empathy through the story 'Benji, the Bad Day, and Me', engaging in discussions and collaborative activities to understand and practice sharing the feelings of others.

JSJa'Mela Smith

Empathy Exploration

Students will explore empathy through the story 'Benji, the Bad Day, and Me', engaging in discussions and collaborative activities to understand and practice sharing the feelings of others.

JSJa'Mela Smith

Iceberg Investigators Presentation Slides

Weaving Worlds

A 3-lesson unit on culture, identity, empathy, and building an inclusive school community. Students explore the cultural iceberg, share personal perspective narratives, and collaborate on actionable school-wide inclusion plans.

Cynthia Rios

Self Regulation Tools

A collection of visual prompts and break cards designed to support students in self-regulation and managing emotions within the school environment.

Emily Marean

Calm Break Cards

Two versions (Teal and Lilac) of a double-sided printable break card for student self-regulation. Each card template features a front face and a details back face, featuring the Guidance Suite location, eligible sensory/mindfulness activities, and duration limits.

Emily Marean

True Influence Journey

A comprehensive restorative leadership and peer advocacy sequence designed for students transitioning to middle school. It guides students from understanding their social influence to actively protecting peers and spreading positive school culture.

Marcia Cullinane

Social Media Showdown

A high-energy, collaborative staff training session built around a competitive trivia game. Staff work in teams to analyze realistic scenarios and master MetroWest YMCA's Social Networking Policy (Appendix IV, Updated 6/2024), emphasizing child safety, professional boundaries, and brand protection.

Jen Hyman

West Lee Pride Guide Handbook

An optimized 11-page school handbook that combines Page 9 (Athletics Requirements) and Page 10 (Athletic Conduct & Spectators) into a single, content-dense Athletics Master Guide. It preserves all policy wording, checklists, seasons, and penalty ladders in a symmetrical 2x2 grid layout. It also elevates all font sizes on Page 9 to a highly legible 12px-14px standard, tightens vertical grid row gap, and prevents awkward line breaks on Girls' Volleyball and Girls' Soccer using CSS nowrap boundaries.

Jessica Blackmon

Norm Navigators

A comprehensive 4-day small-group social-emotional learning sequence for grades 3-5. Aligned with the CASEL Social Awareness framework, this unit teaches students to identify how expectations and social norms change across different school environments and how to adapt their behaviors successfully.

Erin McFarland

Inclusion Architects

Students apply their deep listening and empathy skills to design a school-wide inclusion campaign or classroom standard, designing collaborative action items.