The Spark Perspectives Project challenges middle school students (seventh and eighth graders) to think about what it means to look at the world from other perspectives — to walk in someone else's shoes. We talk about the growing anxiety and depression problem, and how looking beyond the self can be helpful in managing those conditions. The publisher talks to the students about why they should share their voice and empowers them to do so by giving them the opportunity to submit projects she will consider for publication in an upcoming issue of Dialog Magazine. During a break-out session, the students are given the opportunity to check out dialogmagazine.com and brainstorm project ideas. Students can also go online to take the Dialog Perspectives quiz, How Open are You to Other Perspectives?, at dialogmagazine.com/perspectives-quiz.

1. Spark Perspective Project
MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
February 27–28, 2017

2. WHO IS AMBRA WATKINS?
Publisher: Dialog Magazine
Author: Escape from Dark Places

3. THE DIALOG MAGAZINE MISSION
Dialog Magazine strives to be the
place where generations converge
to explore the world
from multiple perspectives, to be
the platform for intergenerational dialogue
that enables readers to gain understanding,
grow empathy, and find happiness.

4. WHAT IS
PERSPECTIVE?
The Way You
See the World

5. WHAT GIVES PEOPLE
PERSPECTIVE?

6. WHAT IS
EMPATHY?
Seeing with the
other person's
eyes, hearing
with his ears,
and feeling with
his heart.
– Alfred Adler, Psychotherapist

7. Break-Out Session
• TAKE PERSPECTIVES QUIZ
https://goo.gl/DGytKz
• PLAN YOUR PROJECT
for submission to Dialog Magazine to
consider for publication

8. Large Group
• SHARE QUIZ RESULTS
• SHARE PROJECT PLANS