We are here and we are here now! A day devoted to story-based learning.

Story-based learning was the basis of today's lesson. We had an amazing day with young incredibly talented people. Who all have bright eyes with brilliant minds full of stories. Mashallah Tabarakaallah! First and formally we began our story-based learning lesson by forming an open circle, standing up with our soft knees, and our shoulders up. We took three deep breaths inhale and exhale. We then all hold one another's hand for instance, "one hand is giving and one hand is receiving.” Next, one person begins to squeeze the person next to them in a soft manner. As the story progressed around the circle, it was passed around until it reached its origins at the center. At the end of the story, we all shared our experiences, commons, and insights with each other. We also gave feedback to the group that showed their story play, guessing what words they used. In the following steps, each group showed the story-based learning movement that they formed together as a result of their collective effort. We finished our day by watching Professor Drew give a PowerPoint presentation on the importance, the significance, and the resilience of story-based learning as we concluded our day. As part of his explanation, he explained how to use it properly in schools, and with other people whenever we need to share our stories with them so that we leave them with a sense of motivation, resilience, and gratitude after telling our stories to them. The professor also taught us that stories have the power to help people understand our feelings and experiences better. He encouraged us to use this knowledge to build empathy and connection with the people we communicate with. Lastly, he reminded us of the importance of being vulnerable when telling our stories.