2019 NNSP Annual Conference

K-12 schools do an excellent job helping students develop their minds. But students should also have regular opportunities to explore their heart and use their hands. When students explore who they are on the inside, and take action in the world outside, they make connections between feeling and doing. These “purpose sparks” help students develop inner knowledge, forge emotional connections in the world and move forward with goals. In the process, students engage deeper in learning and in life.

As educators, we all aspire to help students develop a sense of purpose in the world. This session will explore tools for how educators can help students explore and develop purpose at a earlier age. We will begin to look at how educators can use partnership based programs as a lens through which to teach content and build life skills. Our goal will be to begin the curriculum design process and walk away with tools and resources that can be used in the classroom immediately.