It’s important that educators partner with students’ communities to create student-centered learning experiences that honor the humanity of everyone involved. Relationship-building, reciprocal learning, and co-designing with caregivers and communities is crucial to building a system that allows every student to be healthy and whole in the ways their communities value.
This also means that schools, districts, and communities need to authentically partner and collaborate to create a network of providers that can support not just students and families, but the schools themselves as they engage in the work of transforming students’ experiences and building more equitable, humanized systems. This engagement will lead to greater alignment of opportunities and support for students in every facet of their lives.
