"Our students' first experience of the Mosaic Project's program was when two wonderful Mosaic Project teachers came to their 3rd grade classrooms. They used drama and music to teach tolerance, community building and conflict resolution. They encouraged our students to be leaders in working for peace and understanding within our school community. Our students could hardly wait to go! "
� Kate Gallagher, Teacher

Why The Mosaic In-School Project?

In order to deepen and sustain the impact of our outdoor education experience, we offer The Mosaic In-school Project. Though our outdoor school is outstanding in promoting peace, mutual understanding and conflict resolution among participants, our in-school program initiative allows us to go even further in exploring these issues. Through introducing the lessons and skills from the very beginning of elementary school, and cultivating them throughout the grade levels, this curriculum not only sets the stage for and reinforces the learning of the students who attend our outdoor school, but it infuses Mosaic values and skill-sets into school cultures at large and improves the overall climate of our partner schools. It is the fun and experiential quality of Mosaic workshops that sets us aside from other SEL/character development/ social justice education initiatives. Using games and experiential curricula, we support students in deepening their appreciation for diversity and justice, while cultivating empathy, teamwork, conflict resolution skills and a more inclusive classroom and school-wide community.

The Mosaic In-School Project includes:

30 hours of facilitation which is generally distributed as follows:
- 2 all-school assemblies (one to accompany each Blast)
- 2 Mosaic Blasts (24 in-class workshops including 12 in the Fall and 12 in the Spring)
- 90 min parent training
- 3 hours teacher training
1 copy of our published curriculum guide
Teacher support packets as needed
6 sets of posters (4 each)

Mosaic Blasts

Integrating feedback over the first two years of our initial Mosaic In-School Project (MISP) pilot, we have adapted our model and integrated Mosaic Blasts. A Mosaic Blast includes in-class workshops in every classroom grades K-5. Ideally, a Mosaic Blast follows the similarly-themed assembly on the same day. The Blast model allows an entire school to explore a single curricular theme simultaneously in a developmentally appropriate way, thereby enabling a singular school-wide focus and the potential for teachers, administrators and parents to collaborate in reinforcing the theme across grade levels throughout a semester.

The following curricular themes can be addressed in a Mosaic Blast:

Appreciating Differences and the Mosaic Values
Anger Management
Empathy/ Being an Ally
The Mosaic Conflict Resolution Toolbox
Teasing/ Spreading Peace and Spreading Poison (Put Ups/ Put Downs)
Assertiveness
Teamwork and Cooperation

See how our In-School Project meets California Academic Standards

Outcomes

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By the end of three years of participating in the Mosaic In-School Project:

our partner school�s community will be infused with The Mosaic Project�s core curriculum

teachers, students, and parents will have a shared vocabulary and understanding of key Mosaic topics such as conflict resolution, diversity, and community
the school climate will be more inclusive and appreciative of diversity among students, parents, and teachers

students will have developed a multitude of concrete socio-emotional skills

including:

recognition, management, and healthy expression of emotions
vocabulary and capacity to talk about challenging issues
teamwork and cooperation
empathy and appreciation for the perspectives of others
resilience and self-care
communication and conflict resolution tools, including:
- listening
- effectively navigating conflict nonviolently
- understanding and identifying passive, aggressive, and assertive behavior and demonstrating the ability to be assertive
- being an ally to others and knowing how to prevent and stop bullying

students will value diversity and have developed concrete skills to thrive and act justly in an increasingly diverse society