Activities
Here we celebrate and promote diversity through enriching and inclusive activities for all students. Below you’ll find a variety of links and lessons designed to embrace our differences and foster a community of respect and understanding.
Community Agreements
Learn how these agreements promote consensus on what every student needs from and commits to their peers and teacher in order to feel safe, supported, open, productive
What Shape are You?
Learn how to adapt Connie Podesta’s Personality Shapes assessment to quickly gauge the variety of student personalities in your classroom.
Talk About Race with White Students
This discussion from the Anti-Defamation League has a number of strategies, activities, and resources for use when talking about race with a majority white group of students.
Story Circles
Circles of Identity & Constructivist Listening Dyads from the School Reform Initiative are great activities for student organizations to explore shared experience and build community.
Windows, Mirrors, & Sliding Glass Doors
This handout asks students to read a quote and then reflect on texts that have shown them something about themselves, others, and/or the world. The activity can be adapted across curriculum!
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Empathy Maps
Empathy maps are great tools to encourage empathy between educators, students, and community members. This activity can be used to examine the difference between empathy and sympathy and promote empathy by answering 4 simple questions.
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