Create with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts!

Download the Create a Lotus Flower Pop-up Card art activity instructions and template. The lotus shows great perseverance and resilience as it roots in mud, but rises through murky water toward the sunlight, where it blossoms into a beautiful flower. Enjoy this project and many others found on VMFA’s resource website, Learn. VMFA Arts is a top comprehensive US art museum with more than 5,000 years of art from around the world. VMFA is open 365 days a year and general admission is always free. Learn more about the museum’s collections, exhibitions and upcoming programs. 

Racial Truth & Reconciliation VA Resources:

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Resources for Schools from the GRTICN’s Trauma-Informed Schools Committee:

3rd Annual Resilience Week VA: Schools Edition

Coloring Pages: 

Resilience Week VA Bunting

Virginia Is for Resilience Version 1
Virginia Is for Resilience Version 2
Resilience Week VA 2021

The Health of Your Community Is in Your Hands
Kindness Interrupts Fear
Feel Your Feelings
Gratitude Is An Action Word
Breathe
You Are Not Alone

I Am Resilient

Pick Up Your Tool: Fight for Justice
It’s up to us to Ensure Today’s Ashes Nourish Tomorrow’s Growth
May we Grow not Back to What Was, but Instead Towards What we Can Become
Love Not Hate Makes Us Great
Join Together

20 Ways to Build Resilience at Home:

You are also encouraged to adapt and envision your own ideas for celebrating the week. Resilience-building looks different depending on your individual, community, and organizational needs, so do what works best for you! 

For grown-ups | For kids 

Resilience Week Reading Lists:

Greater Richmond SCAN has created Resilience Week Reading Lists for different age groups! These colorful handouts are available in PDF form to print, share, and use throughout the week. Click the links below for the PDFs or keep scrolling to preview the full handouts!

Young Children | Elementary School-Age Children | Tweens & Teens | Adults | All Ages Full Set

View titles for young readers that celebrate and uplift stories of resilience on the Henrico County Public Library blog!

Resilience Week Film Lists:

Greater Richmond SCAN has also created Resilience Week Film Lists for different kids and teens to adults! Click on this link to download or keep scrolling to see them below!