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The Imagine Project Helps Students Write About Their Emotions

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CPR News/Andrea Dukakis
Dominic Muhle is a fifth-grader at Bellvue Elementary in Greenwood Village. He wrote about COVID-19 as part of “The Imagine Project” curriculum.

Experts say the mental health of Colorado's children right now constitutes a "medical emergency." The Imagine Project is a way for teachers to use a simple word prompt, "imagine," to get students to write about their complicated feelings.