Student families: building community and making connections

Term

2008

Capstone

Thesis

Degree Name

MAEd

Abstract

This capstone chronicles the implementation of student families in a K-5 public elementary school. A family unit consisted of at least one student from each grade level and a teacher or staff member. These family units met once a month to participate in a community building activity. Research for this project focused on the human need to belong, the importance of community, and the process of building a sense of community within a school. The implementation of student families offered several opportunities for students. These opportunities included a place where students could feel safe to be themselves, meeting new friends, feeling a sense of belonging, becoming acquainted with their teachers and staff members, as well as growing and learning together.

Publisher

Hamline University

Source

School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations at Hamline University

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