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.
Exclusive Videos
The following resources are available to customers after signing in.
SELF-CONFIDENCE
Confidence can be described as making the most of momentum, allowing small victories to build on one another, and then leaning into your moments of success so you can share that confidence with others.
TONY HAWK
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk joins us to talk about his experience in high school, how excelling at his sport brought him unexpected fame, and the importance of humility.
JOHN HARBAUGH
On the final episode of this season of The Harbor by Jostens, we give a sneak peek into our new episode format coming next school year,…
PURPOSE
It’s easy to fall into the trap of equating busyness to being on your way to success. Without focus in our daily routines, it’s easy for…
GRIT
On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike discusses a topic that studies have shown to be one of the most important factors in reaching our…
PASSION FOR LEADERSHIP WITH ARMANDO SANCHEZ
A high school student shares the pressure he had to pursue athletics and his decision to work toward his true passion: leadership.
TIME MANAGEMENT
Mike offers pointers on how to handle one of the greatest challenges for students: time management.
THE DINGO
The Dingo is an action sports personality who dreamed of becoming a pro athlete. When he realized that his dream was not realistic, he persevered and used his failures as a platform to achieve success.
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.
ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS WITH KEVIN LAUE
The incredible success story of Kevin Laue, a former Division I basketball player who didn’t let being born with one arm stop him from pursuing his dreams.
SUCCESS
Mike discusses his views on success and what we can do to get one step closer to fulfilling our dreams.
WANT TO USE JOSTENS RENAISSANCE VIDEOS?
If you are a Jostens customer and you need a login to access all the resources on JostensRenaissance.com, email your rep or click here.
If you don’t currently partner with Jostens for yearbooks or graduation regalia or other celebratory products, you can learn more here.