Empathy Building Activities For Summer Camps

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Don’t Hide It Flaunt it strives to help students celebrate the things that make them unique with the promotion of inclusion activities for elementary schools. At Don’t Hide It Flaunt It (DHIFI), we believe in the power of accepting uniqueness and building environments where everyone can feel recognized, valued and heard. Through our range of programs, we aim to promote inclusion, empathy, and self-confidence for students from diverse backgrounds.

Belonging Programs

We believe that social emotional learning workshops for universities can truly make a difference in the world. At the core of DHIFI’s work is Social Emotional Learning. SEL equips individuals, especially students, with the knowledge to process and control emotions, build interpersonal relationships, and make informed decisions. Increasing awareness of how others experience the world, encouraging team building and encouraging better communication are just a few benefits of SEL activities. These activities help participants connect with themselves and others, developing the essential social skills necessary for achievement, both personally and academically. If you are curious about the power of an inclusion program, we’re here to help you get started.

Social Emotional Learning Activities For Companies

We also focus on an inclusion curriculum for military families in addition to social emotional learning activities. Fostering spaces where everyone feels a sense of inclusion, regardless of their gender, race, abilities, or background is the aim of our Inclusion programs. We don’t settle at inclusion; we work to foster inclusion and inclusion where everyone has access to the same opportunities. Communities, schools, and businesses can all enjoy our interactive programs, which touch on a wide array of topics.

Inclusion Activities

At DHIFI, we advocate for self acceptance activities for middle school for students with a broad range of programs geared toward companies, schools, and communities. Through inspirational talks, our Speaking Engagements work to challenge preconceived notions about disabilities and other differences. Participants experience our interactive programs to be highly engaging, encouraging self-expression, introspection, while promoting empathy and inclusion. The vital dialogue ignited by our programs for students celebrates the things that make us unique and, as time goes on, builds an atmosphere of respect and kindness among peers. The unique needs of each audience are taken into account, the impact for all participants is long-term. Experience the difference we can make with social emotional activities for families.

Social Emotional Activities For Students

Our mission at DHIFI is to empower individuals to embrace what makes them unique through social emotional activities for kids , founded on the principle that differences should be celebrated, not concealed. Empowering people of all ages to celebrate their differences as a key part of who they are is what we do. Whether through storytelling, public speaking, or educational workshops, our goal is to create a world where inclusion is celebrated and appreciated. Understanding and respect are crucial for communities that encourage their members to celebrate their differences with pride.

Ways To Integrate SEL Activities for Students

Are you an educator interested in ways of integrating SEL activities for educators into your day-to-day classroom experience? There’s a variety of ways to achieve this without too much of your schooldays being taken over. We’re here to give you some ideas to help students celebrate their differences at Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It. A few examples include:

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

Anti-Bullying Activities Anti-Bullying Initiatives For Schools

Our focus on disability education workshops for students is core to our mission, as bullying frequently stems from a lack of understanding and acceptance of differences. We target the core issues behind bullying and offer students strategies to defend themselves through interactive activities and open discussions. Giving students the tools and knowledge they need to spot bullying behaviors in their communities and to stand against them, we strongly emphasize kindness, respect, and empathy. Our programs are focused on more than just raising awareness. We want students to transform into active advocates for meaningful change. This is why a more secure and supportive environment can be built for everyone. If you want to learn more about bullying awareness activities for students, don’t hesitate to .

Ideas For Classroom Activities

Encouraging a sense of belonging and community, Project Flaunt provides SEL activities for kids . We encourage individuals to not only flaunt their differences but to share their stories with others through our distinct initiative, Project Flaunt. These activities may include icebreakers where individuals talk about something unique about themselves, group projects that focus on individual strengths, or storytelling sessions where students discuss how their differences influence their perspectives. A deeper appreciation for inclusion is developed through these activities as students discover more about each other. This can happen in the classroom, at home, or within the larger community.

Inclusion And Belonging Program For Universities

Our mission is central to everything we do at DHIFI, which is using inclusivity curriculum for companies to create a more inclusive world where individuals are encouraged to celebrate their differences. Through our broad range of programs, we strive to create environments where acceptance and understanding thrive. For more information on our programs, visit us today.

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.