Building Emotional Intelligence Using 7 Key Traits of Resilience

Students will learn how to recognize and express one or all 7 key traits of human resilience: Unity, Clarity, Truth, Love, Empowerment, Creativity, Trust. Students are challenged to discover, create and demonstrate their expression of emotions of words through creative movement.

Inspirational stories and poems by or about prominent African American figures, such as Maya Angelo, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes are used to present examples of lives of great resilience.

If a different African American figure is desired, that request can be accommodated.

This program offered by: Jill Giedt

Details

Program Model: In Class

Art Form: Dance

Curriculum Connections: Character Education, Community Building, Language Arts, Physical Education, Social Justice, Social Studies, Social-Emotional Learning, World Cultures

Grades: 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, K

Program Requirements: Room to move, this could be a dance or PE space, or a classroom with the desks moved to the side

Instruction Language(s):

Min. Residency Sessions/Classroom: 6

PLEASE NOTE: Arts for Learning NW has paused its support of all residencies, workshops and performances outside of Right Brain Initiative contracts. We encourage you to work directly with the teaching artists. If you're interested in being connected directly with this artist, please email [email protected] with your request and we'll forward your message.

Jill Giedt

About the Artist

Jill Giedt

Jill taught, directed and choreographed musical theatre for over a decade at Park Academy. She gets energized teaching ballet and creative movement to enthusiastic Portland Public School students through community outreach programs with OBT and StepsPDX. And she brings her teaching talents to other local studios around Portland. Jill is also a resident artist with Young Audience where with dance and movement, she teaches programs that honor the African American experience and the lessons of resilience. She recently began working with the powerful and talented group at PassInArt, who embodies her mission in bringing awareness to the community about the invaluable contributions, history and culture of African Americans' in the arts.

"Jill has taught my child how to recognize and work with their unique learning style"

Learn More about Jill Giedt

Program Costs

Program costs are based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW for help determining the actual cost of your programs. Email us at [email protected] or call 503-225-5900, ext 705

Scroll to Top