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​RETHINK spaces SO STUDENTS FEEL INCLUDED and WELCOMING

Strategy 1: Inclusive Yard: A teacher worked with students to plan an informal space for students to come together.

Strategy 2: Rearrange to Value Voices: At a Second Chance School the classroom set up values all voices

Strategy 3: Learn, Do, Change Learning Targets: A Small Change Puts Anxious Learners at Ease

Strategy 4: Creating a school of access or building a classroom bubble: Reflect on how families access services

Strategy 5: Garden spaces: A school creates a collaboration garden in a small space

Strategy 6: Spaces of Warmth & Care for Refugees: A women's network creates a sense of home so healing can begin & learning can happen

​create informal spaces to gather & make new friends in WELCOMING SPACES

Strategy 10: A Chess corner inspires the question: How can we create a "third place" at school?

Strategy 11: a Calming space allows us to reflect on welcome spaces and neutral ground

welcoming spaces: prioritize space & time for play, spontaneity & joy

Strategy 17: Maker Space & Art Lab: Learning by doing creates opportunities for purposeful play

Strategy 18: Community Time Hour: Make joy a class priority in the “classroom bubble.”

Strategy 19: Joyful Teaching: With Playfulness teachers make school "a fun place to be"

Strategy 20: Play as a universal language: Children find ways to communicate & connect

shared values: reflect on unspoken values

Strategy 25: Adapt to what students know so their prior knowledge builds belonging

Strategy 26: Let's see what you can do: Focusing on long-term growth sends a message of long-term belonging

Strategy 27: Stability is connection: when a refugee child feels unrooted a book of their own brings belonging

SHARED VALUES: ​recognize & redefine success beyond academics

Strategy 32: Valuing All Work: Student Classroom Jobs & how we talk about the value of work can create a sense of belonging

Strategy 33: Give Student Voice: When a school values global belonging they ask students to Help Plan lessons

Strategy 34: Project-based assessment is Skill Focused: teachers collaborate on projects focused on creativity & critical thinking

Strategy 35: Valuing Motivation: Communication & adaptation are invaluable assets for success and belonging

SHARED VALUES: ​reflect on individual values & the values we share

Strategy 39: Etiquette in the Classroom: setting clear boundaries for behavior creates belonging

Strategy 40: Appreciating Mistakes creates psychological safety so we are comfortable taking risks

Strategy 41: Crete History Museum: What do times of unity say about our identity?

Strategy 42: Creating the Feel of a Second Home for teachers and students: Children see this stability and thrive

CARING FOR YOURSELF & OTHERS: treat yourself with care & respect

Strategy 48: professional support: Counselors, Therapists, Psychologists are essential to a belonging ecosystem

Strategy 49: Student-run school library might means sharing your passion

Strategy 50: Advocate for Professional support: Art, Music and Drama therapy

CARing FOR yourSELF & OTHERS: offer opportunities to learn from elders

Strategy 54: Roma Story Makers are Mentors: Young adults as mentors

redesigning environments so all learners feel successful in Welcoming Spaces

Strategy 7: Discussion support cards help students who don’t feel confident in their conversation skills

Strategy 8: Seminar Structure Offers Flexibility & Open Communication for learners who need extra support

Strategy 9: Co-Creating the Learning Space connects learners through ownership

collectively redefine welcome with families to make WELCOMING SPACES

Strategy 12: Inviting parents to be involved with specific tasks creates welcome

Strategy 13: How can families and schools complement each other? Public Meeting re: shared responsiblity

Strategy 14: Listen to families to understand barriers like childcare

Strategy 15: Identify Community cultural capital and build a Social Supersystem of Parent-Teacher teamwork

Strategy 16: Communication & Empowerment means Parents Create Community

shared values: listen to the values of students, teachers, families & community

Strategy 21: Praise & Gratitude: Let values guide your comments when reflecting on student performance

Strategy 22: The Fifth C: Confidence self-assessment as a powerful learning tool.

Strategy 23: Openness: A shared value & a substantial reflection question

Strategy 24: Invite families into the class community brainstorm

SHARED VALUES:
​ communicate values throughout the school building

Strategy 28: Collaborating to create value Murals

Strategy 29: Second chance schools value Learning how to learn

Strategy 30: Small part of bigger community: a value communicated through global collaboration

Strategy 31: melissa is a beehive: the power of language to communicate our values

SHARED VALUES: talk about values

Strategy 36: Communicating to Parents: value making "good people"

Strategy 37: Designing an Ideal School: students focus on culture and climate

Strategy 38: When students answer "What does living mean?" they reveal cultural values

caring for yourself & others: offer consistent opportunities for helpfulness & service

Strategy 43: Supply drive for flood victims creates belonging by reducing eco-anxiety about problems beyond our control

Strategy 44: Opportunities to care for others and yourself in a Service Club

Strategy 45: School-wide Fundraising: Keep it equitable by offering many ways to help

Strategy 46: Middle School Service: many opportunities to help students find their talents

Strategy 47: get more involvement in Recycling Corner & School Garden projects

CARing FOR yourSELF & OTHERS: help children define their human right to dignity

Strategy 51: Define humanitarianism & students learn how to use their gifts to help others

Strategy 52: Melissa empowers those seeking refuge through holistic integration

Strategy 53: Celebrate Universal Children's Day because Children's Rights are Human Rights

​CARING FOR YOURSELF & OTHERS BY MODELING CRAFTSMANSHIP & PRIDE IN A JOB WELL DONE

Strategy 55: HARDWORK AND TIME: LESSONS FROM TRADITIONAL CRAFTS help students find belonging in meaningful work

Strategy 56: Meraki: Love for what you do & linguistic diversity activity

Strategy 57: Descriptive assessment: Asking students to set a craftsmanship goal