OBJECTIVE:
Welcome everyone back to their Next Gen space and further establish bonds
and norms.
REQUIRED PREP:
Transform your room – Next Gen sessions should be different from typical classes — change the rooms seating order, and get ready for your first session!
Opening Huddle -5 mins
Goal: Practice the ritual, and build team cohesion.
DO YOUR RITUAL – 5 Mins
Review the opening ritual that was created the last session, and conduct it with the cohort. Teach the ritual to any new students who have joined or missed the last session.
Activity 2: Family Rules - 25 mins
Goal: Set the cohort expectations for the year.
Create family rules based on the answer from the questions above. If there are more than 4 rules or expectations shared, have students work collaboratively to select the 4 family rules to put on their student behavior contract. Once family rules have been established as a group review the cohort agreement and sign.
Select someone, take notes on the board, and take a photo of the family rules for later reference. Have a student document the 4 selected rules on the student contract and have the entire class sign.
Activity Strategy: Keep in mind what makes everyone comfortable, and what will hold everyone accountable to keeping the cohort tight. Celebrate the joint signing as a first step to respecting and trusting each other.
Closing
Goal: Set the cohort expectations for the year.
Closing Huddle: Feel free to play light background music to generate energy!
Remind everyone of the next meeting.
Closing Ritual: Review the closing ritual that was created last session, and conduct it with the cohort.
