What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? More understanding for my students

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? More acceptance and more conversations

“I found this kit very useful especially after the attacks in chch. I have a very diverse range of cultures and learners in my classroom and it was helpful to delve deeper and create a better understanding for these tamariki.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? More open communication, more tolerance and better understanding of each other.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students were more tolerant of each other.

“Really made the kids think about the way they treated others and the way they saw themselves.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? It is developing students critical thinking, and it is encouraging them to think about the way they speak/communicate with each other.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? The students are becoming more comfortable in discussing racism and will question others when they say something about their race. We have had extensive discussions about stereotyping. Students have willingly shared what they have heard at home and in the

“This kit has been a useful tool in helping us look at social injustices various cultures and sub cultures people face here in New Zealand and around the world. We have been looking at personal identity and what makes us who we are. The discussions the that identity, stereotyping and social injustices provoked was fantastic”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? We didn't get this far

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? It introduced an awareness of what racism is.

“A great kit with well thought out lessons and excellent resources. Intended for Years 3-8, I found many of the activities were pitched too high for my Year 4 class. My more capable students were interested and had enough prior knowledge to be more involved; however most were not able to relate to the concepts and struggled to participate in activities. We didn’t end up doing all of the lessons. The kit seemed to be more successful with older year levels in the school. Overall, a great kit that I would use again if I was teaching older students.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students have a much better understanding of the cultures within our classroom and the challenges that some students face outside of the our classroom

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students are more aware and understanding

“Yes this kit was great, would be also good to do at the beginning of the year with a new class when we are exploring the concept of identity”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? We haven't got to this bit yet.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? It has helped us and the kit has worked really well alongside other things we have been implementing and working on. We have done a lot of work on emotions and accepting others and the activities in this kit have helped with this. My class has a positive

“We have enjoyed this kit. The compliments work fitted in really well with work we are doing through our anti-bullying programme KiVa. The kids loved the pictionary game and it was good to see not too many stereotypes coming through. My favourite was the kid who drew a tortoise instead of a tourist! Unfortunately we haven't finished yet but I am planning on doing the things I wish the teacher knew this week. Thanks for another great kit.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students have opened up and talked about their views around racism. The secret undercover compliment projects were enjoyed by the students and they have adapted this to create their own versions. Using the SMART Plan for our action plan helped us to achie

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students are open to talking about topical or controversial ideas and topics. News and sharing has been open and they are interested to learn about what has happened and think about why people make certain decisions and hold certain views.

“Challenging Racism”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Working in an ILE with groups working across three classes, the teachers were encouraged by the honest and potentially limited stereotypical responses of the students. There were no clearly racial or sexist attitudes demonstrated by students.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? During discussions, we evaluated whether opinions were based on personal experience, media reports, or generalisations. This challenged students to critically think about information and prejudices.

“Students worked in groups and responded to scenarios to form opinions about the way they perceived different types of people.”

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