Building Emotional Intelligence Using 7 Key Traits of Resilience

Jill Giedt

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

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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

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"

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Program Costs

Please note that the cost of a program is determined 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

Delivery Method	Type	Cost	Description
In Class	Mileage/Travel Costs		IRS rate per mile round trip from 97266 zip code for any site outside of a 5 mile radius. This program is available within 20 miles of 97266. Greater distances are possible with additional fees such as lodging.
In Class	Prep Hours	107.00	Approximately 1-2 hours per grade level per week of the residency.
In Class	Planning Meeting	107.00	An in person planning meeting with partnering teachers is required for residencies.
In Class	Additional Planning	107.00	Additional planning time with teachers or volunteers, etc.
In Class	Family Arts Night Workshop	179.00	A 90 minute workshop for students and families, typically in the evening or on weekends.
In Class	50 min Workshop Session	107.00	A one session program with students- 50 minutes.
In Class	Residency Session	107.00	Residency session prices are based on a 50 minute session. Some artists may prefer different session lengths and will pro-rate the cost.