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Compassion, Empathy, & Emotional Intelligence - Social Skills for Young Learners

In this 5-week course, your child will learn the skills to understand and relate positively to their peers. They will learn about identifying emotions, helping others, and changing attitudes.
Shiminly
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(79)
Class

What's included

5 live meetings
5 in-class hours
Homework
Learners may be assigned homework tasks related to the lesson. However, these tasks are for their own edification. They are not mandatory and will not be required to complete the subsequent class.
Assessment
Learners will be provided with verbal feedback by the facilitator leading the session on; how well they executed the assignment, how they have developed the target skills, and how the learner can continue to develop what they have taken from the session.
Grading
A certificate of completion will be offered for this class, which will show: ✅the learner's name ✅the name of the class ✅the date the class was completed ✅the grade level ✅the target core skill

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 2
Beginner Level
------ About Us ------ 

😊Welcome to Shiminly! Our name, ‘Shimin’ is Japanese for ‘citizen’. Our mission is to give learners the tools they need to become Global Citizens of the 21st Century. 🌍 We are dedicated to imbuing our students with the skills and tools they need to become empathetic, resilient, and well-rounded individuals. 🌟 

Our facilitators are highly experienced, well-traveled, and trained to deliver our lessons using modern teaching methodologies, such as: 

🧔 Socratic Method  

💭 Inquiry-Based  

🛠️ Problem-Based 

✅ Task-Based 

📚 Project-Based  

 

------ Our Core Skills ------ 

We have built our curriculum around 7 Core Skills, which are: 

💞 Emotional Intelligence 

🧘‍♀️ Self-Awareness and Adaptability 

🗣️ Teamwork and Communication 

🌍 Global Citizenship 

💡Creativity and Innovation 

🧠 Critical Thinking 

🌠 Motivation and Exploration 

 

------ Course Description ------ 


Lesson 1: People and Feelings 😀😢😡

🎯 Learn how to read body language and facial expressions by looking at pictures of people 👁️

🎯 Examine the effects of emotions on others and learn how to provide support

🎯 Create a template for a feelings journal (Note: This will be for learners’ own edification and they will not be asked to share their work with the class)


Lesson 2: Emotional Intelligence 💖🧩🧠 

🎯 Review and practice vocabulary for identifying both basic and nuanced emotions

🎯 Identify and provide examples of emotionally intelligent and unintelligent behaviors

🎯 Design a card for a friend or family member to show that they understand them


Lesson 3: Helping Hearts 💞🫂🆘

🎯 Explore ways to help others at home, at school, and in the community

🎯 Discuss the importance of helping others and the benefits it can bring to their communities and the rest of the world

🎯 Create and deliver a presentation outlining an action plan for how to be helpful in an assigned hypothetical scenario


Lesson 4: Paper Cranes 🕊️☮️✌️

🎯 Learn about the historical and cultural significance of paper cranes in Japan

🎯 Discuss the importance of peace and love and ways to best spread this message around the world

🎯 Learn and practice how to make a paper crane


Lesson 5: Being Positive 💪💓🌤️

🎯 Read a short case study of someone with a negative outlook on life and identify the positives in this person's story

🎯 Explore the short- and long-term health and wellbeing benefits of maintaining a positive mindset, not only for themselves but also for others

🎯 Practice transforming negative statements into positive ones



------ Class Structure and Materials ------ 

Each of our lessons is separated into distinct sections: 

1️⃣ After being welcomed to the class, learners will be introduced to the topic through a game or warm up activity. They will then have their existing knowledge on the topic tested with various inquiry-based questioning techniques. (5-10 minutes) 

2️⃣ Then, our facilitators will present them with pertinent information on the topic and the main class task (10-15 minutes).  

3️⃣ The facilitator will then present the main task, which will predominantly be student-led. During this time, students will be creating, innovating, or solving a problem while the facilitator guides them (20-25 minutes).  

4️⃣ Learners will then have the opportunity to present their class work. They will give and receive feedback from each other as well as from the facilitator (10 minutes).  

