Belonging starts early, and it grows when older students model it for younger ones and for the broader community. Service That Connects Generations On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, members of the Bexley High School Key Club and adviser Marybeth Motasem spent their day of service creating art alongside adults with disabilities at the PAL Chrysalis Health Center in Gahanna. Inspired by Dr. King’s reminder that “everybody can serve,” students honored his legacy through creativity, connection and shared experience.
Building Understanding Through Restorative Practices When conflict happens, students are learning that punishment is not the only path forward. Through student-led restorative practices, students take an active role in building community, navigating conflict and taking responsibility for repair. Just before the school year began, six high school students who are members of the Culture Climate Council participated in a three-day Student-Led Restorative Practices training. The training provided a leadership opportunity for students to learn how to lead and facilitate restorative circles while developing skills in self-regulation, metacognition, active listening, empathy, accountability and responsibility. Through this experience, students are building their own capacity, and helping build it in others, to strengthen relationships, foster belonging and support a more connected school community.
Demonstrating kindness is a pillar of Bexley Schools’ mission — and students continue to show that service strengthens understanding.
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