#8:Jess Gordon: Experiential social-emotional learning through self defense in schools
Jess Gordon (she/her) is a school teacher, educational researcher, and BJJ practitioner based in Vancouver, Canada. Combining these areas of interest, she is developing a new, experiential, and transformative approach to student wellbeing. Jess is passionate about putting research into practice and developing lessons and resources to make martial arts a fun and accessible addition to school curricula.
To contact Jess:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @ariseprograms and @makeyourmove.sel
Website: www.ariseprograms.com
Georgia and Jess discuss:
- The Arise Program
- The Gracie women empowered program (https://youtu.be/gDoDGgtNL28?si=1tToX-nuDECtxQUc)
- Empowerment self defense.
- Experiential SEL (social-emotional learning) in schools.
- How to introduce yelling and voice in a trauma informed way.
- Martial art based interventions and approaches in schools.
- Self defense for neurodivergent kids.
- Schools’ role in supporting student wellbeing and self-regulated learning and the connection to martial arts.
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- Visit our site https://www.consciouscombat.club/
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- Join our online kickboxing classes https://www.consciouscombat.club/online
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SUPPORT LINKS:
Some listeners might find parts of this conversation distressing. Please take care, link in your support networks, or refer to one of these organizations if you need:
Eating disorder support: https://www.eatingdisorders.org.au/
Mental health support: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support
Domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support https://www.1800respect.org.au/
Sexism in sport https://www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/
DirectLine (Alcohol & Drug Support) – 1800 888 236 (24/7)
QLife (Queer-Specific Peer Support) – 1800 184 527 (3pm – midnight) – https://qlife.org.au/
Lifeline (Crisis Support & Suicide Prevention) – 13 11 14 (24/7)
http://www.lifeline.org.au/gethelp
Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga
