Tricia Alexander - Conference Musician & Energy Worker
Taking in the 40 Developmental Assets from Search Institute
40 Developmental Assets from Search Institute- Preschool Breakout Group
40 Developmental Assets Study - Preschool Breakout Group
Enjoying "It Starts in the Heart" music and movement.
Love starts in the heart and is in you too.
Love is in me too!
We spread love everywhere as we connect "hip to hip."
It Starts in the Heart and ends up connecting all of us. This song is an example of ways to help children connect and to engage their brain.
Playing games makes it easier to think up a story to tell. Here the selections are: Work, Joy, Self-Discovery and Home.
Spinning the spinner to see which story you will share! The spinner goes where it wants!
We all have stories within us that are longing to be told. When we share our stories we build connections with one another.
Telling out stories helps us to make sense of our lives.
When we listen with an open heart, we help others share what is on their heart.
Conference participants brought items to place on the sacred prayer table. Everything was infused with love & positive energy.
Each of us hears or experiences a life story from our own perspective. We each have a piece of the story and we can see the whole story when we share it with one another.
The story changes and becomes clearer as we each add our piece.
Story style for preschool children: "Godly Play."
"Godly Play" invites the children into essence of the story. To begin to WONDER!
"Godly Play" helps the children to explore how the story connects with their life.
Godly Play story telling invites the children to go deeper into the story in them.
Practicing Godly Play in order to take it home to our ministries.
Preparing lessons and working with youth can bring your spiritual practice to a new level and inspire you to grow in ways you may never have thought about before.
Learn how to feed your own spiritual needs through your commitment to youth ministry.
It means you can discover hot youth ministry can become your spiritual practice.
When we create experiences for our children and teens, we also engage in personal spiritual growth.
Reconnecting and exercising our imaginations helps us to create empowering experiences because we know that we create through the power of our minds and hearts.
There are many ways to tell a story. The Harry Potter movies have wonderful clips through which to relate story to Truth principles and how they show up in our lives.
Drawing from a variety of form such as Bible metaphysics, fairy tales, movies and folk tales, we will look for ways to use story to inform our lesson planning.
Moving brings blood to the brain and helps to keep us alert.
Reconnecting with old friends.
Creating a safe, sacred and structure environment in which our children and teens can thrive.
Connecting our chakras helps us to be in the present moment.
Working together is a benefit for both people.
Everyone helps to create a fabulous event!
People from 9 different states joined us!
We are a fabulous team!
How are our young people involved in spiritual social action? Exploring ways our teens are making a difference in the world through peace programs, interfaith service, environmental projects and global projects.
Exploring the Musikgarten music and movement program, "God's Children Sing." It is an interactive Sunday program for toddlers and preschoolers.
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Bringing all of the wealth of information together so that we can take it back to our ministries.
The Whole Gang is here!
Our true selves are revealed!