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Building Relationships, Belonging & Safe Structures

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):

  1. Reimagining Belonging

  2. Connection and Reconnection: Structure, Agreements, and Rituals

  3. 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.

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