Mason educator shares lessons in Building Stories and Building Bridges
Mason High School intervention specialist Hakim Oliver believes relationships are the basis of who we are. He created his multi-session Building Bridges program to help bring people together by helping them share their own stories and learn from the stories of others. Now, he has written a book to share those lessons with others. Hakim shares his story in this episode of the podcast.
GET THE BOOK | Hakim Oliver's book, "Bridging Stories," is available now on Amazon. Click here to get it.
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Featured Public Education Matters guest:
- Hakim Oliver, Mason Education Association member
- Hakim Oliver earned a Bachelor's degree in Special Education from Bowling Green State University and earned a Master's degree in Teacher Leadership from Wright State University. He has been in the education field for 20 years. He created a Special Olympics club for students with disabilities at Mason High School. Hakim currently coaches middle school football and high school track for Mason.
- Relationships are his passion. Mr. Oliver presented at various conferences, including The High Aims Summer Institute, Mason Student Leadership Conference, The University of Tennessee Innovation and Teaching Learning Conference, Maysville Community and Technical College, Ignite Conference, Great Lakes I-Ready Leadership Symposium, and the Ohio State Teacher Leadership Summit.
- In addition to this, Hakim Oliver created Bridges Stories to connect members of a community. These communities include Mason, Milford, Loveland, Lebanon, Maysville, Augusta, and Dayton.
- The Bridging Stories program is intended to facilitate positive intergroup interactions and discussions, recognizing individual differences, and creating a community. This event emphasizes building relationships through communication. It is a multi-part series incorporating a panel discussion, public engagement and interaction, and small group discussion. These discussions will conclude with sharing a meal at a local establishment. This program is safe and positive for all backgrounds.
- This event is free for all community members except for the last session, where the participants will be sharing a meal at a local restaurant, where each participant is responsible for the cost of their meal.
- Hakim Oliver authored a book "Bridging Stories," highlighting the topics discussed in the community sessions.
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This episode was recorded on March 4, 2025.
