For music educators who want to
recharge, reconnect and reinforce habits of
self-care and self-compassion.
Restoring Resilience
Online course
with optional private coaching sessions with Nyssa Brown
March 5 - 21, 2021
Course materials and Facebook group open through June 30, 2021.
Looking for quick-but-meaningful daily habits to build self-care, self-compassion, and resilience?
Love to read?
Interested in some like-minded, like-hearted music ed colleagues who'll lift one another up this spring?
You're in the right place!
It is no secret that music teachers are
- exhausted with the demands of pandemic teaching
- beaten down with the increased expectations and lack of support
- disheartened by the instruction we aren't able to deliver this year
- frustrated by the ever-evolving often last-minute changes
- grieving the ways we used to be able to relate to students and our colleagues
- struggling to take care of ourselves amid the challenges
. . . but - through it all - DETERMINED to be HOPEFUL and get this through this school year as best we can.
It can all be true at the same time.
And we are in this TOGETHER.
In this course you'll find
Facilitated Reading
"Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators" by Elena Aguilar
Collaborative Community
Private Facebook group for course members with daily prompts and curated resources
Two Live Zoom Calls
One call with Jasmine Fripp on Resilience and Community and one call with Nyssa Brown
* With optional private coaching sessions with Nyssa Brown
Course Facilitator - Nyssa Brown
International Arts Education Consultant
Music Ed Forward
Special Guest - Jasmine Fripp
The Passionate Black Educator
Music Educator and Education Consultant
Here's how it all breaks down:
1) Reading "Onward: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence in Educators" by Elena Aguilar
- We'll read about 10 pages per day
- The perfect way to wind down before sleep
- The course will focus on the first four chapters of the book.
- Know Yourself
- Understand Emotions
- Tell Empowering Stories
- Build Community
- Optional additional reading of other chapters in the book encouraged, as your time allows.
2) Daily Collaboration Prompts, based on the reading
- Practical, actionable resilience-building strategies
- Reflection sharing in the Facebook group
3) 2 x LIVE Zoom calls (recordings available for those who can't attend live)
- March 13th with Jasmine Fripp, The Passionate Black Educator, on Resilience and Community
- 10 pm China Time
- 3 pm Amsterdam Time
- 9 am New York Time
- To find call time in your location, click here.
- March 20th with Nyssa Brown
- 9 pm China Time
- 2 pm Amsterdam Time
- 8 am New York Time
- To find call time in your location, click here.
4) Additional curated resources on Resilience
- Posted in Restoring Resilience course and Facebook Group
5) OPTIONAL private coaching sessions with Nyssa Brown
- Topics could include
- self-care and advocacy during pandemic teaching
- creating and sustaining routines and other resilience-building strategies
- adjusting curriculum to the current teaching situation
- leading and coaching a team in the current school climate
Course materials and Facebook Group open through June 30, 2021.
Let's build some resilience - together!
There are resources waiting for you RIGHT NOW inside the course!
Let's do it!
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Let's support one another in
Restoring Resilience!
Join us now as we walk through this spring - increasing our resilience and continuing to strengthen habits of self-care and self-compassion.
No matter where you are - or what you teach - this past year has been hard.
I've been teaching students, as well as consulting with teachers all over the world this past year - and I assure you . . . everyone is exhausted and doing the best they can.
AND my experience tells me that those of us in a strong community - with strong self-care/self-compassion habits are faring better than most.
This course is not only intended to help us throughout the two weeks, but also to provide us practical, go-to resources and community to return to when we need it.
If you're looking for tools and collaborators to help get you through the rest of the school year, you've found us!
Whatever you do, take care of yourself - because you matter. Your family, friends, students, and colleagues need you. And I wish you nothing but the very best as we move toward summer.
I sincerely hope to see you in the course. You are a valued member of our Music Ed Forward global community!
