What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? The action plan was an engaging way to involve all students to achieve the outcomes of the kit. Because the activities were personalised, all students felt the learning was relevant to them.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? The kit has helped my students become aware and inclusive of all identities that make up their world. My students have become more confident in their identities and open to discuss other viewpoints.

“The content of the set was well planned. The students were challenged to explore their ideas on identity. The ";Whānau Interview', that collected information about where we live, and where we're from extended the classroom learning from the classroom and into the children’s’ lives. The topic would be good to extend across all learning areas. I am planning on using this again for my new year level next year. Thank you for providing an engaging unit for students to learn about racism.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students are far more inclusive of other cultures and their practices. We live in quite an isolated community where students have minimal contact with people from other cultures, however we have a few new enrolments with students from other countries so t

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? This kit has made my students far more aware of how what they say and how they act effects others and to be more sensitive. Students can clearly see how our school values relate to this kit and the learning activities within it, giving them an authentic l

“This was a great kit that I would highly recommend to other teachers. My students thoroughly enjoyed the activities such as stereotype pictionary and also the compliment poems.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Using ideas to forward plan for next year. This kit tied into our previous learning with the Kia Kaha Programme.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students learnt to be more accepting of others in regards to culture, colour, religion and unique differences.

“A great kit that helped our students understand the world around them in regards to acceptance. The activities were enjoyed by the kids. The discussions created more unity and acceptance of others opinions. There was a lot to cover so next time I would allow more time for more in depth learning in some areas.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students created their own inquiry. Shared this resource with other classes as they missed out signing up.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? We created posters about racism and discrimination.

“Fantastic resource which sparked other aspects of social justice issues within our Kelston community.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Increasing awareness around this which was a big step

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? More open minded, caring environment began to grow!

“Awesome kit - already planning on using it again with my Year 7 and 8s next year!”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Made students aware of changes that have happened in our society - could discuss with students the changes from my school days to now in how we relate to one another eg. In my schooling students had to opt in to have a 30 min Maori language lesson vs now

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? You could really see students begin to understand differences others faced each day and students felt comfortable enough to ask deeper questions to each other with out feeling they would offend the others, when they just wanted more of an understanding. W

“A fantastic resource to use with my Yr 7 class. Very powerful to remind students that in many ways we are all the same, however in many ways we come from far different backgrounds and with many different experiences.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Using Stats NZ we researched the different races that make up our country. Students studied one particular country and reported back on it. We also used the school journals and compared and contrasted our country and theirs (Afghanistan, Jordan, Israel, A

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? We were certainly aware of the multi-culturalism in NZ and how we are all different, but the same.

“This was a great unit, given the recent occurences. It's a good way to make the class aware of our differences and our similarities.”

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What impact has the introduction of the action plan had on your classroom? Students are far more aware of each other’s cultures and learned a lot of information about stereotypes. I have heard students calling out other students for saying something that could be stereotype based.

How did using this kit change the environment in your classroom? Students were a little more accepting of others towards to end of the year.

“This was a fantastic kit. Created really interesting discussions about stereotyping and racism. My class has 11 different ethnicities in it and it was great to learn about different beliefs and values. We learned that some of our students names were not being pronounced correctly and one of our first action plans was to change this. The kids made a massive effort with this and did a great job!”

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