The C's in Opportunities
Beyond School , here are some opportunities students can leverage and create to practice the C’s.
1. Create a morning and evening routine to help start and finish the day well
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2. Exercise with others - watch this Just For Kicks Football session and debrief with grade 5 students in Mumbai
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3. Notice when a friend is finding something difficult and try to help them
4. Take care of animals and/or water plants
5 Practice random acts of kindness. Learn more about how random acts of kindness can be practiced in the classroom.
Compassion
1. Read and watch the news
2. Talk to people, ask questions about their life, their experiences, and their beliefs
3. Work on a change-making project to understand and solve a problem that matters. Be inspired by examples of Design For Change projects led by Student Leaders across India. Click here to learn more about how to introduce Design For Change to your students.
4. Conduct a survey in your community
Curiosity
1. Share feedback with your peers, teacher family member
2. Join KER Live! or share in KER Chronicles. Watch grade 5 students in Ahmedabad lead KER Chronicles in their classroom. Students in this class describe themselves as 'fearless communicators'.
As you watch how do you see this come to life in the different presentations?
3. Take part in a competition inside or outside of school
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Courage
1. Keep a daily reflection or gratitude journal
2. Practice mindful breathing
3. Give and receive feedback openly
Consciousness
1. Work on a change-making project using a process like Design For Change or an app like Reap Benefit’s Solve Ninja App to understand and solve a problem that matters to you
2. Read/watch stories of Changemakers. Be inspired by examples of Design For Change projects led by Student Leaders across India.
Creativity
1.Set goals and use your Student Portfolio to track your progress
2. Work on a change-making project to understand and solve a problem that matters. Be inspired by examples of Design For Change projects led by Student Leaders across India. Click here to learn more about how to introduce Design For Change to your students.
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Critical Thinking
1. Join KER Live! or share in KER Chronicles
Watch grade 5 students in Ahmedabad lead KER Chronicles in their classroom. Students in this class describe themselves as 'fearless communicators'. As you watch how do you see this come to life in the different presentations?
2. Share feedback with your peers and teacher
3. Have a conversation with someone you don’t know well, listen to what they have to say and share something about yourself
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Take on a responsibility in your family, class or school
Work with others on a changemaking project to understand and solve a problem that matters. Be inspired by examples of Design For Change projects led by Student Leaders across India. Click here to learn more about how to introduce Design For Change to your students.
Spread education – teach others what you have learned to spread learning and opportunities
Collaboration
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