NewRoot provides innovative, experiential programs focused on building leadership, social-emotional learning, and community engagement among young people. Their resources and activities aim to empower youth to create positive social change and develop essential life skills. Restorative Justice Practices, coaching & supports are part of the process.
Students need to be able to be themselves at school—and that’s where affinity groups come in. A group of students who share an identity are going to relate to each other in ways they can’t with peers who can’t or don’t understand their experience. It’s about safety and, in some cases, about fundamental issues of injustice.
Learning for Justice houses loads of resources and curricula to use in classrooms around racial justice, educational equity and supporting all students.
Look to Illinois School District 214 for ideas to make educational equity a reality in your district. SD 214 addresses educational equity through 5 pillars: Systemic; Employment and Retention; Professional Learning for Student Success; Student Voice, Climate, and Culture; and Family and Community Engagement.
This toolkit helps schools be affirming places where all students are protected and empowered, and where they can learn, grow, and thrive. It includes guidance on articulating a shared vision of a LGBTQ+-inclusive future, navigating pushback during Pride month, and harnessing the power of youth voice.
Defending the Freedom of our LGBTQ+ Students to be Themselves Read More »
This article from Equality Florida emphasize the need for each of us to advocate for safer schools where all young people are valued.
A Trauma-Informed Resource for Strengthening Family-School Partnerships
A Trauma-Informed Resource for Strengthening Family-School Partnerships Read More »
Learn about Student-run Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs, which are a federally protected space for young people to survive and thrive in the increasingly hostile anti-LGBTQ+ climate in schools and across the country.
Service-learning is an approach to teaching and learning where students use academic and civic knowledge and skills to address a genuine community need. When service-learning is used in or outside the classroom, it provides ample opportunities for young people to share their voices and experiences while addressing a genuine community need. Here are ways you can support youth voice within quality service-learning instruction.
Set of surveys that track behaviors that can lead to poor health in students grades 9 through 12. Results help monitor health trends, identify emerging issues, and plan and evaluate programs that can help improve adolescent health.
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