Nourishing Community

We at Morningside Center invite you to both honor Native and Indigenous communities, wisdom and history and remember the joy and genius of First Nations and Cultures. Below we share commitments, learnings and event opportunities as we shine a light on the Lenape Center.

Students are coming to school with many emotions. How can we help them name their feelings and start getting to know each other? 

Who are you? You may be asking this when looking at all the new faces in your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You may also be asking: How can we, as a classroom community, encourage each other to answer this question authentically, peeling away the many layers that comprise who we are...

Who are you? You may be asking yourself this when looking at all of the new faces in your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You may also be asking: How can we, as a classroom community, encourage each other to answer this question authentically, peeling away the many layers that...

In this small-group activity, middle school students learn more about how we are interconnected and explore ways to practice community care in their school communities and beyond.

Students engage family members in sharing stories of their history, dreams, or struggles - and share these stories with their peers. 

A powerful article making the case for social and emotional learning, by Morningside board member Robert Kim.

In their article in AfterSchool Today, Morningside's Bryanna Kolja and Sully Diaz share strategies for creating after-school programs where every student feels they belong.

It takes time and patience and attention. It takes a coalition of the willing, purveyors of hope, and believers.

Educators learn about the neuroscience of storytelling and experience for themselves a storytelling activity they can use with students. The activity is the first session in our new guide, Teaching as an Act of Solidarity: A Beginner’s Guide to Equity in Schools.