Empathy-Based Activities For Middle Schools

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Helping individuals celebrate the things that make them unique through a SEL curriculum for educators is what we are all about at Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It. Everyone should be able to feel seen, valued and heard. At Don’t Hide It Flaunt It (DHIFI), we create environments that allow for this is capable of happening by fostering uniqueness. Through our numerous programs, we aim to promote acceptance, empathy, and personal growth for people from all walks of life.

SEL Programs

We believe that inclusion programs for schools can truly make a difference in the world. At the heart of our work at DHIFI is Social Emotional Learning. The aim of SEL is to help individuals more effectively manage their emotions, build interpersonal skills, and make more responsible decisions, with a focus on students. Increasing awareness of how others experience the world, encouraging team building and fostering better communication are simply a few advantages of SEL activities. These activities help participants connect with themselves and others, building the foundational social skills required for success, both personally and academically. If you’re curious about the potential of social emotional learning activities, we’re here to help you get started.

Inclusion Programs For Educators

We also focus on inclusion activities for students in addition to social emotional learning activities. Fostering spaces where everyone feels a sense of inclusion, no matter their race, gender, background, or abilities is the goal of our Inclusion programs. We take it a step further than inclusion by encouraging true inclusion and inclusion – with a goal of ensuring equal opportunities for all. Communities, schools, and businesses are all capable of benefitting from our interactive programs, which touch on a wide array of topics.

An Inclusion Program Curriculum

Promoting icebreaker activities for elementary school at DHIFI encompasses community, school and corporate. Through inspirational talks, our Speaking Engagements work to dispel assumptions about disabilities and other differences. By encouraging self-expression through art, in addition to fostering empathy and inclusion, participants engage in impactful activities in our interactive programs. The crucial dialogue initiated by our programs for students embraces uniqueness and, as time goes on, builds an atmosphere of kindness and mutual respect among peers. To ensure a long-term impact on all who attend, each program is customized to the individual needs of the audience. Experience the difference we can make with get to know you activity ideas elementary school.

SEL Activities For Families

Empowering individuals to completely embrace the things that make them unique through empathy building activities middle school has been our mission at DHIFI from the start, since we believe that differences should not be concealed; they need to be celebrated. Encouraging people of all ages to embrace their differences as an important aspect of who they are is central to our mission. What we aim for is to create a world where inclusion is valued and celebrated, whether that’s through storytelling, keynote talks, or educational workshops. By fostering understanding and respect, our goal is to build communities where everyone feels encouraged to embrace their differences with pride.

Ways To Integrate Social Emotional Learning Activities for Schools

As an educator, you may be curious about ways to integrate SEL activities for educators into your school curriculum. You don’t need to give up too much of your class time to achieve this goal. We are here to provide you with a few ideas to assist students in celebrating their differences at Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It. Some examples include:

  • Journal entries
  • Sharing stories
  • Arts and crafts
  • Sharing quotes
  • Show-and-tell
  • Coping strategies
  • Positive affirmations

Bullying Prevention Program Disability Acceptance Workshops For Organizations

Our focus on anti-bullying program for educators is central to our mission, as bullying often stems from a absence of understanding and recognition of differences. We strive to tackle bullying’s root causes and ensure students are equipped with strategies for speaking up against it in their everyday lives. This is achieved through interactive program and candid discussions. Giving students the tools and knowledge needed to spot behaviors of bullying around them and to stand against them, we strongly emphasize kindness, empathy, and respect. These programs do more than just build awareness, they additionally enable students to transform into advocates for change, creating environments that are safer and more supportive for all. If you want to learn more about anti-bullying workshops for students, don’t hesitate to .

Acceptance Activities For The Classroom

Project Flaunt offers acceptance activities for elementary school that encourage a sense of community and inclusion. We empower individuals to not only embrace their differences but to share their stories with others through our one-of-a-kind initiative, Project Flaunt. Narrative sharing where students reflect on how their differences influence their perspectives, collaborative efforts that celebrate individual strengths, and icebreakers where students share something special about themselves are examples of these activities. A deeper understanding for differences is gained through these activities as students discover more about each other. This can happen in the classroom, at home, or throughout the broader community.

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum For Elementary Schools

Our mission is at the forefront everything we do at DHIFI, which is using inclusivity program for educators to create a more inclusive world where individuals are empowered to flaunt their differences. Through our broad range of programs, we strive to create environments where acceptance and understanding thrive. Get in touch with us today to learn more information regarding our programs.

Our Programs

Our social emotional learning (SEL) and empathy-building programs are designed to build acceptance and empathy and create cultures of inclusion for schools, communities, companies, and beyond.
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School Programs

This program is designed to help kids and teens build self-confidence, empathy and healthy relationship skills.

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Community Programs

We work with community organizations, summer camps, faith-based organizations, and other non-profits.

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Corporate Programs

DHIFI offers customized presentations and programming for companies of all sizes to build inclusivity and understanding in the workplace.

Testimonials

During our 2019 annual President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) Symposium, Meg gave an impressionable presentation titled “What You Think of Me is None of My Business: Embracing Your Superpower” which embodied our theme of PCCW Celebrates One Cornell: Diversity and Inclusion.” Not only was Meg’s presentation insightful, thoughtful and impactful, but she captivated the audience. Sharing stories about those who go through life with visible and invisible differences made us aware that we all face difficulties and challenges in many ways, but together, through education and awareness, we can be compassionate, loving and caring to everyone, no matter the trials and tribulations ahead.

Carole Quealy

Cornell University, Alumni Affairs & Development

When the U.S. Embassy in Israel hosted Meg Zucker as a Distinguished American Speaker in 2015, the audiences she spoke and met with were deeply inspired by her personal story, her effective advocacy, and the early success of Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It.  Her appearance made a huge impact with advocates for inclusion and acceptance which still resonates today with those who met her.

Daniel Shapiro

former U.S. Ambassador to Israel

Meg is an energetic and engaging speaker who inspires all who meet her with her life story of growing up with a blatant physical difference and parenting kids who share her difference.   Her message of “the things that make me different make me, me” is heartfelt and impactful and resonates with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.  Meg’s mission of building acceptance, tolerance, and empathy is more important now than ever before.  Everyone who has the pleasure of hearing Meg’s story and her vision will be better for it.

Mindy Scheier

Founder and CEO, Runway of Dreams Foundation

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CASEL Competencies
 
  • Self-awareness: Assessing
 one’s own strengths […] and possessing confidence and growth mind-set
  • Social awareness: Taking the perspective of and empathizing with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Relationship skills: Establishing healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals.