Sense of Belonging

Students will create an original work of art by identifying, applying, and communicating patterns and motifs of their ancestral cultures/backgrounds. To enhance this lesson, you can give students this worksheet as ha’awina (homework) to complete and bring back before the next class.

Students will:
– Identify their own emotions
– Develop awareness for self and others
– Integrate social and cultural assets
– Deepen understanding of others by viewing other perspectives

This lesson engages students in a hands-on project to create and care for a vegetable
garden, with each plant representing different personalities. The goal is to help students
understand their own personalities as well as those of their peers, while also emphasizing the
importance of teamwork in creating a healthy, thriving garden environment.

Students will:
– Enhance social awareness and strengthen their understanding of themselves and
others
– Understand and express thoughts and feelings
– Create their own food resources

This lesson engages students in their ahupuaʻa of Heʻeia through their experiences and
existing relationship with the fishpond, through moʻolelo and art. The objective of the project is
more students to collaborate with each other to create one mural draft or sketch that
represents their loko iʻa and expresses the importance of it to the larger community.

Students will:
– Develop relationship skills
– Seek and/or offer support when needed
– Identify and use self-management strategies

Struggling with Good vs Bad
Students will:
* Learn that every human faces the same struggle choosing to be good instead of bad.
* Provide students with new “tools” to help them have positive thoughts and feelings about themselves, others and life in general.

Main ideas to be shared during the workshop:
1. Forces of Good & Bad
2. Thoughts Become Things
3. Love is letting go of fear
4. Happiness is only a thought away

* Discuss prevalent issues in their lives and/or school
* Brainstorm ways to reduce the challenges and stress they face everyday