Empathy Building Activities For Youth Groups

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At Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, our goal is to promote disability awareness curriculum for schools to help people celebrate their differences. Everyone should be able to feel recognized, heard, and valued. At Don’t Hide It Flaunt It (DHIFI), we nurture environments where this can happen by promoting individuality. Through our wide variety of programs, we work to promote inclusion, empathy, and self esteem for individuals from all walks of life.

An Inclusion Program Program

We believe that SEL programs for educators can truly make a difference in the world. At the heart of DHIFI’s work is Social Emotional Learning. The tools of SEL equip individuals, especially students, with the skills to understand and manage emotions, build strong social skills, and make informed decisions. SEL activities offer many benefits for individuals and teams alike. A few examples include better communication, increased empathy, and stronger team building. The social skills necessary for personal success and academic achievement can be established with these activities as they help build stronger connections. If you are curious about the power of a SEL curriculum, we’re here to help you get started.

Inclusion Activities For Educators

In addition to social emotional learning activities, we also focus on belonging programs for the workplace. Our Inclusion programs are structured to create environments where every individual feels they are included, regardless of their race, gender, abilities, or background. We go beyond inclusion by promoting true inclusion and inclusion – with the goal being ensuring equal access for all. Our programs target schools, corporations, and communities with interactive formats that address topics across a wide range.

An Inclusion Curriculum

Supporting acceptance activities for kids at DHIFI involves community, school and corporate. Our Speaking Engagements focus on inspirational talks that break down assumptions about disabilities and differences. By encouraging self-expression through art, in addition to fostering inclusion and empathy, participants experience meaningful activities in our interactive programs. With a focus on celebrating the things that make us unique and creating an atmosphere of respect and kindness among peers, these programs start a vital dialogue. To ensure a long-term impact on all who attend, each program is tailored to the individual needs of the audience. Experience the difference we can make with empathy building activities classroom.

Welcome Activities For Students

Empowering individuals to totally celebrate the things that make them unique through social emotional activities for middle school has been our mission at DHIFI from the start, because we believe that differences should not be hidden; they should be celebrated. It’s essential to us that people embrace their differences as an important part of who they are. Our goal is to build a world where inclusion is valued and embraced, whether that’s through storytelling, public speaking, or educational workshops. By cultivating understanding and respect, we aim to create communities where everybody feels encouraged to embrace their differences proudly.

Integrating Social Emotional Learning Activities for Schools

Are you an educator wondering how to integrate social emotional learning activities for educators into your school curriculum? There’s a variety of ways to achieve this without too much of your schooldays being taken over. We’re here to provide you with a few ideas to assist students in celebrating their differences at DHIFI. These are simply a few examples:

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

Disability Support Curriculum Disability Support Workshop For Organizations

Our focus on disability education initiatives for middle schools is core to our mission, as bullying frequently stems from a failure in understanding and acceptance of differences. We aim to address bullying’s core issues and provide students with strategies to speak up against it in their everyday lives. This is done via candid discussions and interactive programs. We stress the importance of respect, empathy, and kindness, teaching students to identify and challenge bullying behaviors when they’re encountered in their communities. These programs raise awareness as well as create environments that are safer and more supportive for all by equipping students to transform into advocates for change. If you want to learn more about disability awareness initiatives for organizations, don’t hesitate to .

Self Acceptance Activity Ideas For Families

Encouraging a sense of inclusion and community, Project Flaunt provides welcome activity ideas classroom . We empower individuals to not only embrace their differences but to share their stories with others through our unique initiative, Project Flaunt. These activities can include introductory games where individuals talk about something special about themselves, group projects that focus on individual strengths, or storytelling sessions where students talk about how their differences influence their perspectives. Students not only learn more about each other but also build a deeper appreciation for inclusion within their classroom, at home, and in the broader community through these activities.

Inclusion Programs For Organizations

Our mission is at the forefront everything we do at DHIFI, which is using a social emotional learning curriculum for students to build a diverse world where individuals are encouraged to flaunt their differences. We strive to foster environments where understanding and acceptance thrive through our wide range of programs. Get in touch with us today to learn more information concerning 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.