GHELI Residency With Ashton Body

Former Harvard student Ashton Body describes the motivations, process, and goals in creating a book series and teaching pack through a collaborative residency at GHELI. As childhood is a period of immense development increasingly accompanied by anxiety and other mental health concerns, Bluie’s Big Worries, Florence’s Worrisome What Ifs, and Tilly’s Worry Wings were designed to support young people in learning to articulate and cope with their worries. This video explains where this series first came from, originating as a final project for General Education 1063: World Health: Challenges and Opportunities, taught by Professor Sue J. Goldie, and the intention and process behind it as it expanded into a three-book series with accompanying curriculum packs, resource packs, and more to support educators. Explore the teaching pack and other videos in our repository.