Student Life | Empathy

Amy Hunnewell • April 11, 2024

Family News Issue 5

On the last Mentor Night of March, our elementary kiddos dyed their very own Easter eggs. But not just any eggs… Dragon eggs! With enough dye laid out for a thousand eggs, the kids hopped into their creative minds and quickly got to coloring. Not only did they get to design and color their eggs, but they also had the chance to eat them! Some kids were more excited than others about this part of the night.

Our younger kiddos got the chance to become Feelings Detectives in one of our Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activities last month. Students practiced looking at someone's face and body for clues about how they might be feeling. They each navigated through different cartoon pictures pointing out specific characteristics that made them believe the cartoon character was feeling a certain way.

Want to build your empathy muscle? Try becoming a Feelings Detective alongside your kiddos at home!

Director for the Day

It’s been a fun month at our Teen Leadership Academy! At our End of the Semester Auction last year, one of our teens purchased the ability to be “TLA Director for the Day.” Well, the day finally came for him to cash that in and wow! We had a blast!

At the beginning of the night, he kept looking to the adults for permission. However, as the night progressed, he began taking initiative and fully stepped into his leadership role. It was fantastic to watch his confidence grow minute-by-minute.

Our Director for the Day created a tournament bracket (March Madness style!) for games such as Fortnite, Air Hockey, Basketball, and Foosball. He even made sure that the winners had prizes and every one had snacks for the evening! What a fun way to see our teen rise to this leadership challenge.