Empathy-Based Workshops For High Schools

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Don’t Hide It Flaunt it aims to help individuals celebrate their uniqueness by promoting social emotional learning programs for schools. Everyone ought to feel recognized, valued and heard. At Don’t Hide It Flaunt It (DHIFI), we create environments where this is capable of happening by promoting individuality. We aim to promote tolerance, empathy, and self-esteem for people of all backgrounds through a range of programs.

Inclusion Programs

We believe that empathy-based programs for organizations is truly capable of making a difference in the world. At the core of DHIFI’s work is Social Emotional Learning. The aim of SEL is to help individuals more effectively manage their emotions, build interpersonal skills, and make informed, thoughtful decisions, with a focus on students. SEL activities can enhance awareness of how others experience the world, foster team building and foster enhanced communication. These activities help participants connect with themselves and others, building the essential social skills required for achievement, both personally and academically. If you’re curious about the power of empathy-based workshop, we’re here to help you get started.

SEL Activities For Schools

We also focus on inclusion programs for schools together with social emotional learning activities. Our Inclusion programs are designed to cultivate environments where each person can feel they belong, regardless of their race, gender, abilities, or background. We go beyond inclusion by fostering true inclusion and inclusion – with the goal being ensuring equal access for all. Our programming is ideal for schools, businesses, and community groups, with interactive formats that tackle an array of topics.

Inclusion Activities

With a range of programs designed for schools, companies, and communities, we foster disability support program for students at DHIFI. Our Speaking Engagements include inspirational talks that break down preconceived notions about disabilities and differences. Participants engage with our interactive programs to be incredibly engaging, fostering self-expression, introspection, and greater empathy and inclusion. The important dialogue ignited by our programs for students embraces the things that make us unique and, as time goes on, builds an atmosphere of kindness and mutual respect among peers. Every program is tailored to the specific needs of the audience, ensuring a enduring impact on all who participate. Experience the difference we can make with acceptance activities for students.

Get To Know You Activities For The Classroom

Empowering individuals to fully celebrate what makes them different through empathy-based activities kids has been our goal at DHIFI from the start, as we believe that differences shouldn’t be hidden; they need to be celebrated. It’s essential to us that people embrace their differences as a central aspect of who they are. Whether it is through storytelling, public speaking, or interactive seminars, our objective is to create a world where inclusion is appreciated and embraced. By cultivating understanding and respect, our goal is to build communities where everyone feels free to celebrate their differences with pride.

Examples of SEL Activities for Educators

Are you an educator interested in ways of integrating SEL activities for schools into your day-to-day classroom experience? You don’t have to give up too much of your class time to achieve this goal. We’re here to provide you with some ideas to help students celebrate their differences at DHIFI. These are several a few examples:

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

Bullying Prevention Activities Disability Education Curriculum For Military Families

Bullying is often caused by an absence of understanding and appreciation, which is the reason we are so focused to disability acceptance initiatives for universities. We address the core issues behind bullying and give students methods to defend themselves through interactive activities and open discussions. The importance of empathy, respect, and kindness cannot be emphasized enough. This is the reason students are shown to identify bullying behaviors in their communities and oppose them. These programs raise awareness as well as create environments that are safer and more supportive for everyone by empowering students to transform into advocates for change. If you’d like to learn more about bullying awareness program for students, don’t hesitate to .

Ideas For Classroom Activities

Promoting a sense of belonging and community, Project Flaunt features first day of school activities . Encouraging individuals to embrace their differences and tell their stories to others, Project Flaunt is a one-of-a-kind initiative. Individuals talk about something unique about themselves in icebreakers during these activities. Through storytelling, they can discuss how their perspectives are shaped by their differences, and personal talents are often highlighted in group projects. A deeper appreciation for differences is gained through these activities as students explore more about one another. This can happen in the classroom, at home, or within the broader community.

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum For Middle Schools

With everything we do at DHIFI, our mission is clear: to inspire individuals to embrace their differences and build a more inclusive world with the help of an inclusion program for organizations. Through our broad range of programs, we strive to promote environments where acceptance and understanding thrive. Contact us today to find out more information about 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.