by Communications | Jul 6, 2022 | agreements, Community
After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in March of 2018, my colleagues at Justin Siena High School and I sat around a table to decide how best to listen to our students and respond as a school community. We had had a tumultuous year already. While our...
by Communications | May 3, 2022 | agreements, Community
In my job(s), I am grateful to reap the wisdom of young people. Over the years I’ve found that often children and teenagers understand some fundamentals about life that have become overcomplicated and therefore lost to us grownups. One such example sticks vividly in...
by Communications | Apr 5, 2022 | agreements, Community
AGRREMENT #3: LISTEN WITH YOUR WHOLE SELFWhen you are listening to another person share their thoughts, feelings, opinions or experiences, suspend your own – to the extent possible, push “pause” on your thought stream… Sarah: Helen, what is your experience of deep...
by Communications | Feb 23, 2022 | agreements, Community
Our second Agreement for Communication in Community asks us to “start from an appreciative mindset.” By asking, “What is right and good here?” and “How can we build on that?,” we focus on the positive, and identify and build on our strengths. Brain...
by Communications | Jan 17, 2022 | agreements, Community, News
Agreements for Communication in Community “Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7 In 2018 in times of relative peace, health, and prosperity (though we didn’t...
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