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Stretching
and
Kvetching

Stretching and Kvetching

In this session we will: spend time decompressing by stretching and unwinding our bodies while reflecting about our days. 

Deja
vu
Have
I
Heard
This
Song
Before?
Plagiarism
and
Honoring
Our
Sources

Deja vu – Have I Heard This Song Before? Plagiarism and Honoring Our Sources

In this session we will: look at some famous examples of plagiarism in music and discuss the ways in which Jewish texts explore kavod (honor). 

Power
of
Language
and
LGBTQ
Youth

Power of Language and LGBTQ Youth

In this session we will: begin to identify different ways of supporting LGBTQ youth by learning affirming language and approaches to conversations all through a Jewish values lens.  

Painting
by
the
Sounds
of
Our
People:
An
Evening
of
Guided
Art-Making

Painting by the Sounds of Our People: An Evening of Guided Art-Making

In this session we will: get inspired by Jewish art, symbols, and music from across time and space to create our own paintings; no art experience required to join in this auditory and visual journey!

Collaborate
Good
Times,
C’mon!
Grow
Your
Repertoire
of
Team-Building
Games

Collaborate Good Times, C’mon! Grow Your Repertoire of Team-Building Games

In this session we will: experience a range of team-building games using various formats – ranging from quick icebreakers to multi-part challenges that increase communication, creative problem-solving, and collective decision-making!
Run
With
It:
Middot
in
Motion

Run With It: Middot in Motion

In this session we will: jump with joy, connect with courage, race with integrity, and embrace the mind/body connection inherent in middot (Jewish values). 

Uncompromising
Teen
Development
Autonomy,
Relatedness,
Competence

Uncompromising Teen Development – Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence

In this session we will: use our minds and bodies to deconstruct the incessant challenges of working with teens through the life of revolutionary psychologist Lev Vygotsky and the story of ‘The Turkey Sage’. 

SQUIRREL!
(Are
you
paying
attention?)

SQUIRREL! (Are you paying attention?)

In this session we will: tease and train our attention skills to attend intently to the three E’s: environment, element, and equipment and the 4H’s: heads, hearts, hands, and heels.  

Campfire
Stories
for
the
Cure

Campfire Stories for the Cure

In this session we will: re-appraise our day in healthy and adaptive ways by sharing it with others through story-telling. 

Putting
the
YOU
in
Unique:
Using
your
Uniqueness
to
your
Advantage

Putting the YOU in Unique: Using your Uniqueness to your Advantage

In this session we will use different artistic modalities and texts to explore our ‘facilitator voices’ and hone in on the methods that give us the most confidence when leading a group.