Hello! Welcome to the Project Stella Resources Blog! Global Youth Service Day is coming up. We celebrate it every April and it kicks off an important initiative to empower youth to serve and make a different in their community. In this series on Project Stella Resources, I will provide example of projects that kids can … Continue reading Planning a Global Youth Service Day project: Steps for youth doing Project Comfort Kits
5 Awesome Ways Your School Can Radiate Outrageous Compassion & Kindness
Transform your classroom, school, and community with students who Radiate Outrageous Compassion and Kindness. Hello! Welcome to the Kindness Clubhouse Blog! In today’s fast-paced world, schools are more than just centers for academic learning; they are communities where students develop the social and emotional skills that will guide them through life. Creating an environment that … Continue reading 5 Awesome Ways Your School Can Radiate Outrageous Compassion & Kindness
3 Tips to get High School Students to attend your events
Hello! Welcome to our Project Stella Blog! I often get asked about how I publicize the events and programs I plan to engage youth. While there are several strategies involved, the #1 thing I try to do is "Sell the Experience." It took me a lot of trial and error to figure out how to … Continue reading 3 Tips to get High School Students to attend your events
10 Ways to Get Involved with your School’s Parent Organization
Hello! Welcome to the Kindness Clubhouse from Project Stella Resources The post you are looking for is now part of our Kindness Clubhouse membership site where we help parents and educators teach student leaders valuable life skills through acts of kindness and service. – You can find more information about the Kindness Clubhouse membership here.
Host your own Create A Creature Event at School
I came home from work today and was bombarded by the news of the Build A Bear Pay Your Age event. While the promotion sounds wonderful in theory and obviously got a lot of people's attention - the overwhelming response caused a lot of safety concerns and the lines were shut down. One thing the … Continue reading Host your own Create A Creature Event at School
Guide to Planning Service Projects
The purpose of this workbook is to guide students in creating a service program that will meet a community need and provide meaningful opportunities to a volunteer team. By breaking the process down into very simple steps, students can take practical steps to make their vision a reality. The questions in this workbook help prepare … Continue reading Guide to Planning Service Projects
Planning a Harry Potter Party: Food, Decor, & Activities
It's been over two years since Stella was introduced to Harry Potter. We've watched all the movies, read the books, visited the Wizarding World at Universal Studios Hollywood, and have had our share of Harry Potter activities and parties.
Here are a couple of our Must-Haves. All are done on a budget!
PhilanthroParties Book Review
I recently found a copy of the book PhilanthroParties: A Party-Planning Guide for Kids who Want to Give Back at our local library. I was excited to see this book as I was talking with another mom about our daughters getting to an age where they no longer desire gifts at Birthday parties but want to do something a little different. This book is all about parties with a purpose.
Creating Highly Effective Service Programs for Young People – Session Reflection One
I just finished my first session at the ServiceUnites 2018 Conference. The two presenters are from faith-based organizations and work with youth on a daily basis - not just with one-time service projects and mission trips but in developing ways for service to be a part of life.
Event Planning for Student Leaders – Your First Steps
It is very exciting to be in a position to plan events for your campus. Thinking about all the things you can plan that students will enjoy or will learn from is really fun to do. However, the event planning process can be overwhelming. And it is really not fun to put a lot of work and resources in to planning an event to have no one show up or have people complaining about the event when they do show up.
Teaching 4 Impact 