A student worksheet featuring two relatable scenarios for applying the five pillars of emotional intelligence through analysis and group discussion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Students apply their deep listening and empathy skills to design a school-wide inclusion campaign or classroom standard, designing collaborative action items.
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.
Students engage in active empathy and narrative exchange, analyzing how personal experiences and cultural backgrounds shape our perspectives of shared environments.
A comprehensive, two-page print-ready facilitator guide for leading the Social Media Showdown staff training. It contains game instructions, pacing guides, team division tips, and detailed policy explanations for each round based on the MetroWest YMCA Social Networking Policy (Appendix IV, Updated 6/2024).
Students explore the concept of the cultural iceberg, distinguishing between visible elements of culture and deep, invisible values, to recognize the richness of identity.
A 4-slide presentation for Lesson 3, explaining the campaign design project guidelines, campaign pathways, and presentation instructions.
A quick daily exit ticket assessment for Lesson 3, checking students' understanding of the campaign design and reflecting on their key takeaways from the unit.
