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Activity Calendars

Each calendar contains suggested activities to do for each calendar month. The activities were gathered from across the internet. The intent is to find new/exciting ways to engage with your child that are both fun AND educational! All credit for each activity goes to the original creators. Activities may be expired, so make sure to check that they are still available before trying them.

Submit answers to the reflection questions below after each activity to earn extracurricular engagement hours.

Click the links below to explore activity calendars.

Fall Calendars

Winter Calendars

Spring Calendars

Summer Calendars

Instructions for Logging Engagement Hours

Any of the activities found in the calendars can be logged by Mandela families for extracurricular engagement hours. 

Answer the questions from one of the Mantra categories listed below and include a summary of your scholar’s answers in the description box when you submit your hours.

Each activity counts for 1 hour of engagement per family.

Engagement Library Mantra Discussion Questions

Hope:

  • Ask your scholar what made them feel hopeful during this activity? 

  • What does hope mean for your family? 

  • Have your scholar share something they are hopeful for.

Strength:

  • How did you use mental or physical strength to complete this activity?

  • Talk about a person in your family who exhibits strength. How do they show this quality? 

  • Ask your scholar to describe a time they had to be strong at school.

Service:

  • Ask your scholar what it means to serve someone. How does it feel to complete an act of service? 

  • How did you complete an act of service during this activity? 

  • Ask your scholar what acts of service they could complete at home or at school to help someone else.

Unity:

  • Ask your scholar to explain what the word “unity” means to them.

  • How did you work as a team to complete this activity?

  • Ask you scholar why unity is important as a family.

  • If your scholar plays sports, ask them to explain how unity is important when you’re part of a team.

Peace:

  • Ask your scholar what makes them feel peaceful. Is there a certain place in your house they like to go to find peace?

  • Take three mindful breaths with your scholar, breathing in for 6 seconds and out for 6 seconds. Ask them how they feel when the breaths are complete.

  • Ask your scholar what feelings came up for them during the activity. Did they feel calm? Why or why not?

Wisdom:

  • Ask your scholar how they were able to display wisdom during the activity.

  • Ask you scholar what it means to make a wise decision.

  • Ask your scholar who in your family displays wisdom. How does this person show this quality?