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Brave Hearts University: Life Hacks for Middle School
The transition from elementary to middle school is an exciting milestone, and as parents and caregivers, we want it to go as smoothly as possible. There is so much to navigate as students encounter new environments, new friendships, greater responsibilities, and more independence. Life Hacks for Middle School is designed to support this important step by teaching social and emotional skills that help kids feel confident, capable, and prepared as they take the big leap into middle school.
These small-group, in-person workshops are conveniently held after school on the Alameda campus for 5th graders preparing to transition into middle school. They are offered as two 10-week series, which build on one another and are created around the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning framework. Lessons are related to each of the five competencies below in an easily accessible way that builds resiliency, confidence, and community.
The CASEL Wheel is a social-emotional learning framework with five broad cognitive and behavioral competencies. These life skills are vital to our kids developing healthy identities and thriving as they move from childhood into adolescence and onto adulthood.
Some of the skills we’ll dive into are:
Self-Awareness: Personal and social identities, growth mindset, identifying strengths, interests, and values.
Self-Management: Managing emotions and stress, setting and working toward goals, resilience, and trying new things.
Social Awareness: Taking another’s perspective, empathy, diversity, kindness, and advocating for oneself.
Relationship Skills: Communication, friendship, overcoming peer pressure, making friends, and conflict resolution.
Responsible Decision-Making: Identifying problems and solutions, anticipating consequences, considering one’s actions, and critical thinking.
Each weekly workshop will focus on one theme and incorporate a combination of games, activities, reflection, journaling, crafts, projects, sharing, and discussion to learn and practice the fine art of being a good human.
Winter Session: January 8 – March 12
Self-Awareness: Getting to Know Ourselves + Each Other
Self-Management: Emotional Intelligence + Feelings
Social Awareness: Empathy + Understanding
Spring Session: April 2 – June 4
Relationship Skills: Friendship + Connection
Responsible Decision-Making: Caring + Constructive Choices
Bonus Workshops: Organizational Tools + Time Management
WHAT YOU RECEIVE:
* 10 x 60-minute weekly workshops
* Welcome gift
* Social-emotional learning resources and tools
* Early access to other Brave Hearts workshops and events
* All workshops take place on the Alameda campus
* Investment: $320/10-week series
* Your child MUST be a student at Alameda Elementary to register *
** A minimum of 5 students must be enrolled for workshops to proceed.
Free Download
Download this 30-Day Journal guide for you preteen! It includes information on why journaling matters, the benefits of journaling, and tips on how to set aside time to write.
There are 30 prompts – one for each day of the month. You can print out the journal and your child can put pen to paper, download the journal and they can type directly into the document, or the prompts can be used during meditation or a few minutes of quiet reflection.
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