Building Relationships, Belonging & Safe Structures

Audience
These workshops are designed for school or program teams to work together to to discuss and plan together.
Details
Three Workshops (2 hours each):
Reimagining Belonging
Connection and Reconnection: Structure, Agreements, and Rituals
Relationships and Identity
Participants will reimagine what belonging looks like in their school or program, learn how rituals and agreements can build consistency, and design a plan that fosters belonging and community.
Learning Objectives
Workshop 1: Reimagining Belonging
Participants will be able to:
Reflect on what it feels like to belong and identify the key ingredients of belonging.
Reimagine what belonging could look like in schools/programs.
Evaluate opportunities to build belonging in their school/program.
Workshop 2: Connection and Reconnection: Structure, Agreements, and Rituals
Participants will be able to:
Understand the components of learning environments that promote belonging.
Name how rituals and agreements create consistency without rigidity.
Brainstorm which components of the learning environment can better build belonging.
Workshop 3: Belonging: Celebrating Identity and Community
Participants will be able to:
Understand how the cultures and identities of educators and youth foster and maintain a community of belonging.
Explore how the alignment of identity and culture within your community influence the sense of belonging.
Design a plan that fosters belonging and community in your school or program.