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Perspectives Charter Schools conducted a Chicago Ideas Week Lab introducing the schools’ A Disciplined Life® (ADL) education model to the general public, and teaching them how to apply social emotional learning (SEL) in their own lives.
Students led up to 50 participants in an ADL class on Thursday, October 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Perspectives Rodney D. Joslin campus, 1930 S. Archer Ave. Participants engaged in rigorous discussion and self-reflection like Perspectives students do every day.
A Disciplined Life is a toolbox that teaches students how to be their best selves, cultivate healthy relationships, make informed decisions and become ethical, conscientious leaders. The curriculum was developed by Perspectives’ founders Diana Shulla-Cose, president of Perspectives, and Kim Day, the chief education officer.
“People will come away with a better understanding of social emotional learning and what students in inner-city schools are capable of,” said Rhonda Hopps, Perspectives’ chief executive officer. “We will inspire them to practice the 26 principles of A Disciplined Life to raise their level of fulfillment and civic engagement to drive positive social change.”
For one week, October 13-19, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding thinkers, inventors, leaders and creators to present their ideas and inspire the innovations of tomorrow. It is a platform based on sharing big ideas and making big things happen. Perspectives students make no small plans. Last June, student leaders organized a peace march down State Street on the South Side to express their hopes for a violence-free summer. More than 2,000 Perspectives students were joined by business and civic leaders, and the event was covered by some 30 media outlets.
Chicago Ideas Week Labs give people a chance to explore the best of Chicago, through exclusive access, behind-the-scenes experiences that give them a glimpse of the inner workings of businesses and institutions that are otherwise unavailable to the public.
Hopps, Shulla-Cose and Day will be in attendance during the lab.
Founded in 1997 by two public school teachers, Perspectives Charter Schools is a network of five open-enrollment public schools on the South Side, serving nearly 2,200 students. Perspectives prepares students for college and for life with its A Disciplined Life® education model that combines academic rigor with a focus on character development. Despite coming from some of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago, Perspectives students graduate from high school, enroll in college, and persist towards graduation at rates above the national average. Learn more at pcsedu.org.
About Chicago Ideas Week
Chicago Ideas Week (CIW) is a 501(c)(3) organization. CIW is a premier year-round gathering of thought leaders created to drive ideas into actionable results. It is a platform for ideas, created for innovators, thinkers, doers and interested citizens from across Chicago, the greater Midwest and the world. Its goal is to stimulate new initiatives and ventures, create new connections and collaborations, and establish a community of curiosity. For more information, please visit www.chicagoideas.com and follow Chicago Ideas on Facebook and Twitter via @chicagoideas.
Photo credit: Jason Brown Photography
Shaky old wooden footbridge over an irrigation canal leading to path to farmland, rice paddy fields and forestry.
My brand new Canon 7D!
Taken with auto-ISO, which in the low-light bathroom put it up to 3200. I'm quite pleased with the noise levels at this ISO
Award of Merit | High School Division | Issaquah High School PTSA, Washington
Only a fraction of this photograph portrays the real woman as most of it is her reflection. All sides of her are present yet a complete image of her is absent. She is submerged so deep within her own reality it is impossible for her to see outside of it. Sometimes we look too deeply within ourselves as we block out the big picture because excessive introspection prohibits us from looking at the situation as a whole and, it turn, worsens it. The image melts reality and fiction together, preventing one from distinguishing the real imagery from the reflection.
On the far end wall of the refurbished building there is a painting on GUM from the Soviet times, when inital G was standing for "state", not for "main". - EXIF data are correct: this was taken at 10:45 a.m. CET, as the clock in the middle in its own time zone says. - See some other indoor pictures of GUM/Главный Универсальный Магазин.
The Great Blue Heron holds special meaning in Native medicine, where it represents self-reflection:
As it stands very still in the water, it sends reflections of itself to itself, providing insight into one’s unique purpose in life, mirroring ‘what is’, and inviting quests for understanding how its own path fits within the whole.
The heron symbolizes the journey of self-realization, beginning with the development of the skills to build inner strength and achieve certainty of purpose, the courage to delve deep, and the resulting joy of discovery - of awakening.
Week 31
April 8 - 14, 2013
I've been finding myself taking inner inventory lately; asking questions. "Who am I, really?" "Am I happy with where and who I feel I am?" "Am I headed down the right path?" "Where do I want that path to take me?"
Soul searching and reflecting, finding joy in many things about myself, and a few things to change. It's a constant process, I suppose- it's how we grow as individuals.
And just fyi...tried a new finishing technique. Any opinions? Remember- I ask for honest answers!
Well this is a rather empty window display for Shoot Thru Glass but I liked the pipes and the reflection.
Photo captured on California Highway 299 near the city of Alturas. Modoc County. "State of Jefferson." Late March 2013.
Photo of Mount Lassen captured at Lake Manzanita via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens. Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen National Forest. Shasta County. Mid November 2013.
When you pause and think about yourself, what do you actually think about?
Is it how you look right now, your health, or your recent achievements? Is it usually about all the bad, or all the good?
The only real times I really think about myself is when things are going really badly. It's kind of a quick check to see if you're OK even though what's going around you is so bad and a search for something that's still awesome to look forward to.
Our character tries to find herself while the artist, Dani Shay performs her song, "So Easy, I know"
Self Reflection - who do you see when you look in the mirror? Who are you looking at? Who is looking back at you? Who are you looking for?
she's black and sexy. we travel everywhere together. she sees my most intimate moments. I'm learning all her secrets. we got a thing going on...