Welcome, Compass Alumni!
This page is a gift to you — a place to revisit, refresh, and be reminded of what you experienced at Compass.
We're glad you are here.
Make or Breaks
The ideas below don’t stop being true once training ends. Revisit them whenever you need a reminder of what’s actually going on - in you, around you, and between you and others.
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📄A Biblical Model of the Cross: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
🎥k(NO)w Time: Turn it into a Conversation with God
🎥The Gaze of Christ: His Eyes Towards Me
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🎥Joys & Thanksgivings: Recognize & Share
🎥Wall of Resistance - Process of Growth: Turn Resistance into Growth
🎥ParaDucks: Yay Duck and Yuck Duck
🎥Self Sufficiency: The Enemy of Close Relationships
🎥Intent - Impact: Be Curious about Impact
📄Conflict: My Critter Style
🎥Identity: Deeply Loved Child of God
📄Spiritual Integrity: Ways I Prove and Hide
📄Stress Management: Stressors, Symptoms, & Relievers
📄Values: Twangs Between “My Value” and “Their Value”
📄Grief & Loss: Lament
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📄Relational Connections: Going Deeper with Others
🎥Self Sufficiency: The Enemy of Close Relationships
🎥ParaDucks: Invite Yay and Yuck
🎥Intent - Impact: My Impact on Others
🎥The Rabbit Listened: The Gift of Listening
📄Conflict: How My Critter Style Impacts Others
📄Stress Management: My Stress Impacts Others
📄Values: Twangs Between “My Value” and “Their Value”
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🎥Expectations - Madame Feelings: Facing Unkonwns and Twangs
🎥Moldable Expectations: Hard vs Soft Play-Doh (Hearts)
📄Transition: Stages of the Transition Process
🎥Transplant: Be Excessively Gentle with Yourself
📄Goodbyes: RAFT & Healthy Rhythms
Language Learning
Language learning rarely moves in a straight line. There are stretches of effort that feel slow, followed by moments when things begin to click. This space is here to steady you in both, helping you stay engaged in the process rather than measuring progress too quickly.
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Get Out there!: Language Learning in Community is Critical
On Making Mistakes and Looking Foolish: Spead Cheer!
The Two Balloons: Strangle your English
Joe & Mario Parable: When Language Learning feels like Drowning
Tech: Tool vs Crutch: How to use Technology well
Tech: Humans vs Devices: What type of Helper should I Pick?
Entering Humbly as a Language Learner: How am I dependent?
Phonetics Reminders: Small Steps to Sound Mastery
The Speed of Language Learning: I’m slow at Language Learning
When You Aren't There YET: The Power of Progress
Fowler Household Personal Experience: A Compass Alumni Encouragement
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“Day in the Life”: A Practical Schedule/Routine Handout
Language School: Compass Perspective on Language School
Language Helper Tips: Guidance with Helpers
Memo to Myself - Future Me: Remind yourself in the Future
Phonetics: Making New Language Sounds
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International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Website: IPA Symbols and Sounds
Language Coaching Resources: How to Find a Professional Coach
Language Acquisition Projects
LAPs: PDF
LAPs Cards: First Half PDF printable cards
LAPs Cards: Second Half PDF printable cards
Phonetics Workbook: PDF
Techniques: PDF
CHildrens Intercultural Programs (CHIPs)
CHIPs invited your children into stories, relationships, and perspectives that may still be settling. This space is here to help you re-engage those experiences and continue the conversations that matter most in your family.
Resources for Parents
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📄4 Steps to Lamenting for Kids Ages 7-12: How-To for Ages 7-12
📄Transition for Families: The Transition Bridge
📄Household Vitality Tool: Name What is Thriving & What Needs Attention
📄M&M Stories: Share Individual Stories
📄Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs): What to Build In
🎥Paradox: Invite Yay and Yuck Ducks
📄Resource List: Books, Podcasts, & Online Resources
Resources for Kids
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🎥Paradox: Yay and Yuck Ducks
🎥Transition: Noah’s Ark Example
🎥Who Jesus Is: Our Shepherd & King, and We Can Trust Him
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📄Calming Tools Handout: Ideas for Regulating & Relaxing
🎥Calming Tools Video: How to Regulate & Relax
🎥Hugging Stuffies as a Calming Tool: Squeeze and Let Go
🎥Keep Expectations Moldable: Hard and Soft Play-Doh/Hearts
🎥Madame Feelings: Facing Unknowns and Twangs
🎥Paradox: Yay and Yuck Ducks
🎥Perspective: How I See the World
🎥Swirly: Yellow and Blue Play-Doh Swirl Together
🎥The Rabbit Listened: The Gift of Listening
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📄Calming Tools Handout: Ideas for Regulating & Relaxing
🎥Calming Tools - Unicorn: Talk to Safe Adults & God
🎥Hot Chocolate Breathing as a Calming Tool: Breathe In & Out Slowly
🎥Keep Expectations Moldable: Hard and Soft Play-Doh/Hearts
🎥Madame Feelings: Facing Unknowns and Twangs
📄Paradox: Yay Ducks & Yuck Ducks
🎥Perspective: How I See the World
🎥Swirly: Yellow and Blue Play-Doh Swirl Together
🎥The Rabbit Listened: The Gift of Listening
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🎥Transplant: Be Excessively Gentle with Yourself
🎥Madame Feelings: Facing Unknowns and Twangs
🎥The Rabbit Listened: The Gift of Listening
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