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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QUITTING
Mike advises that it’s OK to quit something if you decide that your time and energy are meant to do something better or something more you.
EMPOWERMENT WITH ANN BANCROFT
Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft describes how empowerment can be viewed as a process in which we get stronger, one step at a time.
HOW TO ASK
Mike suggests asking others for help in a way that shows them how much you respect their time and their contributions, and emphasizes how important it is to offer something before you ask for something.
THE FIRST 10%
Mike believes that the hardest part of starting anything is getting through the first 10%. The first 10% is often difficult, lonely, and more work than…
BUILDING THE SKILL OF GRIT
We’re all faced with challenges every day, but it’s up to each one of us to decide how we’re going to approach those challenges. On this…
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…
ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS, WITH DJ RASHIDA
Having goals and dreams is common, but being fully ready for your moment when the opportunity arises is not. On this episode of The Harbor by…
OVERCOMING INJURY, WITH ALYSIA KEZERIAN
As a college student, Alysia Kezerian had a hiking accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens,…
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