COVID-19 Resources
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, Acknowledge Alliance is closely monitoring updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as local and state authorities. Our office is temporarily closed and we have implemented a work-from-home policy. Acknowledge Alliance is honored to back on school campuses for the 2021-2022 school year. During distance learning, our staff have been counseling students through telehealth services, providing educator support via virtual meetings, creating video activities for social emotional learning lessons, and leading webinars with healthy strategies for families to cope with stress. Acknowledge Alliance is still fully committed to promoting lifelong resilience in children and youth, and strengthening the caring capacity of the adults who influence their lives. Our priority is to ensure that students and teachers receive the support they need with a safe space to feel heard, understood, and valued. Below are some helpful resources we put together for our community during this challenging time.
The First Days Back: Ideas for Facilitating Reconnection
The first days back in the classroom are an opportunity to establish a welcoming environment in which students reconnect to the classroom and the learning environment.
COVID-19: One Year Later Reflection Questions
Now that we're a year into the coronavirus pandemic, Acknowledge Alliance has put together some reflection questions to help explore feelings about loss, growth, transformation, and hope.
Celebrate the Value of Friendships
Here are some creative ideas to show appreciation to your friends while being physically distanced, but socially connected.
Mindfulness Helps Students Cope With Stress
One practice that can help with strengthening resilience is mindfulness: paying close attention to one thing at a time in the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. We included a mindful gratitude practice for you.
Focus on What Is Strong, Not What Is Wrong
As we remind students, educators, and families of their strengths, we’d like to remind you to draw on your strengths too.
10 Tips for Building Resilience During COVID-19
Here are ten ways to help strengthen your resilience.
Self-Care Questions to Ask Yourself
We created a collective short video to show you some of our self-care reminders to students, and included six questions for you to check in with yourself daily too.
Gallery of Hope
Our team created encouraging messages with the hopes of uplifting and inspiring our community.
Staying Connected through the School Year Ending
Teachers, we put together some reflection questions to enhance relationships in your virtual classroom and help you and your students end the school year on an inspiring note.
Webinar Series: Building Resilience in Children, Families, and Our Communities
We partnered with Palo Alto Unified School District and Palo Alto PTA Council to present a three-part webinar series on building resilience. Recordings of the presentations and discussions led by Sarah Kremer, Acknowledge Alliance Research & Education Manager, are now available online.