Plus, meet our new board members! Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, It's Earth Week! Below we share with you our Earth Day lesson collection, including new activities on youth climate activism and electric cars. Also see our new lesson inviting students into Asian American history. Plus, an activity to help you and your students find strength and solace amid the current barrage of upsetting events. But first, we want to share with you some exciting Morningside news: We've added two amazing new members to our Board. Welcome, Gisela Alvarez and Miyoko Brunner!  Gisela Alvarez led the Donors’ Education Collaborative at The New York Community Trust, where she worked to improve New York City's public schools through system-wide policy reform. Miyoko Brunner is Interim Development Director at City University of New York School of Law, where she manages fundraising in support of student opportunities, clinical programs, and special initiatives. Find out more about Miyoko and Gisela here. New on TeachableMoment Featured:  Earth Day Lessons Are you teaching about Earth Day? You can find our whole collection, including brand new lessons on student climate activism, on electric cars, on teaching climate change outside of science class, and more. Looking for the Good during Challenging Times During the past weeks and months, our nation has witnessed an onslaught of upsetting and, at times, triggering events. In this lesson students practice identifying and using stress management strategies to better cope with upsetting news. Anti-Asian Racism in History & in Our Lives In this activity, students hear the story of one Asian American family, consider some key dates in the history of racism against Asian Americans, and learn about and discuss their own family history. Donate “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives." – Audre Lord Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org ‌ ‌ ‌ Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550, New York, NY 10115 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]