BUILDING A CULTURE OF SUPPORT
One Circle groups provide a supportive environment for youth to openly discuss issues that are important to them. An adult facilitator helps guide the group, but the youth participants are empowered to share their knowledge and experiences with each other. This is a safe place for expression, building trusting relationships with peers, and to learn practical advice to navigate the world. Group topics are based on the specific needs of the youth in each group and may include self-esteem, peer-relationships, family life, navigating social media, decision-making, and more.
The peer-guided group is facilitated by a trained adult following an evidence-based curriculum and is available to 5th – 12th graders who live in or attend school in Los Alamos County.
FAll 2026 School Groups:
Our One Circle groups for Fall 2026 have formed. Sessions are held weekly at school during lunch for eight to ten weeks.
The following groups are still open for registration:
- Aspen ES: 5th grade BOYS, groups held Mondays starting September 28th (this group will run for eight weeks)
- LAMS: 7th and 8th grade LGBTQ+ Unity, groups held Thursdays starting October 1st (this group will run for eight weeks)
- Pinon ES: 5th and 6th grade GIRLS, groups held Tuesdays starting September 29th (this group will run for eight weeks)
- Pinon ES: 5th and 6th grade BOYS, groups hels Wednesdays starting September 30th (this group will run for eight weeks)
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Sample activity
These instructions and materials are for you to complete at home in order to get a better sense about what goes on in One Circle groups. This is just one simple example. Enjoy!
The Qualities I Possess
The focus of this activity is to identify and express your own positive attributes. The way we treat ourselves is just as important as the way we treat others.
- On a piece of paper, write down one talent you possess, one achievement you are proud of, one thing you want to learn more about, one positive word that describes you, and one thing no one else (or very few people) knows about you.
- Decorate each of the five petals of the flower provided to represent each of the five characteristics you wrote down. You can use color, symbols, drawings, or any method you choose to represent your characteristics.
- When you are done, you can choose to share about your flower with someone else or keep it just for yourself.
Two questions to think about as you finish this activity:
- What was it like to think about yourself in this way?
- What is one thing you can do this week to think and speak more positively about yourself?
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