SEL (Social Emotional Learning)
What seeds are you planting? Lessons from Toni Morrison
Life is a garden; whatever seeds you plant today will grow tomorrow. Learn how bestselling author and Nobel Prize laureate, Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019) planted the right seeds in her students' lives. Many of them are empowering others and changing the world in BIG ways like MacKenzie Scott.
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From Poverty to Powerful: Lessons from Oprah Winfrey
Media Mogul, Oprah Winfrey is America's first Black female billionaire. What makes her story so incredulous is that she went from poverty to powerful; she used her many stumbling blocks as steppingstones to a better future. She reminds us that we can too!
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Never Give Up! Lessons from Charles White
Artist and professor Charles White (1918 - 1979) endured many changes throughout his life, but he never gave stop using his gifts and empowering others.
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!
Siera White, a 7th-grader from Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, honored Coretta Scott King with a special tribute. Her reading highlights the importance of youth voices in preserving history, inspiring leadership, and advancing equality and justice.
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The journey is just as important as the destination!
Professor, "Dr. Shanté" hits the nail on the head as she explains why the "process" of learning and engaging with the content is just as important as the outcome. She uses this example as a metaphor for life.
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Your beginning doesn't determine your end!
“Although I get credit for working hard, working hard was the easy part because that I could control,” said Staton. “But I just happened to be around people who cared... I worked for a trash company where my co-workers told me I should go to college... I had a boss who let me leave work, go to school ..."
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The Reciprocity Effect (Nonprofit)
Before attending Harvard Law School, Rehan Staton worked in sanitation. So when he started school, he decided that he not only wanted to recognize the support staff that help the university function, but celebrate them – creating a nonprofit called The Reciprocity Effect.
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NEVER GIVE UP!
It's not over until it's over. It might seem like you're losing, but if you keep going, you have the potential to turn around your situation. Let's use this powerful video as a reminder that you should NEVER give up!
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Red Ribbon Week Video 1
Each year, thousands of people die from drug-related issues. Let this tragic story be a cautionary tale that can save your life.
SEL (Social Emotional Learning)
What problem do you want to solve?
Every human being has a purpose: make the world a better and more beautiful place. How people do that will differ, but once you discover what problem you want to solve, get to it! Learn more about Joshua Santiago's powerful example.
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What would you do with a second chance?
We all make mistakes. Most of the time we can recover from them when we are given a second chance. Honoring that opportunity with character could lead to greatness. Let's talk about this short clip of legendary basketball player, Allen Iverson's Hall of Fame Speech. Who was history-making coach, John Thompson, Jr.?
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Do GOOD anyway!
Penn State football player, Olaivavega "Vega" Loane doesn't let hecklers distract him. He responds by doing GOOD and helping someone struggling.