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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GRIEF WITH ALEXA GLAZER
Guest Alexa Glazer explores how her father’s death impacted her and helps us see the positive growth that can come out of grieving, including how to show empathy for others going through similarly difficult situations.
SOLUTIONS> PROBLEMS
It’s easy to focus on the problems in our lives, but reframing our perspective to focus more on the solutions can help us achieve greatness. In…
EXPANDING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Mike sees perspective as a soft skill that can be practiced and developed — and one that’s essential to becoming a good leader and accomplishing your…
CHASE AFTER OUR CURIOSITY
We constantly urge young people to follow their passions, but many times, it can be difficult for them to find out what those passions are. On…
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Through the Internet and social media, it’s easy for anyone to share their opinion, but sometimes, it’s not as easy to listen. Having a dialogue rather…
CHOOSING YOUR FUTURE, WITH JOHAN KHALILIAN
Johan Khalilian is a speaker, author, actor, and content creator. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Johan shares the story of when he gave…
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,…
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…
SERVICE
Mike talks about the importance of service, and distinguishes between volunteering and being “voluntold.”
THE WORD BEAUTY WITH KAT HARRIS
Kat Harris, a fashion photographer and blogger, reflects on how true beauty is about much more than looks.
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