How can we help students build relationships with staff and with peers?

In order to build relationships, students may need to develop relationship skills.

Check out this resource on Relationship Skills

Sometimes students need to build up their social awareness and empathy in order to develop relationships.

Check out this resource on Building Social Awareness and Empathy Through Listening.

Activities

Below is a list of may other activities that can be used to help build relationships.

Icebreakers and warm-ups

https://www.nsrfharmony.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/icebreakers_0.pdf

Connections Activity

https://www.nsrfharmony.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/connections_0.pdf

Where I’m From Activity

https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vROkLahPjs3quET03yBJk2VCY8hAuQTR97WNPDeLI1l6WJrc78j5cM9YP0/pub

Self-Care/Talk for Secondary Students

https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/self-care-self-talk-secondary-school

Listening Circles

https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/listening-circles

A Trauma Informed Approach (Article)

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/a-trauma-informed-approach-to-teaching-through-coronavirus

Prompts for Building Community

https://nycdoe-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/tryba_schools_nyc_gov1/EY91hNMv37VGvUl_zWd6SVcBCC5Vcx2D2ZlDbfsQ4UN17w?rtime=Xtim4kpa2Eg