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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty
Recommended Grades: 2-3 Category: Social Issues/Social Justice Sub-topics: Leadership; Creating change in your community Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school . . . until one day, when Abuelo hurts
Auntie Luce’s Talking Painting by Francie Latour
Recommended Grades: 2-3 Category: Identity, Culture, Inclusion and Belonging Sub-topics: Family; Understanding your history and culture through art Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie
CORE PD: Conflict Resolution and De-Escalation
Join our upcoming virtual workshop on effective Conflict Resolution and De-escalation! As Youth Development Workers, we understand that conflicts can arise even in well-managed environments. Learn how to navigate conflict
CORE PD: Relationship Building with Youth
The number, consistency, and intensity of positive relationships in young people’s lives are linked with positive academic, social, and emotional outcomes. This workshop will evaluate the factors that lead to
Grief Workshop Part 3: Seeing the Big Picture: Grief and Systemic Oppression
Grief is inextricably linked to the ways in which we see ourselves and the world sees us. As members of a society that operates on systemic oppression, we can’t ignore
Grief Workshop Part 2: Circling Back: Navigating our Grief Using SEL
Supporting youth who are grieving depends on our ability to understand not only the emotions and behaviors that surface but also the connection between grief and social and emotional learning
Grief Workshop Part 1: The Non Stages of Bereavement: Unlearning What we Think we Know
Before we can help youth process their own bereavement and experiences with the death of someone they know, we first have to reflect on our own relationship to bereavement. Part
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Recommended Grades: K-3 Category: Identity, Culture, Inclusion and Belonging Sub-topics: Acceptance; Physical features; Celebrating difference; Family A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers’. They
The Water Walker by Joanne Roberston
Recommended Grades: 1-3 Category: Social Issues/Social Justice Sub-topics: Water Walkers; Environmental Justice The story of the determined Ojibwe Nokomis (grandmother) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (water). Nokomis
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story by Uma Krishmaswami
Recommended Grades: 2-3 Category: SEL Skills: Overcoming Obstacles Sub-topics: Courage; Building confidence; Yoga Embarrassed by her clumsiness, eight-year-old Meena, an Asian Indian American girl, is reluctant to appear in the
