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Understanding Gender

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This activity gives participants the chance to express their thoughts about their gender and how they became aware of it. It uses a list of questions to have participants share responses with one another, and then to consider the impact of gender on their lives with the larger group.… Read more

Class Stereotypes

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This is a short, opening activity that has participants brainstorm stereotypes that they have around different socioeconomic classes. It’s followed by a discussion about how class groups see one another, and how stereotypes might get in the way. Favorite… Read more

Accepting Others

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This activity has participants fill out a questionnaire about their comfort level around people with different kinds of disabilities. A discussion then follows about where levels of comfort and discomfort come from, and the impact that this discomfort (or fear) may have upon the disabled.… Read more

Challenging the System

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This activity asks participants to transform talk about discrimination into positive action. Participants are asked to identify elements of a more just and humane school environment, develop strategies for achieving these, and then put these strategies into action. Favorite… Read more

Push Me, Pull Me

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In this activity participants brainstorm ways that various immigrant groups are pushed or pulled into the United States. Participants discuss the various immigrant histories and the sentiments towards immigrants today. Favorite… Read more

Coming To America

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This activity uses a large timeline to see the connection between key events in US history and the arrival of various ethnic groups to the country. Participants place their/their ancestors’ arrival to the US on the timeline and then share what they understand to be the impetus for their coming to the United States.… Read more

Into The Fire

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In this activity participants reflect on various personal qualities. Participants rank their qualities by “throwing” them into the fire and keeping three that they feel is more representative of them. Favorite… Read more

Shifting Perceptions

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This activity, for a group of strangers, asks participants to answer a series of questions about one’s background and identity. Before sharing the answers with the group, participants are asked to try to guess what the answers will be for a few of the participants unknown to them, in order to gauge what we base such assumptions on.… Read more

Who’s Left Out?

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This activity has participants answer a series of questions about improving the diversity climate at their school. After answering the questions at seven stations, participants reflect on the answers and consider changes that could be made to improve inclusion, equity, and understanding at the school.… Read more