Hawai‘i Slam Poets personify issues impacting youth
Students will…
* Identify social and emotional issues that come up for many youth
* Discuss prevalent issues in their lives and/or school
* Brainstorm ways to reduce the challenges and stress they face everyday
Hands on leadership and team building
Students will:
* Practice teambuilding and communication skills
* Connect to the characteristics and attributes of a leader
Understanding different points of view
Students will:
* Better understand listening/communication skills
* Learn there are many ways to look at the same thing
* Be aware that our personal perspectives make us who we are
* Recognize that individual differences keep relationships interesting
* Learn that different points of view can be useful
Creating through collaboration
Students will:
* Discuss and select an image or topic that is important to their community
* Work in collaboration with peers to plan and complete an art project
* Make a group collage that exemplifies how individuals can collaborate to create a new “whole”.
Capturing community images
Students will:
* Look at their surrounding community and environment through the lens of a camera.
* Create a mural with images of community.
* Increase collaboration and observation skills while expressing creativity and learning about their community.
Makahiki games & leadership
Students will:
* Study the story of Lonoikamakahiki to learn about leadership through a cultural lens
* Learn about and teach the basic Makahiki games and equipment use to other students
* Identify personal potential for leadership and growth through a Hawaiian social framework
School mascots & how we relate
Participants will investigate how the characteristics and attributes of their school mascot may relate to themselves and how they, in return, can represent their school’s spirit
Learn & compare Hawaiian counting
Students will participate in a math activity coming from a Hawaiian cultural practice and compare what they learn to the math they practice today. The activity outcome will include creation of a Hawaiian math guide.
Group connections & how they feel
Students will:
* Identify groups they belong to
* Think about feelings attached to belonging to a group as well as not belonging
Facts and discussion prompts about bullying
Students will:
* Review current information about bullying behaviors, roles, and impact on people
* Become familiar with appropriate ways to respond to bullying experiences
* Discuss scenarios to help students discern teasing from bullying (gr. 6)
* Review current & create new scenarios regarding ‘ole pono (not pono) behaviors (gr. 7)
* Develop a project/activity promoting pono within their school community (gr. 8)