5️⃣ Before finishing the class, learners will complete a short Exit Ticket to solidify their takeaways from the class experience (5 minutes). 
 
The facilitator will share all of our content built on Canvas LMS. We use this for display purposes only and learners are not required to create an account. To make our content engaging, we diversify our delivery methods as much as possible. Our content includes static slides with text and images built on Microsoft Powerpoint, educational videos from YouTube, online games built on platforms such as Wordwall and Baamboozle, and interactive builds developed on Articulate Storyline. Our content is well-researched and referenced in every lesson, as it is all strictly factual, objective, and secular. We only use images and YouTube videos that fall under the Creative Commons license. Each of our lessons is also matched with a selection of Common Core and CPalms standards and is inspired by a variety of UNESCO key topics.
Learning Goals
For each of our lessons and programs, we curate a set of Core Skills that learners will develop. 

During this program, learners will work on a selection of our Shiminly Core Skills: Self-Awareness and Adaptability, Emotional Intelligence, and Teamwork and Communication. 

Other sub skills learners will develop in this program are: Empathy, Resilience, Respect, Ethics, Multiculturalism, Conflict Resolution, Intercultural Understanding, and Interpersonal Communication.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We are committed to protecting your child’s privacy and protecting them from harmful or inappropriate content. We use Canvas LMS to store and display content only using the screen share feature on Zoom. Learners are NOT required to make an account with Canvas or any other of our external resources. They will not be able to interact with the content in any way, nor are they permitted to view any of our content outside of class hours. Our facilitators ONLY show content that has been created and reviewed by our instructional design team. We design static slides using PowerPoint. In addition, please find a list of our other external sources, which we embed onto our Canvas pages and display through screen-share only: Wordwall (https://wordwall.net/) - All of our Wordwall games are built in-house by our instructional design team. We do not use games that have not been built by a Shiminly instructional designer. Learners will not be sent the link, nor will they be required to create an account for Wordwall. All videos will be displayed through the screen-share feature only. Baamboozle (https://www.baamboozle.com/games) - All of our Baamboozle games are built in-house by our instructional design team. We do not use games that have not been built by a Shiminly instructional designer. Learners will not be sent the link, nor will they be required to create an account for Baamboozle. All games will be displayed through the screen-share feature only. YouTube - Some of our lessons contain YouTube videos which are embedded into our Canvas pages. All of these videos are under the Creative Commons license. Learners will not be sent the link, nor will they be required to create an account for YouTube. All videos will be displayed through the screen-share feature only. Articulate Storyline 360 - To make our lessons more fun and engaging, we use animated slides designed with Articulate Storyline 360 by our instructional design team. Learners will not be sent the link, nor will they be required to create an account for Articulate Storyline 360. All slides will be displayed through the screen-share feature only. Regarding the class topic, some content may be triggering for learners (e.g., emotions, finance, health). Such content will be approached with the utmost care and respect by our facilitators. Any questions asked during the lesson are preset and generalized and do not pertain directly to the learners. Learners will not be asked to share any of their personal experience related to this topic. Advice provided in the lesson is specific to the topic and not personalized. This class should not be viewed as a substitute for therapy or life counseling in any way.
Supply List
To participate fully in our sessions, learners require; a pencil, an eraser, a notebook, sheets of paper, and coloring pencils/crayons.
Language of Instruction
English
Joined April, 2023
4.9
79reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from Hampshire College
Christopher Daly
Our facilitators are highly-passionate about what they do and are trained extensively on modern methodologies, such as student-centered, project-based, and inquiry-based learning. They all have a wealth of experience teaching around the world and on various digital platforms. They deliver their lessons in a way that is friendly, inspiring, and unique to their personality. We strive to ensure that learners come away from the lesson feeling empowered to put their best foot forward in every aspect of their lives.

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$80

for 5 classes
1x per week, 5 weeks
60 min

Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
1-12 learners per class

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