The Humanity Launch is coming to Belle Fourche Middle School on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 to lead our 7th and 8th grade students in a half-day retreat in the morning and our 5th and 6th grade students in the afternoon. Our high school Youth Leadership Team will be helping to lead the retreats.
The Humanity Launch is a South Dakota company that worked with over 14,000 students in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota last year. They have worked with students and staff in numerous schools in our area. Our students will participate in The Humanity Launch’s “Be a Light” retreat. The focus of this half-day retreat is on helping our students to make a difference in their home, school, and our community. The lessons include courage, vulnerability, you are not alone, overcoming our fears, learning how to listen and ask good questions, and how to treat yourself and others better. The students will hear stories about the themes and have time for group and one-on-one conversation. Activities are interspersed to keep the energy and pace fast moving and fun. We hope that you will strongly encourage your child to actively participate in their retreat.
The Humanity Launch is a South Dakota company created by Dr. Gregg Talcott and Kim Bartling. They are life-long educators from South Dakota with over 75 years of experience working with high school and middle school students. They come from different scholastic backgrounds and experiences; yet, share one thing: a passion for inspiring and challenging educators and students. The Humanity Launch was created to serve that vision of building and maintaining positive school culture.
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