Community-Infused Story Circle

This spring's Community-Infused Story Circle will be another spectacular encounter that features OPS students and educators infused with a key community narrative. Inspired by the District’s recent focus on “The Words We Choose,” several students from South High School will convene in virtual Circle using spoken word and poetry as their mode of communication. This event is hosted by the Minnesota Humanities Center. Rose McGee, author, educator, and facilitator, will guide the circle dialogue as participants listen and engage while gaining a deeper sense of empathy, equity, and respect for student voices as well as each other.

April 8, 2021 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Online

IMPORTANT NOTE: This event includes a recording of OPS students. In order to maintain their safety and security, only OPS educators and staff, MHC staff and technology support are allowed to participate. Videotaping or photography during this event is not allowed and this event will not be recorded.

This session will take place online. OPS Educators who attend will receive a $50 stipend for participating. Only OPS educators and staff are eligible to register. Registering for this course does not guarantee you a spot. We will notify participants of their registration status after registration closes. The Minnesota Humanities Center prioritizes registrations from educators serving our partner schools and educators who have not yet participated in this course, then on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are registering for multiple Minnesota Humanities Center offerings, please take a moment to verify that none of your course dates overlap. We will not be scheduling make up sessions or homework for individuals who are double scheduled. You are responsible for making sure the offerings you sign up for work with your schedule before you register.

MHC/OPS Program Virtual Offerings Program Requirements: In accordance with MHC/OPS’s commitment to offering the best learning environments and practices, participants must attend sessions fully and be engaged throughout the learning experience in order to receive a stipend. Please note, if you are signed in at more than one session at a time, you will not be counted as attended in either of those sessions.

MHC also asks all participants to follow our Virtual Offerings Guiding Standards of Engagement:

- Sign in to the offering 10 minutes before the start time.

- Be engaged with the facilitators and activities throughout the entire session to enjoy the process of learning and discovering!

- If you have a camera, please keep your camera on during the offering unless otherwise directed by the facilitators.

The Minnesota Humanities Center is committed to removing barriers to participation in all of its programs. If you are experiencing a barrier that you think we can assist you with, please let us know.

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We look forward to seeing you on April 8th!