Sticks And Stones Empowers Girls By DOVE
I’ve met with many young girls who are being targeted by their peers through hurtful comments about their appearance. Striking out at a girl regarding her appearance is the easiest way to dis-empower her. Most girls will take the insults in without much of a fight;...
Epiphanies Shape Our Thoughts
In order to facilitate a culture of curiosity we can provide students with opportunities to open their minds to questions and discussions about who they are and what they believe. Epiphanies usually come from curious minds. Once experienced, our minds are opened up a...
How To Make Your Day Better With Kindness
It is essential that we facilitate kindness by providing kids with tools and opportunities to practice being kind on a regular basis. Once kids truly experience an increase in happiness through acts of GIVING rather than TAKING then they are more likely to keep...
A Venn Diagram Career Coach
When I was teaching secondary school I realized there was a lack of focused discussion about the career that students feel would make them happy. Youth are focused on their grades, their activities and friends, and what their parents want them to do. They are asked...
Where We Stand On Bullying
OBJECTIVE This activity enables pupils to explore their own opinions and understand how others feel about bullying. The debate option teaches critical thinking, discussion and debate. Set up two chairs with “Agree” and “Disagree” signs. Read out one statement at a...
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Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years
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