Education

It’s never been easy

Growing up is hard. It’s challenging. As we move from children to young adults to adulthood, our understanding of the world collides with entirely new worlds of responsibility, expectations, and emotions. Once we’re adults, we kind of forget what that was like. We forget:

• The desire to be an individual vs. the desire to fit in

• Our changing relationships

• The pressures to fit somewhere

  • The popular ones

  • The jocks

  • The brains

  • The nerds

  • The haves

  • The have-nots

• The gap in maturity from 9th to 12th grade

• The pressures, real and perceived, to be someone we don’t know how to be yet

• The onslaught of new and confusing emotions

We're trying to develop a sense of self. Underneath it all, we all feel awkward and fearful. Sure, it may appear we have it all together, but do we? Do we really?

We ask so much of our students as they become adults. And they respond so well, yet, sometimes, we lose track that they still need time to be kids. To play. To learn. To grow.

how we can help

Improv workshops provide a safe space for everyone to let their guard down. It is a protected space where we honor each other and discover our true self. Improv lets us try on many hats and explore different emotional reactions. It lets us play while we learn and grow. 

In this safe space, we discover:

• We’re not alone

• We are enough

• We can choose how to react

• We’re in this together

• How to be real, vulnerable, humand

• How to stop worrying what others think of us

Are you ready to help your students navigate this tumultuous time? Let’s start a conversation on the benefits of applied improvisation and how we can work together. Let’s prepare your students for now.