Kikori Social Emotional Learning

Thank you to the NH Tech Alliance for inviting me to share about the impact Kikori Social Emotional Learning is making at your Tech Power Breakfast! It is always a joy to attend and I came away with wonderful new connections (as always!) including Girls at Work, Inc. leader Sarah Papamichael who has a program for girls to use power tools to create with their hands (right in Manchester!). It was wonderful to see a true supporter Phil Kasiecki and NH Tech Alliance extraordinaires, Stephanie Baxter, CMP, Shannon Herrmann and Alex Horton! I also loved learning the story of Tami Lariviere and how they are transforming school nurse and behavioral health leaders' lives through their software! Most important for me was hearing feedback that taking a moment to check in using Kikori activities (Moo Deng Check-in Haley Burns) and getting to connect with others made attendees feel more comfortable, energized and connected. 💓 THAT is #OurWhy! My Growth Zone this year is sharing about the way in which Kikori activities cultivate connections, community and belonging from the rooftops. If you are leading an event and would like community-building from the moment attendees enter the door, please reach out to me! If you're hoping for the same with your children in their schools, I would love to provide you with information to take to your children's principal. #strongertogether #siosi #femalefounder #choosekind #moodeng

THIS is my 'why' ❤️ and PROUDEST announcement to date. When we bring PLAY and JOY to school... - Students WANT to come to school. - Student are ENGAGED and fall in LOVE with learning. - Students learn and PRACTICE real-world SEL skills. - Educators remember WHY they began teaching and ENJOY coming to school and being with their students. I am honored and humbled to share our FIRST Kikori Case Study with you, demonstrating the impact and opportunity that Kikori Social Emotional Learning provides to educators and students. In just four weeks, Lower Yukon School District's Summer School program showcased the transformative power of Kikori's experiential social-emotional learning (SEL) approach. Students flourished and demonstrated significant improvement in SEL skills, attendance surged by 50%, and educators said it was, "The BEST Summer ever!" LYSD Director Lisa Vrvilo said, “Those that dove into Kikori CHANGED classrooms, students and teachers. I had teachers saying that it changed the way I‘m teaching. It’s more hands-on, it’s engaging. Students were EXCITED to come to school in the morning. Teachers used some of the activities in the reading and math classes based on what they were learning from the platform and Kikori. They used more cooperative learning and engagement strategies that they picked up on during SEL time.” Just imagine if this can happen in four weeks... what can happen in a school year? We can't wait to find out with the schools and educators we are working together with this year. Thank you to ALL of the incredible educators whose activities are available within Kikori 💞 Laurie Frank Marilyn Levin, Maria Jose Treviño Gonzalez, Tara Flippo, Play For Peace, Chris Cavert, Ed.D., Amy Climer, Ph.D., CSP, Michael Gass, Bryn Lottig, Craig dobkin, Jennifer Stanchfield, Brent Bell, Ink Factory Studio, Dr. Jenn Moore, Margot Denomme, Marli Williams, Lucinda Martinelli, Dr. Marty K. Casey, Chris Bent 🥒, Craig Zablocki-Motivational Speaker, Morteza R, Daniel Cape, PhD, Jim Cain, Drew Baar, Agyatmitra Agyatmitra, Marlene Wonder Reinert, MSW, LCSW, LPC-S, CCAT. Thank you to the Kikori team who has worked tirelessly for years to curate our summer school curriculum and SEL Calendars that make it easy for educators to lead team building activities 💓 Nikki Delaney, Haley Burns, Barbara Hockstader, Lauri Susi, Susi Burke, Niquelle Cotton, Tatum Moser M.Ed, Todd Schwartz, Lynn Marsh, Sandra S., Daniel O'Reilly, Michael McLeod, Tedd Dooley, Muizz Awan, Dan Miller, John Losey , Edel Mooney. Most importantly, thank you ALL the incredible educators who created connections, community and belonging through these activities within your classrooms! We can't wait to play, reflect, connect and grow with you this year. ❤️ https://lnkd.in/eg_3sSej #choosekind #kikoriapp #siosi

The #1 reason why this was the BEST meeting…. Beyond the fact that J.P. Morgan has created a network called SEEN with the goal of helping #femalefounders be uplifted in a world where we receive 2% of the financial support available… Beyond the fact that I had three BRILLIANT advisors give me amazing, actionable feedback on exactly how to improve my presentation… … Was that Rita Toth , N'kyla E. and Christian Williams SEE the critical need (Advil NOT a vitamin) to help our students and educators build connection, community and belonging in our schools. They recognize the mental health crisis and burnout, and they see the incredible potential for Kikori Social Emotional Learning’s experiential approach in providing the curriculum and training needed to SAVE this generation. Kikori is not a hack, it’s not a magic pill and it’s not a quick fix. It’s based on research into the power of the human connection - and how joy and overcoming challenges together can fuel a LOVE for learning. Thank you so much to the three of you for meeting with me and providing guidance and support. Please know that what was most important was that you SEE the importance of this movement calculated in more than $ - but rather in what may happen if we don’t invest in our youth, our educatoes and our schools. #thankful #putagirlonit #startuplife #siosi #itmeantsomethingtothatone ⭐️🌊

Thank you Rita Toth and N'kyla E. for going on an IRL walk-and-talk w me!! It was fun and hopeful and caring - and exactly what I needed. Thank you for SEEing women founders and for supporting the movement to help us overcome the odds. 💞 I am looking forward to what may be and feel welcomed by the J.P. Morgan SEEN Network and Boston startup community! Extra shout out to LEO Fencing Club and Julian Rueda Espinosa for team building and personal growth opportunities through fencing! 🤺 #girlpower #innovation #startuplife #fourdayworkweek #kikoriapp

Dear LinkedIn friends, I am looking for a Corporate Sponsor for a unique Summer Social Emotional Learning program that my company, Kikori Social Emotional Learning is leading this summer. We are working together with a special school district that has many very isolated, rural schools. Their students are experiencing literacy rates in the 2nd percentile as well as mental health needs. Their biggest challenge for their summer program is attendance - which is highly driven by students being motivated to come, experiencing joy and feeling a sense of connection to their classmates and their teachers. Leading Kikori's Summer Spark community-building activities will help students build a sense of connection and (we hope!) motivate them to attend the summer school program, with the goal of cultivating self-confidence in their academic skills and themselves! 🎉 One of the best ways to motivate students is through cooperative goal-setting, for example providing celebrations when all the students work together to achieve a goal. I am supporting each educator in leading these experiences with their students, with the collective goal of attendance. To mirror this for the educators, I would like to use the same methodology to 'gamify' logging Kikori activities within their summer school program. My idea is that for every 500 activities logged, they would all get fun swag that can be used in future team building - processing cards, rubber chickens, debrief balls, cones, webbing (items that go in a 'bag of tricks'). I am looking for a corporate sponsor who would be interested in helping us provide the swag. There are around 100 teachers taking part so I imagine this would be $5k-$10k. This is a very remote district and I honestly think it would inspire the teachers to know that there are others who support them and believe in what they are doing. 💓 A bit about Kikori - we are a Public Benefit Corporation and a social impact enterprise. As part of our social mission, we provide access to Kikori for free to select international nonprofits, including Play For Peace and the Saamarthya Foundation. We are passionate about helping ALL students (and educators!) feel a sense of belonging through experiential Social Emotional Learning activities. Please reach out to me directly if you have any interest in supporting this project and thank you for your consideration. #choosekind #strongertogether