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| The session on life's "Secret Curriculum" |
Our campus climate proJect seems to reach into every corner of student and campus life. This means that there are always a number of interventions going on. The other day Michelle turned to me and said "Got through the whole day without a student crying with me, feels good.
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| Sharing about social media |
This week we had our second Campus unconference. as the student came into the MPR I heard several of the ask, "Is this another unconference?" Tone is everything and I would call the tone of this question hopeful.The topics for the second unconference included:
- Finding our purpose
- Israel
- What do we do when we mess up
- Bullying
- Gossip
- Social Media, How to
- The Secret Curriculum
- Stress Management
At the end of the first session we had groups return to the MPR and report out to the large group. This really cut into several of the conversations, so this time we worked for closure in the individual sessions. We asked the facilitators to push students beyond identifying the problem and move into describing next steps the community can take to respond to the issue.
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| Some discussion were lively, others were more subdued |
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| Some discussion were very small |
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| A group discussion on Israel, in the news and our hearts |
Each of the facilitators came out of their sessions with some good notes. These notes are fed back into the ongoing conversation about the campus community. Next steps move in many directions. We are working on a health curriculum that will be responsive to the students needs and be respectful of parents wishes.
We love how this conversation is evolving and one of the key factors is keeping the students in the center of the conversation. The unconference model allows us to shake up the expected flow of information and gives the students a chance to be heard amongst their peers.
Trust them\, recognize them, invite them to learn about our shared space together. Afterall, learning is living.
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