Empathy Building Programs For High Schools

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Helping individuals embrace their differences through disability support activities for companies is what we are all about at Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It. At Don’t Hide It Flaunt It (DHIFI), we have a strong belief in the power of accepting uniqueness and building environments where every individual can feel seen, heard, and valued. We aim to promote tolerance, empathy, and self-esteem for individuals of diverse backgrounds through a variety of programs.

Social Emotional Learning Activities

We believe that belonging activities for corporations is truly capable of making a difference in the world. At the core of DHIFI’s work is Social Emotional Learning. One of the goals 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 offer a lot of benefits for individuals and teams alike. A few examples include enhanced communication, better empathic understanding, and the building of strong teams. The social skills needed for self-growth and academic achievement can be established with these activities as they help build stronger connections. If you are curious about the power of social emotional learning activities, we’re here to help you get started.

Inclusion Activities For Educators

We also focus on belonging activities for organizations in addition to social emotional learning activities. At DHIFI, we work hard to ensure that everyone feels included, no matter their race, gender, abilities, or background. We go beyond inclusion by encouraging true inclusion and inclusion – with a goal of ensuring equal opportunities for all. Our programming is ideal for schools, businesses, and community groups, with interactive formats that tackle an array of topics.

Inclusion Activities

Promoting welcome activities for the classroom at DHIFI includes community, school and corporate. Confronting assumptions about differences and disabilities through inspirational talks is what our Speaking Engagements focus on. Participants engage with our interactive programs to be highly engaging, encouraging introspection, self-expression, while promoting empathy and inclusion. Our student programs ignite a critical dialogue, with a focus on celebrating the things that make us unique and building an atmosphere of respect and kindness among peers. The unique needs of each audience are considered, the impact for all participants is long-term. Experience the difference we can make with self acceptance activity ideas kids.

Social Emotional Activities For Families

Founded on the principle that differences should be celebrated, not suppressed, DHIFI’s mission is to inspire individuals to embrace what makes them different through icebreaker activities for kids. Encouraging people of all ages to embrace their differences as a fundamental element of who they are is what we aim to achieve. Through narrative sharing, keynote addresses, or seminars, our goal is to foster a world where inclusion is embraced and appreciated. Communities where everybody feels empowered to proudly flaunt their differences can only be achieved through fostering respect and understanding.

SEL Activities for Students: A Few Examples

As an educator, you may be wondering how you can integrate social emotional learning activities for students into your school curriculum. It doesn’t have to eat into your entire school day and there are many ways of achieving this. We’re here to provide you with a few ideas to assist students in celebrating their differences at Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It. These are several a few examples:

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

Disability Support Programs Disability Support Training

Our focus on disability acceptance workshops for educators is essential to our mission, as bullying often stems from a lack of understanding and recognition of differences. We target the core issues behind bullying and equip students strategies to take a stand through interactive activities and honest discussions. The importance of empathy, respect, and kindness can’t be overstated. This is why students learn to recognize behaviors of bullying in their communities and stand against them. Our programs are focused on more than just educating. We want students to transform into active advocates for meaningful change. This is the reason an environment that is more inclusive and safe can be built for everyone. If you want to learn more about bullying awareness activities for organizations, don’t hesitate to .

Empathy Building Activities For The Classroom

Encouraging a sense of inclusion and community, Project Flaunt provides SEL activity ideas families . Empowering individuals to celebrate their differences and share their stories with others, Project Flaunt is an innovative initiative. Narrative sharing where students explore how their differences affect their perspectives, collaborative efforts that showcase individual strengths, and icebreakers where students reveal something unique about themselves are examples of these activities. 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 broader community.

Inclusion And Belonging Programs For Schools

With everything we do at DHIFI, our mission is evident: to encourage individuals to embrace their differences and create a more inclusive world with the help of disability acceptance programs for summer camps. Through our diverse range of programs, we aim to foster 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.