How do we effectively engage people in our community who aren’t already predisposed to discuss race and the impacts of The post Lessons learned from […]

We’re not talking enough with students about climate change At least, many of us are not. At the Global Youth The post Confronting climate change […]

On this episode of the 21st Century Classroom: Veronica: My name is Veronica, I’m 13, and I’m in eighth grade. The post What I Learned […]

Breaking bread & stereotypes with formerly incarcerated Vermonters Food and community are inextricably linked. Birthdays, funerals, weddings, holidays: a meal with family and friends is […]

Meet the Compassionate Faces of the Shires How do your students recognize compassion? Do they recognize it in the faces of your community? In Manchester […]

Community exploration builds connection What happens when you ask your students what they want to learn about and how they like to learn, then you […]

Going beyond the gallery walk Exhibition season is upon us! And as you’re making ready to throw open the doors of your school and welcome […]

Meet the Humans of Burke So many schools operate in isolation from the very communities they are situated in. Do your students know community members? […]

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Use service learning to grow your community What do you do when you’re a 5th-through-8th middle school housed in two separate buildings? If your 7th-and-8th […]

How did an 8th grader turn his passion project into a summer job? I found Connor in the tech ed room during the first session […]

Student leadership and service in action It all starts with an idea. Races Against Racism have taken place around the country, and last spring, a […]