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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EQUITY VS. EQUALITY WITH CAMMY WATKINS
Guest Cammy Watkins breaks down the differences between equity and equality, and how equity goes a step further by recognizing that everyone starts with unique advantages and disadvantages, and therefore needs different solutions.
ROOTED IN LOVE
Mike takes to the crate to acknowledge the challenges we are all facing during the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions, issuing a call to action for all of us to find ways to build community, take care of one another, and stay rooted in love.
CLIQUES
Mike highlights that we all share a responsibility to create positive school spirit and community in our schools, and we do that when we start celebrating each other.
COMMUNICATION
Communication is an important life skill and one that’s integral to being an effective leader. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike gives some…
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…
SARAH EDWARDS
On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Sarah Edwards, Founder of the organization I AM, shares how one small act of kindness can change a…
SCHOOL SPIRIT
A common question among student leaders is, “How do we increase school spirit?” On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike shares how his college…
CIVIC DUTY
The future of our country is dependent on how well we — and especially young people — exercise our civic duties. On this episode of The…
BEING SOCIALLY AWARE
Mike recognizes that being aware of the needs of the community is everyone’s responsibility.
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