CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. ONE EPISODE AT A TIME.
The Harbor, featuring Mike Smith and guests, facilitates the teaching of character development in classrooms by showcasing tangible life lessons through a school year’s worth of episodes with rich, raw and engaging video content. Designed for the classroom, Jostens Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode
All 160 episodes are listed below: Use the “Browse by Keyword” link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.
All of The Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.
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JUDGEMENT
Mike describes how judgement and prejudice impact people, both in and outside of the classroom, and how students can help resolve this problem in their schools.
INSECURITIES
Insecurities affect us all. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, dozens of high school students give us their perspectives on their insecurities and how they…
CHANGE YOUR WORLD
Mike tells the story of how he befriended a boy named Calvin, an “invisible” student who ultimately shaped Mike into the person he is today.
LIFT EACH OTHER UP WITH MICHELLE PARKER
Professional skier Michelle Parker shares her story of success as a female athlete in a male-dominated sport.
CRITICS VS. CREATORS
Mike describes the difference between the people who are critical of everyone around them and the people who create positivity wherever they go.
SOCIAL ANXIETY WITH PAT MOORE
Professional snowboarder Pat Moore explains how he dealt with severe social anxiety both during and after high school.
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