EMBRACE!

Jana Marie Foundation’s Embrace! program provides young people across Centre County an opportunity to build personal strength and self-confidence through a fun and interactive day.

Drawing on the expertise of Jana Marie Foundation’s staff and special guests, the day’s program features a range of topics including enhancing self-confidence, learning team-building skills, and exploring creative expression through art projects & hand-on games. Our Embrace program is entirely free to attend!

Purpose:

Build personal strength and self-confidence to help combat the stresses of today’s high-pressure society.

Objectives:

1. Increase self-confidence and self-awareness
2. Encourage open and honest communication and boundary-setting to help people create stronger relationships with family, friends, and personal networks
3. Provide opportunities for personal development through creative expression
4. Strengthen personal identity through a focus on knowing, appreciating, and developing oneself

Sample Agenda (from Fall 2024):

• 8:45-9:00am: Registration
• 9:00-10:00am:  Team Building: Password and Snake Oil 
• 10:00-10:40am: Breakout Session 1- Art: Robot Making 
• 10:40-11:40am: Music and Movement: Sound Tag and Interpretive Dance
• 11:40-12:20pm: Breakout Session 2- Self-Expression: Blackout Poetry
• 12:20-12:50pm: Lunch (provided by JMF)
• 12:50pm-1:00pm: Group Mindfulness Reflection 
• 1:00pm – 1:30pm: Breakout session 3- Games and Movement: Marker Game and “Snowball” Fight 
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm: Wrap-Up Activity