communities of learners seeking a diversity of opinions

Strategy 1: Keep students open and involved in the conversation with No Gray Zone & No Red Zone

Strategy 2: Dialogue, not argument, means we both are unsure, so we can discover together

​COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS redefining mastery as mentorship 

When learners teach their peers, they turn their own individual knowledge and skills into community wisdom. 

Strategy 3: Cooperation in intercultural schools: even though we speak many languages, we can all help

Strategy 4: ways to challenge early-finishers to help others: Helping you helps me know:

  COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS Using their voices for decision making

Strategy 5: Citizens Assemblies share Criticism, Proposals, Congratulations & Thanks

Strategy 6: Second Chance School Team Projects offer student choice in a controlled way

connected student leaders sharing strengths to help others

Strategy 9: Many roles for change-makers at the American Farm School

Strategy 10: Service develops strength at Ilion Music School

CONNECTED STUDENT LEADERS supporting our unique perspective with our minds open to new perspectives

Strategy 13: dealing with the unexpected allows teachers to support student perspective

Strategy 14: keeping discussions about the journey not the destination keeps minds open

Strategy 15: Comfort in the classroom leads to comfort in sharing perspective

CONNECTED STUDENT LEADERS reflecting on and defining leadership as a supportive ecosystem

strategy 18: Everyone wants to be wanted: thinking about belonging leads students to look for ways to invite others in

STRATEGY 19: Pro v Con, but how can anyone be neutral? Students consider interconnectedness of choices

NETWORKS OF CONNECTION supporting students as they develop their strengths

Strategy 25: At the American Farm School being in sync with nature helps you be your best self

Strategy 26: Music school students supported their classmate in the face of discrimination. How can students support all identities?

Strategy 27: Understanding healthy relationships helps students feel supported

NETWORKS OF CONNECTION taking the time to build authentic connections around what we have in common

strategy 31: Seeing through aggression opened doors to opportunity and expression for Roma teens

strategy 32: Welcome to Our Class Kit involves students in building belonging

strategy 33: kalimera: greetings and more in students' mother tongue

COMMUNITIES OF LEARNERS listening to concerns & choosing collective action

Strategy 7: Social Service Club project proposal assess, evaluate & celebrate

Strategy 8: Citizens' assemblies model representative government and empowers students

CONNECTED STUDENT LEADERS offering our insights to build new ideas

Strategy 11: Animal Games in Primary school: building descriptive vocabulary together

strategy 12: Flexibility with structure creates belonging in discussions

CONNECTED STUDENT LEADERS investigating the many roles needed to truly collaborate & create change

Strategy 16: I Care & I act acquaints students with the structure of volunteer organizations to inspire active citizenship

strategy 17: Melissa - Empowerment means you build your own networks

networks of connection prioritizing time for sharing joy, concerns, and hopes

strategy 20: in a multicultural, multilingual classroom a penguin brings learners together

strategy 21: Offering many low-stakes opportunities for students to speak creates belonging

strategy 22: citizens' assemblies take the business of sharing joy seriously

NETWORKS OF CONNECTION listening with intention

Strategy 23: At an intercultural school with many languages, teachers listen to student art

Strategy 24: At 3rd Primary teachers set an intention for listening to empower global competency

NETWORKS OF CONNECTION holding all learners accountable to the learning community

Strategy 28: read again and ask a friend holds children accountable for learning

Strategy 29: when school psychologists sit in on a class, they help teachers diffuse aggression

Strategy 30: community accountability: Teens throw rocks but what they want is to be included