2019-2020 FXC Planner

1 Map the Journey
Time: 20 minutes
Supplies: planner, calendar,
markers/pens, large sheet of
paper
Sit down with your students
and ask them to skim the
planner, taking a look at
themes, major events, times
of year, etc. After they have
looked through the book, ask
them to work together to use
the paper and markers to
create a map of the year. Be
sure to include events and how
they feel at different times of
the year (maybe find some
emojis to associate with each
major event).
Discuss: What have they noticed
about the big picture of
the year? What are the exciting
times? Overwhelming times?
Scary times? What resources
do they have to help them
along the way?
4 Anchor
Time: 15 minutes
Supplies: paper, pen or pencil
Draw an anchor in the middle
of a blank page.
On the top left, write down
those things you did when you
were little that made you feel
most at home, most yourself.
Take a look at your
anchor. Know that you will
find strength and support here.
Feel free to share your anchors
with your peers.
2 Scavenger Hunt
Time: 25 minutes
Supplies: phone (for photos),
scavenger hunt list, pen/pencil
to check things off the list.
People and spaces have shuffled
a bit around the summer.
Have your group of students
go on a scavenger hunt to
locate key locations, resources,
and people. They will need
to take a group photo with
the people or place. See how
many photos you can collect
with your team in the shortest
amount of time.
• Experiential Learning
Center
• Residential Life Office
• Counselor office
• Learning Center
• Director of Technology
• Director of Diversity &
Inclusion
• Health Center & New Nurse
• Assistant Athletic Director
• Library
• Innovation Lab
On the top right of the anchor,
write down those activities that
you enjoy doing today that
make you feel most at ease
and most like yourself.
On the bottom left, write a list
of those places, smells, or
experiences in nature that
make you feel most at home,
most yourself.
On the bottom right, write a list
of people where to go to feel
validated, inspired, and cared
for.
3 Hopes & Fears
Time: 20 minutes
Supplies: note cards (two
colors), pens/pencils, a “hat”
or “box” for gathering the note
cards
Each year brings its own set
of hopes, expectations,
challenges, uncertainties,
or worries. This group project
helps to build trust within your
group while creating a safe
place for them to talk about
their hopes and fears.
Come to this activity with
compassion and seriousness.
Create a “circle of trust” with
your group, knowing that what
is shared will not leave your
group.
Take a few notecards (one
color for writing your hopes
and the other color for writing
your fears). Take about five
minutes to write down your
hopes and fears (one per card)
for the year. You should not put
names on the cards. When you
are finished, add your cards to
the box.
Once all of the cards are
collected, take turns pulling
the cards randomly out of the
hat and reading them aloud.
Talk through how understanding
these hopes and
fears helps you to support one
another. How will you work on
goal setting, supporting,
encouraging, and celebrating?
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