Each Sagdrina and Rukia are Social Justice Activists and Educators with intensive expertise supporting leaders to develop their affect by way of using storytelling and genuine engagement. They began the expertise with a commemoration and acknowledgment of the Muscogee tribe and African American slaves who have been stewards of the land that we occupy. This reflection transitioned right into a dialogue about mission-driven programming, utilizing The Highlander Faculty of Atlanta as a case examine.
One of many core ideas of the Highlander Faculty’s mission is that youngsters are “lively discoverers and constructors of their very own data,” and that “they’ve the best….to be part of the decision-making course of.” To satisfy this mission, Rukia talked about how the college should continuously and rigorously mirror on the methods their mission and values are current in every day actions. As an illustration, when college students encountered an unhoused particular person asking for meals, they began to ask questions, and expressed a want to assist improve meals fairness of their neighborhood. Educators allowed the scholars to take the lead, and they also made bowls for unhoused individuals to eat from, they usually impressed the creation of a neighborhood backyard accessible to everybody in want. This is only one instance of how tales can mirror and talk the values and missions of a company in significant, tangible methods.
