A Playlist for Cultivating Future-Building Children
A note from Rev. Dr. Aliah MaJon, Chief Inclusion Officer for The Shift Network:
This edition’s focus will be on children — which is to acknowledge that far beyond being cliché... children REALLY ARE our future!
Imagine this... what if every child now alive — or to be born — is seen as a contributor to the ideal world that people talk so much about:
A world that works for everyone.
Each child in our lives is an opportunity for us to invest in their development and well-being — a realization that caused me to ask myself a specific question while in shutdown during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic...
What are some of the elements “education” should contain to give a young person a solid foundation to becoming a leader, evolutionary, and significant contributor to this world that needs so much from each of us right now?
My initial answer was these five main categories:
- Relationships = Connection to others
- Nature = Environmental health and regenerative practices
- Medicine = Healing and supporting health
- Government = Societal leadership
- Business = Money matters and entrepreneurship
I have selected several videos that correspond to these five categories that I personally feel are a fine way to educate our children — in fact, I share them with my own family.
Enjoy, because these videos are inspirational and helpful for us adults too — and please feel free to circulate them to others as well!
RELATIONSHIPS
What is Gratitude? (2:13)
Explains what Gratitude is & how to have an Attitude of Gratitude. Children learn that they have the power to choose their thoughts & determine how they feel.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (13:41)
Learn R.E.S.P.E.C.T. with the WonderGrove Kids... lovable characters and joyful learning featured in new stories every week! Play with Peter, learn with Marcus, laugh with Maria, sing along with Dee, and explore with Chris. Everyone grows in WonderGrove!
NATURE
What Is An Earthquake? | The Dr. Binocs Show (3:42)
Learn interesting facts and details about earthquakes. As serious of a topic as this is, Dr. Binocs makes things easy and explains earthquakes in a fun and interesting way!
Why Is the Sky Blue? | Physics for Kids (2:50)
Jessi and Squeaks love watching clouds and birds fly way up in the sky!
But why is the sky blue?
MEDICINE
Kids Heart Challenge — Heart Facts (5:00)
Brought to you by the American Heart Association.
Oxygen’s surprisingly complex journey through your body — Enda Butler (5:09)
Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells deep inside your body?
GOVERNMENT
The History of Colonial America (3:28)
This video describes characteristics of the three main groups of the 13 colonies: New England, Middle ,and Southern. Students will learn about geography, education, religion, economic systems, social patterns, and treatment and the enslavement of people of African descent in the regions.
Constitution Facts for Kids (6:17)
Learn about the Constitution of the United States with these facts for kids! This social studies lesson is perfect for class or at home instruction!
BUSINESS
A 10-Year Old CEO – Entrepreneurship (6:03)
10-year-old Michah Harrigan is the CEO of his own lemonade business!
A 15-Year Old Entrepreneur Impresses on Shark Tank! (4:15)
Fifteen-year-old Carson Grill and his father Jason pitch their paint storage solution Touch Up Cup, and the Sharks can’t stop marveling at Carson’s business knowledge and command of the terminology involved.
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This article appears in: 2021 Catalyst, Issue 13 - Awakening With Spirit Summit
