1. Morning Meeting Good Morning! “Each of us is gifted with a Unique Potential that defines a destiny.” --Joe Gauld Please take a seat with your discovery group.

2. America: arebellious nation We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

3. Joe Gauld: arebellious educator Crisis of “Conscience” in 1960s Founded Hyde School where a person’s effort is valued more than their achievement Each of us is gifted with a Unique Potential that defines a destiny. Character First philosophy of education

4. Word & Principle of the Day INTEGRITY—I am gifted with a Unique Potential and conscience is my guide to discovering it. DESTINY—Each of us is gifted with a Unique Potential.

5. Themes for Summer Challenge

6. Be the Best Possible You In life, too much time is spent comparing “Seize the Day” We live in a culture of procrastination Each day you will have the chance to do something great – will you take the chance? Need to eliminate the culture of conformity

7. Don’t LieDon’t Quit Honesty is #1 most important thing at Hyde School Society’s reaction to mistakes This community will be built upon EARNED trust Finish what you start

8. Hyde School Character Philosophy 5 Words 5 Principles Curiosity Courage Concern Leadership Integrity Destiny Humility Conscience Truth Brother’s Keeper

9. Only @ Hyde An introduction to “Do’s and “Don’ts” At Hyde School

10. Community building Every school, community, business, store has its own idiosyncrasies…Hyde is no different Let’s take a look at a few examples from the business world…

11. Case study Apple Google Part of corporate culture is that employees will not hold the door for the person behind them. Part of the corporate culture is that working past 5 P.M. is frowned upon.

12. Hyde Greeting Eye contact, firm handshake, clear, articulate introduction, beautiful smile, helpful and happy

13. Leave it Cleaner than you Found It We make sure we clean up after ourselves; if we show up somewhere and it’s dirty, we pick up after others; if we see trash, we pick it up

14. HYDE TIME To make sure meetings start on time, we arrive five minutes before hand to ensure everyone is ready to go

15. We are Courteous We hold doors open, we say please and thank you, we know everyone’s name, we treat everyone with respect. We don’t wear our headphones walking around campus.

16. Language We use respectful language anywhere and everywhere; we avoid using foul language, cursing, and disrespect.

17. GUM We are a gum-free campus – chew at your own risk!!!

18. Sidewalks We walk on sidewalks and other pathways and we try to avoid cutting across the lawn – we take pride in our campus

19. Crossing the Street We stop, we waive, we smile, we cross quickly

20. Schedule Notes 9:00 Discovery Group Challenges 12:00 Lunch Crew: student leaders 1:30 Orientation (Theater) Jobs Performing Arts Residential Life Dean of Students 3:30 Field Day (Gym Field) 6:00 Dinner 5:45 Crew: student leaders 7:30 Wing Bonding (Annhurst Lounge)