THIS IS METM is guided verbal journaling for teens.
Each of us owns nothing more valuable than our own story. Here is a chance to tell it as we live through an epic period in history. THIS IS ME will help you solve your life’s great mystery: “Who am I?”
In talking to yourself about your fears, longings and experiences, key-life questions are answered, and social and emotional awareness grow. Skills for interacting with others increase. A video time capsule is created as the ultimate and authentic way to say “THIS IS ME!”
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”LOOKING BACK AT THE PROGRAM, I LEARNED SO MUCH MORE ABOUT MY OWN PERSONALITY AND MY RELATIONSHIPS. THE COMPILATION OF RESPONSES BY OTHER STUDENTS LEFT QUITE AN IMPACT ON ME. I GOT TO SEE THE MINDSET AND OPINIONS OF OTHER YOUTH ACROSS THE WORLD. SEE THE OPTIMISM THEY SHARED. I THINK THIS PROGRAM WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM, POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON ME.”
– Jake Adler, 10th grade, Eastside Preparatory School
MEET YOUR GUIDES!
Participate in three verbal journaling sessions in which you will answer questions aimed at exploring your - self, community, and world in your voice. You will have the opportunity to select from one of the four path finders below to guide you through each verbal journaling session.
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Generally, participating teens are signed up through their schools. However, there is a small group of teens helping to drive the direction of THIS IS ME who are involved in the program after school. If you are interested in supporting the development of THIS IS ME as part of a student advisory board, please tell us about yourself here and we will be in touch.
An SEL Solution for Middle and High Schools
THIS IS ME allows students to build the competence they need to direct their lives.
Using the power of their own voice, students will have a vital opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and to process the world around them. Through THIS IS ME’s complementary curriculum, students will engage in reflection, experience protection through the building of coping skills and innovative key word technology, and build stronger connections to their school community.
Complimentary curriculum grounded in SEL benchmarks, builds on the guided verbal journaling sessions for a cohesive and engaging experience for students. Life skills in reappraisal, self-compassion, empathy, supporting a friend in distress, emotional survival skills, building an inclusive community, and connecting with one’s identify and culture are all topics explored in THIS IS ME.
REFLECTION
THIS IS ME invites students to engage in self-reflection in an engaging way. The program is based on the brain science surrounding journaling.
PROTECTION
Our app has keyword technology built-in to flag “words of concern” alerts that, while honoring the confidentiality of the student, has the potential to identify and prevent a crisis.
CONNECTION
We build connection between students within their own schools as well as across the globe through the THIS IS ME Film Festival.
STUDENT FILMS FROM LAST YEAR’S PILOT
”WATCHING STUDENTS TELL THEIR STORIES, AND WATCHING THEM GAIN CONFIDENCE WITH THE PROCESS OVER TIME WAS VERY INSPIRING.”
-Teacher Participant
THIS IS ME GIVES TEENS A VOICE.
Do you work at a school and are interested in joining THIS IS ME?
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