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Webinar: Activating Student Leaders to Build Community

colleagues in a brainstorming session — Young woman pointing to a sticky note on a white board in front of people sitting at a table with computers.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Activating Student Leaders to Build Community

THIS SESSION HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, BUT YOU CAN WATCH THE ON-DEMAND VIDEO BELOW!

Creating an equitable, inclusive school culture can be key in preventing a wide array of social and emotional problems and promoting the development of caring, responsible, and respectful children, even when school is remote. Because students primarily take signals from other students about social norms and what is ethically acceptable, and because students have inside knowledge about social dynamics, it is mainly students – especially acting together – who can change norms. One way to empower students to create positive social norms is by creating school climate committees comprised of students who work with peers and staff to develop these norms. This session focused on the School Climate Committee, a strategy designed to help students – and adults – work collaboratively to shape their school environment. This session focused on:

how to create a strong, effective committee of youth leaders that represents a diversity of voices among the student body and works with school staff to prevent bullying and other school social problems
how to use data to inform decision making and improve school climate, including creating more caring, inclusive social norms
how to provide students with a sense of agency and empowerment

Resources

For Schools:

In-person School Climate Committee strategy

For Families:

Watch the webinar

This webinar is part of Building Connection: A Free COVID-19 Program for Schools. Click here to learn more. Please see the program calendar for more information and webinar links.

Questions? Please email caringschools@makingcaringcommon.org.