
Open-Hearted Mistake Making: Shifting from Shame to Curiosity
Making mistakes with an open heart can transform your classroom into a space of courage, curiosity, and connection.
Rob Levit, an acclaimed musician and artist and 2013 Innovator of the Year from the Maryland Daily Record, has created award-winning innovative "Life-Skills Through The Arts" programs for adults with mental illness, the homeless, adults in drug and alcohol recovery, youth in domestic/sexual abuse counseling, foster children, hospital patients, veterans and many more. He is currently Executive Director of Creating Communities and was the first Artist-In-Residence at Hospice of the Chesapeake, where he created and infused healing activities for the well-being of staff, families and patients. Email Rob.
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Making mistakes with an open heart can transform your classroom into a space of courage, curiosity, and connection.



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