Inner Waters Conversation Starters

A 2-page discussion guide and personal journal designed for Unitarian Universalist youth groups. It contains a sacred circle covenant, chalice readings, empathy iceberg reflections, and small group prompts centered on inherent worth and interdependence.

JLJessica Lothrop

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Honor and Influence

A transformative leadership program designed for 8th-grade boys, focusing on academic buy-in, the heavy historical significance of cultural symbols, and elevating their public influence from low-level edge-lord behavior to respected legacy leadership. Includes school lessons, weekend homework packs, and a parent reflection guide.

Marcia Cullinane

Discourse Dynamics

A modern, high-accountability framework for active listening and structured peer discussion in middle and high school classrooms. Includes an anchor chart, introductory slides, and a teacher facilitation guide.

Lenny

Discourse Dynamics Teacher Guide

A comprehensive, 2-page professional facilitator guide detailing how to launch the Discourse Dynamics framework, run active listening drills, and assess student discussion accountability.

Lenny

My Own Beat

A transition curriculum for an 8th-grade student moving to high school, using music and guitar metaphors to cultivate individuality, self-confidence, independent decision-making, and positive peer connection. This 2-lesson unit empowers him to choose his own path, join clubs aligned with his interests, and build supportive friendships.

Marcia Cullinane

Summer Stepping Stones

A supportive, social-emotional learning lesson designed to help students navigate end-of-the-year transition anxiety. Through a supportive slide-guided discussion and a hands-on "Stepping Stones" cut, paste, and color craft, students celebrate their growth, process what they will miss, and build coping strategies for entering summer and the next grade.

lbateman

Discourse Dynamics Slides

An engaging, modern 6-slide presentation deck to introduce active listening pillars, sentence stems, and the 4-second rule to middle and high school students.

Lenny

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

Coping Lab

An engaging, science-themed counseling lesson where students become 'researchers' to test, rate, and formulate their own personalized mental health coping tools. Students track their emotional 'reactions' and compile a custom recipe for self-care and emotional regulation.

diana mclaughlin

Discourse Dynamics Poster

A professional, modern 8.5x11 printable anchor chart outlining active listening, whole-body presence, civil dialogue norms, and tactical sentence stems for high-school and middle-school classroom discussion.

Lenny

Coping Blueprint

A modern, evidence-based lesson helping high schoolers identify, categorize, and rate coping strategies to build a personalized self-care and crisis-prevention plan. It includes an instructional slide deck to introduce coping science and categories, paired with a structured, print-ready coping planner.

Megan Berg

Stepping Stones Teacher Guide

A comprehensive teacher guide featuring step-by-step lesson pacing, slide-by-slide scripts, transition anxiety background knowledge, and actionable strategies to help students navigate end-of-the-year mixed feelings.

lbateman

Pit Stop Daily Check-Ins

A daily morning check-in system designed for middle school boys to assess basic physical and emotional needs during the final week of school, paired with a teacher triage guide for immediate prioritization and action.

Inner Waters Conversation Starters