Relationships & Communication

We have a responsibility to create and maintain relationships with people we care about. In this activity, students will talk to 2-3 adults about how they communicated and built relationships before social media.

Click on this video to watch Youth Speak Out facilitator William Desravines Jr. talk about the activity. You can find step-by-step instructions as well as discussion questions below.

Activity

1. Brainstorm ways that you would have needed to create and maintain relationships without the internet. 
2. Find 2-3 trusted adults to have a conversation with. 
3. Decide on an activity you can do while you have the conversation. 
4. Take a photo of you and the trusted adult. Write a caption about what you learned. 

Talk About It

• How did this activity help you build a better connection with the adult you spoke with?
• How did this activity help you learn how to establish and build relationships without the internet?