HippieBus# is a pop-up event in schools for grades 2-6. It is a Workshop Series that explores fun and challenging games, sharing sessions, and exercises that enhance the Mind/Body/Spirit experience.
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We are also working with Montessori schools for all age groups now.
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Students work in pairs or groups and rotate through 5 PODS that focus on community, kindness, tolerance, confidence, and imagination. PODS are guided by mentors that help them explore these core values.
What IS a Workshop Series?
Students are introduced to the program in a WELCOME and begin to become aware of each primary FOCUS: Mind/Body/Spirit and start to recognize what each of the PODS focus on. At the end of the 4 week session, students get a BADGE ceremony and are awarded with a sash of all of the workshops they have completed.
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Each of the 5 workshops are 25 minutes long and set up in PODS. There is a guide at each POD and teachers assistants can help move the groups from POD to POD. The start is staggered so all 5 PODs are happening at the same time, and each student gets to experience each POD.
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Each session has a WRAP Session before returning to class. Think of all the strong work you have done here today. Don't you feel good about yourself, your friends, and your community? Give yourselves a round of applause.
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6th Graders would ideally go first *(see sample schedule) on Tuesdays for example, then help with the other grades on their days. They will also be awarded extra BADGES for their service during the closing ceremony.
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A FRIEND IN NEED
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BE KIND-REWIND
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MY FAVORITE THING
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CHALLENGE GAME
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PROBLEM SOLVERS
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COMMUNITY WORKS
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SAY SOMETHING NICE
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THAT'S TEAMWORK!
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IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE
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WHAT AM I GOOD AT
Workshops like...
2-3rd
Graders
Learning Made Fun
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Explore friends and belonging with “Balancing Act”
FOCUS: Body/Spirit -- Students work in pairs to help each other through balancing exercises.
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Learn about Confidence and Self Esteem with “Good Thinking”
FOCUS: Mind/Spirit -- Practice Affirmations
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Work to Move the Body with “Wiggle Worm”
FOCUS: Body-- Get the body moving with silly dance moves.
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Get comfortable with happy thoughts with “Reach for the Stars”
FOCUS: Body/Spirit -- Basic yoga stretches for kids, breathing in good energy and breathing out the bad.
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Use the imagination with “Imagine That!”
FOCUS: Mind--Share a story about your perfect day.
4-5th
Graders
Learning with Purpose
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Practice sharing, community, and teamwork with “A Friend in Need”
FOCUS: Mind/Body-- Work as a group on teamwork, inclusion, and fun physical activities.
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Explore Patience and Kindness with "Be Kind-Rewind"
FOCUS: Mind/Spirit-- Share a story about someone or yourself doing something nice for someone else.
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Practice Tolerance with "My Favorite Thing"
FOCUS: Mind/Body/Spirit-- In pairs, students help each other balance as they talk about some of their favorite things.
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Play Games and Meet Challenges with “Challenge Games”
FOCUS: Mind/Body-- Work in teams to complete physical and mental challenges and puzzles.
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Explore Community Solutions “Solve That Problem!”
FOCUS: Mind-- Work alone or in groups to write out a solution to an issue they see around them everyday.
6th
Graders
Learning to be Helpful
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Engage Community with “Community Works”
FOCUS: Mind-- Work in teams to solve a problem. For example: potholes in the road.
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Practice Kindness with “Say Something Nice”
FOCUS: Mind/Spirit-- Tell someone something nice about them or about someone you know.
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Practice Teamwork and Sportsmanship with “THAT’S Teamwork!”
FOCUS: Body-- Group physical challenge games.
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Explore Tolerance with “Imagine All the People”
FOCUS: Mind/Spirit -- Share a story about someone different from you and what you learned from them.
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Engage Self Confidence with “What am I Good at?”
FOCUS: Spirit -- Demonstrate or share a story about something you are good at.