June SEL Playshop | Embracing Leadership and End-of-Year Achievements

In this interactive playshop, educators will receive an exclusive preview of the June SEL Calendar theme, "Reflect & Shine: Embracing Leadership and End-of-Year Achievements." This month’s focus is on cultivating gratitude, self-reflection, and celebrating personal and collective growth as students wrap up the school year. Participants will explore how recognizing students’ achievements and fostering self-awareness can help them develop leadership skills and prepare for future challenges with confidence.

This playshop will model four hands-on activities from the June Calendar, formatted as a Morning Meeting/Advisory session. Each activity is grounded in research-backed practices to ensure that educators are implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance social-emotional learning (SEL) in their classrooms. You’ll discover how these activities promote gratitude, self-reflection, and leadership development while aligning with proven educational frameworks.

Target Audience: This playshop is designed for school leaders, teachers, school social workers, and counselors who are looking to enhance their SEL practices by fostering gratitude, celebrating growth, and empowering students to reflect on their leadership experiences as they conclude the school year.

Educator Take-Aways:

• A comprehensive understanding of how to help students cultivate gratitude and self-reflection while celebrating their achievements and recognizing areas for further growth.
• Research-backed strategies for encouraging students to develop leadership skills, reflect on their personal growth, and end the school year with a sense of accomplishment and readiness for future challenges.
• Four interactive, SEL-based activities from the Kikori June SEL Calendar, aligned with the Responsive Classrooms framework, that can be immediately implemented in Morning Meeting or Advisory sessions to foster self-awareness, gratitude, and leadership development.
• Practical tools to create a classroom culture where students feel empowered to celebrate their successes, reflect on their learning experiences, and embrace the future with confidence and a positive mindset.

Presenter Bio: Kendra Bostick, Doctoral Candidate, LCSW, MEPD

As the Co-founder and CEO of Kikori, Kendra is on a mission to democratize access to experiential SEL practices, providing educators with practical, research-based tools to foster inclusive and supportive learning environments. Through Kikori, Kendra helps teachers build emotionally safe classrooms that promote resilience, connection, and social-emotional growth, ensuring these transformative practices are accessible to all.

Kendra Bostick is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of New Hampshire, where she studies the impact of experiential learning on building student connections, community, and belonging. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a Master’s in Education with a focus on experiential programming, combining her expertise in trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning (SEL) to enhance student engagement and well-being.

Event Venue

Online