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
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)
Having fun with communication
Students will:
* Learn about different forms of communication
* Become aware of personal leadership styles through play interaction
* Build relationships within a group by having fun
Establishing the way “to be”
Students will:
* Learn about protocols and agreements
* Understand kuleana & interconnectedness of individual behavior in a group setting
* Collaborate with teacher(s) to create specific agreements on “how to be”
* Learn about any established school and classroom protocols
Identify & celebrate everyone’s gifts
Students will:
* Participate in an exercise to build confidence
* Receive positive encouragement to believe in themselves
* Experience success through service
Living pono; protecting Hawai‘i nei
Students and teachers will:
* Gain a deeper appreciation for the land, sea, and their community
* Find ways they can protect, defend and preserve what is important to them
Creating crosswords as a way to teach about place
Students will:
* Explore, learn, and share about the place with which they most closely identify
* Create a crossword puzzle about the place they identify with that highlights key facts and features
* Give a short presentation to teach their classmates about this special place
Using the ipu to introduce self
* Participants will do an introduction activity about self, using the Ipu (gourd) in connection to the Hawaiian host culture.
Sharing self through art
Students will:
* Deepen their understanding about themselves
* Build connections with peers by sharing about their lives