The following workshops are available for staff, students and parents. Workshops are offered both in person and via Zoom. MPY requires a minimum of 25 participants for staff workshops and a minimum of 40 participants for parent and caregiver workshops. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis.
Unlocking Potential: The Power of Developing & Promoting a Growth Mindset
Whether it is a fixed or a growth mindset, exploring our mindsets allows us to examine our true potential and view failure as an opportunity. In this workshop, participants will learn the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and how it pertains to working with students. Additionally, participants will evaluate their mindset to see where their beliefs are and discuss how small shifts in thinking and reframing circumstances can dramatically impact daily life inside and outside the classroom. Best practices for classroom management will be examined and tips for developing teacher-student relationships that promote a growth mindset and allow students to flourish.
Utilizing the Growth Mindset
The growth mindset is the idea of continuous self-improvement and growth. But how can adolescents implement this mindset? This presentation will consider how to commit to a growth mindset, set appropriate goals, recognize multiple intelligences, stay motivated, work within limitations and develop ambitious habits so as to achieve success.
Vicarious Trauma and Self Care
Teachers are the front line to our students and often take on secondary trauma that their students have faced in their little lives. This can lead to fatigue and burn out in staff. Being able to identify physical and emotional symptoms of vicarious trauma as an educator allows teachers to build a tool box of self care supports.
What Happens When You Crash
Presented by a former firefighter/EMT, this graphic and informative discussion will consider the car crash - from the physics of human deceleration in a vehicle to the predictable mechanisms of injury based on speed, body position in the vehicle and the use of seat belts and air bags. Students have recognized this as one of the most behavior-changing presentations that they have ever sat through.
Youth and Young Adult Mental Wellness
This workshop is being offered in partnership with Families for Depression Awareness. In this student assembly, Massachusetts teenagers and young adults who have lived experience with depression and bipolar disorder. Teen Speakers share their stories of identifying symptoms, seeking adult support, finding effective treatment, and learning how to stay well. This workshop aims to end mental health stigma by demystifying mental health conditions and to encourage help-seeking among teenagers and young adults.