”For contemporary teenagers, too, developing soulcraft competence is more vital to their personal development than math, science, or business know-how. Most teenagers sense this and most would prefer this knowledge. Most of their teachers, however, don’t have a clue about pathways to soul. Few of us learned these things as teens or in college.” Bill Plotkin in Soulcraft, p. 116.
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Is Humankind Inherently Selfish? Reconsidering the Veneer Theory in Humanities I in Action
Introduction I believe that the most teachable day of the year for my grade 9 students in Humanities I in Action is the first day of school, day one of their high school experience. For some years we have been … Continue reading
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“Serving Others Includes Serving Myself:” Final SSS Reflection by Ana Gallagher
The top picture is of Ana (left) and India (right) in grade 9 participating in a flag day to raise money for charity in “Humanities I in Action,” while the bottom picture comes three years later as the two girls … Continue reading
Humanities I in Action Curriculum and the Impact of Social Conscience Education
I believe this is the oldest class picture I have going back to the earliest days of Humanities I in Action, which started in 2003. This blog entry provides information about social conscience education, an approach best embodied by the … Continue reading
“Creating Humanities II in Action: Our Story” by Matthea Najberg, Jonathan Chung, and Nicole Lim
Dear Reader, I first began teaching the Humanities I in Action course in 2003, and from the beginning it intuitively felt like the kind of education students wanted. And for more than ten years I have talked about proposing a … Continue reading
The Refugee Run and “White Helmets:” The Deep Impact of Experiential Learning
Introduction It is a truism that “experience is the best teacher,” and so it is with Humanities I in Action, our cornerstone social conscience course at HKIS, that the second most powerful lesson in the curriculum (after the Foshan orphanage … Continue reading
Walking the Bodhisattva Path: Teaching Compassion on a China Orphanage Trip
Introduction What’s really real? Having brought hundreds of students to two nearby orphanages in southern China since 1995 with a plethora of memories – good news of adoption and connection along with tragic stories of separation and loss – I … Continue reading
Flag Day Charity Fundraising: Student Entry into a Complex Psychosocial World
Introduction We know that physiologically 14 year olds are just starting to wake up to their ability to exercise introspection. Students begin to view themselves and other self-reflexively, as they now are able to consider the inner psychological reality and … Continue reading
Our Collective Human Purpose on a Bumper Sticker
I was sitting at an outdoor table on the 7th floor of our high school grounds – the Penthouse suite view, I mentioned to a passing colleague. After a dismally dark and rainy Sunday, I was cheered by the sun, … Continue reading
“We Can Make Difference:” SCMP Article on 10th Annual Service Summit
We Can Make a Difference by Kay Ross, February 14, 2017 Students from HKIS and its sister schools Concordia-Shanghai and Concordia-Hanoi gathered at HKIS on January 14, 2017, for the 10th annual High School Service Summit. It was also the … Continue reading
Teaching Inspiration: Avaaz’s 100 Victories for Justice
Introduction The first semester of Humanities I in Action introduces students to suffering in the world. I often say it has a “shock and awe” impact on many students, as they struggle to make sense of a myriad of injustices: … Continue reading
Social Conscience and Inner Awakening 