Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

Looking for ways to engage your high school or middle school students in environmental issues and the climate crisis? Here are our latest lessons and teaching ideas - good for , Earth Week, or any week. https://www.morningsidecenter.org/earth-day

We have two in-person April workshops! Join us for an opportunity to connect, recharge and build community together.
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/115832091321

Women’s History Month: Words of Women Activists
Through a quiz and discussion, students consider quotes by women activists, from Helen Keller to Aretha Franklin. This lesson focuses on women and activism. It provides a brief introduction to the thoughts of women activists and writers on the responsibility of all citizens to right society’s wrongs. https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/womens-history-month-words-women-activists

Workshops are back this Spring, and in person! Register and join us April 8 and April 9—we can’t wait to learn, skill-build and grow community together.
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/115832091321

Women “Architects” in Our Lives: Students share stories of the women “architects” in their lives (or the world!) who shape their worldview or their values! Do your learners love Circles?
https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/women-architects-our-lives-storytelling-circle

PS 125 partnered with us to train dozens of District 5 educators to implement restorative justice practices tailored to their priorities and goals! Here’s how we grow community!

Listening, Learning, and Accountability: How NYC Schools and Youth Centers are Using Restorative Justice to Help the Next Generation Succeed — CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG) CUNY ISLG provides tailored technical assistance to the grantees, from guidance on mitigating risk to collecting and analyzing data that measures their impact. And while many may associate restorative justice with punitive or court-based programs, many CBRJ partners are using it as a framework for t

Come with us for a journey where students explore new angles on the life and ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr., and consider their own responses and (re)commitments to justice. And then share in stories or comments (tag us!) what learners’ intentions! https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/love-art-justice-and-dr-king