It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the USA. I complete this series of posts in honouring of him and a shared dream by many, by sharing with you today a FB challenge a classmate and I created for our Exceptionalities Studies Assignment a couple months ago.
It is a 15 day challenge/celebration. I will post links here daily directing whoever feels like it to check it out. There will be a simple mindfulness challenge for each post.
The intention of sharing this is to contribute to more awareness, hope and desire for more inclusive environments not only in schools but everywhere, and for everyone.
HERE IS THE LINK TO TODAY'S POST: Inclusion is todays theme. Note: there are more links today because it is the start of it all. FB Challenge post: https://lperry94.wixsite.com/exce.../post/facebook-challenge Promoting Inclusion posts: https://lperry94.wixsite.com/.../our.../categories/inclusion
HERE IS THE CHALLENGE/CELEBRATION: -Connect with someone that you would not typically connect with either through a smile or kind welcoming and honouring gesture, conversation, or an intentional thought/prayer. -Check out Shelly Moore's 5 min youtube on Evolution of Inclusion. She is great! . Dream Big!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgXBhPh5Zo
BE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED
Thank you Martin Luther King Jr. for inspiring us all to dig a bit deeper into ourselves and discover what we want to stand for and contribute to in whatever small or big way that may be. Thank you for your courage to shine brightly for us all!!
Don't be afraid to DREAM BIG
Overview of challenge/celebration: Day:
1. Inclusion posts 1 to 5
2. Learning Exceptionalities
3. Intellectual Exceptionalities
4. Emotional/Behavioural Disorders
5. Sensory Problems
6. Orthopedic Impairments
7. Other Health Impairments
8. Autism Spectrum Disorders
9. Traumatic Brain Injury
10. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
11. Speech and Language Disorders
12. Gifted and/or Talented
13. Students At Risk
14. Typical Students- We have added this one to the list
15. Celebrating Diversity Working Towards Unity!
We plant a seed for more awareness around exceptionalities and the movement and effort towards more inclusive classrooms and unity everywhere. Every small action waters that seed.