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khaos inc.
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St. louis collaborative efforts of holistic change for our schools
JAN. 13, 2024 -If you missed our discussion over on IG & Facebook, then you missed ALL of the insight our St. Louis youth & parents had to provide for the beginning of change! Trauma is toxic and we do our school community no justice by turning a blind eye and hoping it goes away! Our hope is that, by engaging in this meaningful conversation...we bring light to a situation that has long been swept under the rug. Let's create this safe space for us all to thrive & live/learn as our best selves!
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There may be no better way to communicate what we do than through images. As you browse our site, take a few moments to let your eyes linger here, and see if you can get a feel for our signature touch.
Getting RAW with these amazing young people @ Webster Groves HS
Meeting 2 ladies from the "What She Said" conference who wanted to express gratitude for the openness of the KHAOS delivery
Kirkwood's Professional Development
Another dope day with Kirkwood! Today these educators started the journey to become K.H.A.O.S. Educators! They went through 1 of 2 full day trainings to learn the KHAOS mindset, how to use it to assess, address, and reduce the impact of toxic/traumatic stress within themselves, with peers, and students, and how to identify and assist K.H.A.O.S. Kids! I’m excited about this journey and look forward to both the KHAOS AMBASSADORS and EDUCATORS coming together to embed the KHAOS mindset into their school!
Riverview Gardens School District
Enjoyed healing and growing with Riverview School District parents at their RGSD Parent University: Social and Emotional Awareness Workshop! Tonight we explored ACEs, their impact on us as parents and our children, met the KHAOS kids, and learned the KHAOS Mindset!
We had the pleasure of providing a KHAOS workshop for the @stl_leaders_of_tomorrow! These students were taking the ACE test. We processed what it means to have a ACE score of 4 or more, discussed trauma responses, and learned the KHAOS Mindset. I’m grateful I had the chance to heal and grow with them tonight!
Kirkwood HS
Just finished healing and growing with the BACC students at Kirkwood High School! Today we talked about getting RAW (Realize-Admit-Work) with our goals and did an activity to address our barriers with achieving our goals. They did an amazing job sharing their experiences, sharing what works and doesn’t, and they encouraged each other. I’m proud of them! Also, today was throwback Thursday so I had to play a lil @nelly and hit the chicken head one time for them!
Kirkwood HS
This was an activity to address our barriers with achieving our goals
Kirkwood's KHAOS Ambassadors
Day 2 with the Kirkwood KHAOS Ambassadors! Today they learned about Adverse childhood experiences and trauma responses. They learned the importance of understanding what has happened to their peers vs what’s wrong with them. I’m so excited about how these Ambassadors are increasing their emotional literacy and emotional intelligence! They are engaged, open, and learning the skills to Keep Healing And Overcoming Struggles! These students along with 8 trained KHAOS Educators will begin to embed the KHAOS mindset into Kirkwood High School in spring 2024! Together we’re building trauma informed schools with students and staff who are emotionally intelligent and emotionally literate!
St Vianney's Professional Development
Just finished healing and growing with over 150 educators at @vianneystl A space was created to assist them with assessing, addressing, and learning skills to reduce the impact of toxic and traumatic stress in their lives. Today they walked away with the understanding that they are more than the roles that they play and their mental health matters! 💪🏾❤️ Today was dope!
St Louis Justice Center
Just finished healing and growing with male inmates at the Justice Center. Today we dug into the freeze trauma response and explored how a person can be physically present but emotionally disconnected. Genuinely enjoyed the conversations and aha moments. They walked away understanding nothing is wrong with them but there are a lot of things that have happened to them throughout their lives that have changed how they interact with the world around them. Grateful to provide them with tools to become the best versions of themselves.
The Legacy Center STL
Today was a DOPE day as our founder @candicox220 visited @thelegacycenterstl and shared 4 of her Please Oh Please Be PATIENT With Me Children’s books with the kids. They learned the PATIENT (Pause And Think, Inhale/Exhale, Now Talk/Tap out) skill and discussed the struggles kids with ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression face. Many kids identified with the KHAOS Kids stories and shared their own experiences. It was a great space for them to learn it’s ok to address, feel, and process their emotions. We look forward to future opportunities to heal and grow with The Legacy Centers KHAOS Kids!
Take KHAOS International
Going on international trips as a non profit leader is always dope but the most amazing parts are when we connect with non profits in other countries! Today we met the babies from @basquetecruzada. A NGO in Brazil created to provide activities, classes, meals, mentoring, etc to keep kids off of the street and safe. Today these babies pictured learned that they are KHAOS kids, they are Difference Makers, and they have the ability to do whatever they put their minds too! Today was the first time they saw people who looked like them from somewhere else. We hugged, danced, laughed, and enjoyed each other! Love is definitely universal!
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