What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? We have got new books in the library, we have had two students now opt to use their birth name as opposed to their English name and all students are using their names correctly, we are writing a letter to management encouraging them to look for leaders ou

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? The students had a better understanding and acceptance of one another. Students began (for this first time this year) to show empathy towards one another. We had moments where we were all so deeply touched by each other’s stories good and bad.

“Thank you so much School Kit for creating and providing the ‘Not part of my world’ kit. I teach a year 5/6 multicultural class that engaged so well to the messages taught in the kit. It was thought provoking, scary, confronting, alarming, exciting, progressive, challenging and amazing. We had some real genuine highs and lows when teaching and learning about racism. One of the most amazing stories was when we watched a Seven Sharp story about a young girl who experienced racism at her workplace. She shared her story, and was so brave and honest and at the end Paddy Gower gave a very moving summary and every single classmate clapped and cheered. It brings a tear to my eyes now even thinking of it. We had some disclosers of times when some of our classmates have experienced some nasty racist comments. We dug deep into white privilege. We were shocked and embarrassed to find that it’s been over 3 years since we had a coloured skin person as a leader in our school. We took steps to make changes. We are making waves in our school. We are continuing with the journey past the lesson plans. Next term our class is going on their own personal journey of where they come from and they will share together. The students want to know more. I loved this kit. I will teach it every year at the start of term one! It is so empowering and so rewarding. Thank you.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? It allowed students to open up about what they like and to be more accepting giving thoughts and receiving ideas of others' with more open-minds.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? It allowed the classroom to be more inclusive, appreciative and diverse of each other and the wider world. It promoted deeper conversations between each other and between school and home. To end the inquiry we also had a shared breakfast for all our whana

“We absolutely loved the kit and it blended so powerfully with our inquiry about navigating the journey. Lots of rich discussions were had and stereotypes was a brilliant avenue to learn about. Compliments were also rich in the way they were delivered and received.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? The action plan created much debate and discussion, and as I've mentioned already, went nicely hand in hand with other topics we were learning about this term.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students became more aware of stereotypes which are out there, and were challenged by some of them. Creating their own poems based on stereotypes made us all look a little bit differently (in a good way) at each other. The class compliment poem was a love

“My class enjoyed the Not Part of My World kit, and much debate and discussion was created from it. As well as doing some of the activities in the kit the students created their own ";Just Because"; poems, based on stereo types. This kit worked in well with Hauora and Sexuality Road topics which we also were covering this term.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? As my classroom has a mainly pakeha appearance the students found that their stereo types often came out of what they hear at home and think is acceptable. Changing that perception may take longer than I initially thought and require the students to think

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students realised they share many similarities. They also realised that some of their stereo types are driven by what they hear others saying and that it is going to require them taking a stand on stereo typing and racisim before we change how other peopl

“The Not Part of My World school kit shone a light on the stereotyping that exists in the world that my students were unaware of. Completing some of the tasks made the students understand that while many of us are hugely different we sometimes share some of the same things that we didn't realise we had in common.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students feel more comfortable within their own skin and what they do in their life. We will continue incorporating this kit into our class and how we need to compliment each other more on what we are good at.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Children are more aware of not calling each other names due to what they like doing, what they look like and if they wear glasses.

“The students all gained a lot out of this kit through discussions and looking at sterotyping without realising that we all do it. They loved writing Just Because I am poems and sharing these with the whole school.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Has encouraged the children to think critically about how they think and talk about others.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Has brought up important topics for discussion in our learning environment.

“Some of the activities and ideas were above the ability of our Year 3/4 students to understand and we had to make a lot of adaptations.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? I hope to implement this in either term 4 or term 1 next year.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? I hope it will create conversations in our classroom and look at how we see others

“Sorry this term we were just too crazy with Tuia25o and this school kit was the only one I didn't get to. We are currently doing the SVA kit and the As I saw it kit which will culminate in us attending the Powhiri at Wharekaho where the story took place.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Action plans? SMART Plans- we are more aware. we are accountable and we are collaboratively working on goals.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? My students already did but the praising of the strengths of others has to explode and the class is becoming more positive and full of acceptance. They are commenting more when others say comments that involve stereotypes.

“This Kit was exactly what I needed for my class. I had started to hear comments like ";that's racist' even though the comment was nothing to do with racism. This kit helped me show my students how racism can be direct and indirect. They learnt that the way they stereotyped people from things they had seen on the news, comments family members had made and what they had seen online weren't actually representing a culture/group of people holistically.”

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