A collection of practices that can help to foster a safe and connected classroom for upper elementary, middle, and high school students
![In this circle activity, students practice mindful speaking and mindful listening.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Flow-and-Tell-1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Flow and Tell
In this circle activity, students practice mindful speaking and mindful listening.
![Create class community by brainstorming ways to stop put-downs.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Put_Down_the_Put_Downs_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Put Down the Put-Downs
Create class community by brainstorming ways to stop put-downs.
![Students think about a time when they felt close to someone in order to foster a sense of belonging and well-being.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Feeling-Connected-for-Students-1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Feeling Connected for Students
Students think about a time when they felt close to someone in order to foster a sense of belonging and well-being.
![Students learn how our different backgrounds give us different perspectives.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Whats_the_Tint_of_Your_Glasses_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
What's the Tint of Your Glasses?
Students learn how our different backgrounds give us different perspectives.
![Students apply a “growth mindset” lens to people who exclude others and/or are victims of exclusion, recognizing that people can change for the better.](https://ggie.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Developing_a_Growth_Mindset_Peoples_Ability_to_Change_1340x720-495x270.jpg)
Developing a Growth Mindset About People’s Ability to Change
Reduce student anxiety by changing students’ beliefs about social challenges.