Stories Are the Medicine, and Connection Is the Revolution
People ask me why I care so deeply about connection in schools. The answer isn’t found in a textbook or a leadership course. It’s found in my childhood.
After being away from the actual school buildings for more than a year, Painted Hills Middle School (Palm Springs, Ca) contracted kid-grit to design and facilitate the first back-to-school / welcome to middle school experience for their 6th grade incoming class. This interactive ½ day included a school scavenger hunt, an introduction into personal holistic wellness, and some activities that provided self-awareness and reflection on the Global Pandemic.
People ask me why I care so deeply about connection in schools. The answer isn’t found in a textbook or a leadership course. It’s found in my childhood.
The future of education is not forcing engagement. It’s creating environments students want to be part of.