Free Webinar: Children’s Grief Awareness Day—Classroom Activities to Support Students

Presenters: Evelynn Moon and Annette Mendez

Every school year, Good Grief identifies experts to provide our community with webinars on grief, loss, and resilience. For more information on Good Grief Schools go to: https://goodgriefschools.org

Join Good Grief for our annual Children’s Grief Awareness Day webinar. This year, we’re excited to introduce new classroom activities inspired by Good Things by Maryah Greene, created in partnership with Highmark Caring Place.

Did you know that November is Children’s Grief Awareness Month? And that Children’s Grief Awareness Day falls each year on the Thursday before American Thanksgiving?

Together, we will:

• Explore the history and purpose of Children’s Grief Awareness Day. -Share ideas for raising awareness about childhood grief in schools and communities.
• Experience two new classroom activities for grades K-8 and 9-12.
• Walk through accompanying PowerPoints and downloadable resources for easy classroom use.

This webinar is designed for teachers, counselors, administrators, and community members who want to create supportive spaces for grieving children and teens. All live webinar attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. Follow this link for a resources on grief and loss: https://good-grief.org/resources/

All registrants will receive a link to the recorded webinar, as well as, free CGAD lessons, materials, and PowerPoints.

All live attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.

Evelynn Moon is the Director of Education for Good Grief, a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey. Evelynn has worked closely with public health professionals, educators, parents, and caring members of the community to train, guide, and support social emotional learning, building resilience, and understanding grief and loss. Evelynn works on developing, facilitating, and implementing curriculum and programming for the Good Grief Schools initiative, which seeks to empower the school community to build resilience in students. Evelynn holds a BA from Rutgers and an MA from New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. When Evelynn isn’t at work, she enjoys gardening, spending time with her husband and daughter, and working on her podcast.

Annette Mendez is the Training and Curriculum Manager for Good Grief and collaborates closely with Evelynn on the implementation and delivery of grief informed workshops to education professionals, as well as parents and caregivers. She has also worked with many early childhood professionals, training and providing guidance and support on how to create inclusivity and equity both inside and outside of the classroom. As a former bi-lingual educator, Annette has a passion for working with and cultivating relationships with educators across districts to ensure they are more grief informed. As part of the Good Grief Schools Initiative team, she provides workshops and training on how to build resilience in children and help them grow from adversity. Annette holds a BA from Montclair State University in Family and Child Life Studies and a Masters Certification in Developmental Models for Autism Intervention. When Annette is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her children and her cats, Salem and Ziggy!

Registration Link:
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