The Harbor: Character and wellness videos

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, Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode

All six seasons and 160 episodes are listed below, with most recent episodes at the top. Use the "Browse by Keyword" link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.

All Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.

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Season 6

WISH. TALK. DO. WITH ALEXA GLAZER

There are those who wish, those who talk, and those who get out and do the things that matter. Mike talks to blogger and author Alexa Glazer about how she made the decision to stop wishing and talking about her dream and what it took for her to start doing it.

 

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Season 5
DREAMING DIFFERENTLY

There’s a sense of safety and comfort in looking and acting the same way as everyone else, but if we’re to figure out who we actually…

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Season 5
MAKE MORE ROOM FOR ADVENTURE

Mike firmly believes that true adventure begins when things don’t go according to plan, and moreover, that we learn who we are and what we care…

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Season 4
HIGHER EDUCATION

Many students believe they have to have their entire future mapped out before they graduate high school. While having a plan laid out can be exciting,…

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Season 4
RESILIENCE, WITH JARED LEAF

Jared Leaf was a great student athlete whose dreams were knocked off track when his college apartment started on fire. On this episode of The Harbor by…

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Season 4
PURSUING PASSIONS, WITH WYN WILEY

Many young people fall victim to comparing their abilities to that of professionals and become frustrated. It takes time and hard work before anyone can get…

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Season 4
PURSUING PASSIONS, WITH WINONA GUO & PRIYA VULCHI

When Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi were sophomores in high school, they didn’t feel there were enough conversations in the classroom about race. To address this…

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Season 4
SUDDEN FAME, WITH HANNAH HUSTON

In 2016 Hannah Huston was a finalist on reality TV show, “The Voice,” but before that, she was a pre-school teacher. On this episode of The…

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Season 4
US THE DUO

Us The Duo, The husband-and-wife musical team of Michael and Carissa Alvarado, found massive success through social media. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike…

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Season 4
DREAMS: DANNY SALAZAR

In 2016, Danny Salazar won the Jostens Project Yearbook category in the All American High School Film Festival for his film “Part of Eternity.” On this episode…

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Season 3
ALEXA SCORE

On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, professional wakeboarder Alexa Score shares what it’s like to live with cancer and still live out your dreams.

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Season 3
WINNING WITH AARON DAVIS

Whether it’s in the classroom, on the playing field, or in the career field, life is full of competition. On this episode of The Harbor by…

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Season 3
INDIVIDUALITY WITH KELSEA BALLERINI

Country music singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini talks about the importance of individuality.

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Season 2
LEAVING A LEGACY

Mike poses the question, “What legacy do you want to leave behind?”

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Season 1
SUCCESS WITH TOMMY REYNOLDS

Tommy Reynolds lost everything with the market crashed. It took hitting rock bottom for him to find his passion, and it took years of hard work with little return before he achieved his dream.

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Season 1
FIT IN WITH QUANG LE

Photographer Quang Le describes how expressing his creativity through photography helped him channel his social anxiety.

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Season 1
CHOICES WITH AARON DAVIS

Motivational speaker Aaron Davis outlines three important choices we have in our lives and how our responses to these choices will determine our path toward success.

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Season 1
FIND YOUR SHOVEL WITH DAVEY MUISE

Musician Davey Muise shares the story of where he came from, and why he has dedicated his life to helping people “find their shovel” to dig out from their hardships.

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Season 1
SKATE FOR CHANGE

Mike talks about how he founded his non-profit Skate For Change, its growth into a worldwide movement, and how youth can give their passions a greater purpose.

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