Identity Shields

A 30-minute lesson where 7th grade students explore their multifaceted identities by creating personal heraldic shields, fostering empathy and classroom community through creative expression and a gallery walk.

MMMolly Mulhern

Identity Shields

MMMolly Mulhern

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

Signal Strength

A middle school counseling lesson on healthy relationships and personal safety. Students learn to decode relationship signals, identify red and yellow flags, map their personal boundaries, and practice navigating peer pressure through interactive discussions and guided reflections.

Lenny

Signal Strength Discussion Cards

Print-ready small group scenario debate cards. Features 6 detailed scenarios designed to guide middle schoolers through peer pressure, boundary calibration, and red/yellow flag diagnostics.

Lenny

Crew Culture

A three-part social-emotional learning curriculum designed specifically for middle school boys to develop self-esteem, manage digital pressure, and build authentic peer relationships.

Lenny

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

Signal Strength Guided Worksheet

A 2-page print-ready interactive student worksheet packet for self-assessment, boundary mapping, and scripting refusal skills. Uses the cohesive digital/tech theme.

Lenny

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

Inclusion Architects

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

Cynthia Rios

Signal Strength Slides

An engaging, modern slide presentation for middle schoolers to introduce relationship green, yellow, and red flags, boundaries, and safety strategies. Uses a tech/signal theme.

Lenny

Perspective Passages

Students engage in active empathy and narrative exchange, analyzing how personal experiences and cultural backgrounds shape our perspectives of shared environments.

Cynthia Rios

Showdown Team Scorecard

A clean, print-ready single-page team scorecard for 20-30 staff members divided into squads. It features space for team details, selection indicators, and dedicated white writing blocks for teams to cite policy rules from Appendix IV.

Jen Hyman

Showdown Slide Deck

An engaging, high-contrast 14-slide presentation used to project the interactive trivia game during the training. It details real-world scenarios, game rules, and reveals answer explanations citing official rules from the MetroWest YMCA Social Networking Policy.

Identity Shields