Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

SHAPE Tampa Attendees at the DSEP Exhibit Booth Written by Cairn Guidance, a Dove Self-Esteem Project Partner The Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) had an impactful presence at the recently held SHAPE Tampa conference. Information was shared on the project via an extremely well attended session and a very busy exhibit booth. DSEP cadre trainers Michelle Rawcliffe and Dawn Graff-Haight provided an informative and interactive session Read ▸ about Meeting, Greeting and Impacting SHAPE Tampa Conference Participants

“ AXE wants young men to grow up confident in their own brand of masculinity. ” Cairn Guidance is pleased to announce a new partnership with AXE to address gender stereotypes, bias and harassment by offering a no-cost program, Generation Unlabeled, for the school setting. Our partnership and new curriculum was publicly announced at SHAPE America in Tampa last month with a sponsorship of the General Session, a performance by Carlos Andrés Gómez and a vendor booth in the exhibit Read ▸ about Announcing A New Partnership with AXE!

We all have resistance to change. It’s scary and unknown and we are creatures of habit, routine and comfort. The habitual brain is actually part of a survival technique. If we had to truly think through every step of everything we do each day as if it were our first time doing it, we wouldn’t get anything done. If you haven’t read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, I strongly suggest you do. “We need not only skills-based health education, but skills-progression health Read ▸ about When Teachers are Resistant to Change…

#NoMoreEmptyDesks uses school desks as a way for high school students to create a message about the impact of loss from gun violence, whether in their school or community. The idea was conceived by Robin Cogan, a school nurse in Camden City School District (New Jersey) after receiving the idea in response to one of her tweets. She partnered with an art teacher (Lisa Wallenburg) in her district and a student (Christian) to paint the desks. Desks are being crafted in the art room at Brimm Read ▸ about Using Art to Raise Awareness of Gun Violence

Written by Brett Delaney, Middle School Health Teacher, Coach and Dove Self-Esteem Project Cadre Trainer with Cairn Guidance, a Dove Self-Esteem PartnerI am a father to three young girls.  I coach softball and teach middle school students.  Self-esteem, body image, and body confidence are topics addressed on a daily basis with all the women and girls in my life.  What I have noticed in any conversation about self-esteem everyone, including my students, related it back to women and Read ▸ about Why I Choose to Promote the Dove Self-Esteem Project – From a Male Perspective

By Monica Coleman, Dove Self-Esteem Cadre TrainerWritten by Cairn Guidance in partnership with the Dove Self-Esteem ProjectThe way we look at ourselves and others has changed dramatically with social media and tools used to engage with the world online.  We have replaced our pocket mirrors with the selfie function of our cell phones and made habits of posting our self-checks online for all to see.  Filters, angles, and edits help erase any blemish and accentuate features beyond their Read ▸ about The Price of Joining the 100 Club

 By Antionette Meeks of Cairn Guidance, a Dove Self-Esteem Project Partner “I am the luckiest teacher in the world! I teach 150 middle school girls and they are awesome!”” Nanci Coolen is a middle school physical education teacher in the state of Hawaii.  She has been teaching middle school for fifteen years.  If there is anything she has noticed, it is that girls need to learn how to develop confidence and love themselves.  She believes her Read ▸ about Meet Nanci Coolen, DSEP Regional Incentive Award Winning Middle School Physical Educator

Cairn Guidance is pleased to introduce the 2018 Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) National Cadre of Trainers.  These 21 professionals are located in every region of the United States and represent 18 states. They work in the fields of education (health and physical education), school nursing, school counseling and prevention.  Schools, school district offices, state agencies and local and state organizations are where they are located. A few even own their own businesses or consult in Read ▸ about 2018 Dove Self-Esteem Project Cadre Trainers