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Word wall
Pre teach vocabulary
iPad translate
Seating near similar language
Scaffold
Model
Visual cues
Audio books
Academic language
Social language

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Music - increasing awareness and intercultural understanding of world cultures through listening

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Music - increasing awareness and intercultural understanding of world cultures through listening

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Students listen to short excerpts of music or view short videos representing music from different cultures. Students are often surprised and delighted by the sounds, sights and incredible diversity of voices, instruments and locations they witness. The students note down what they see and hear (country/culture, instruments, voices, traditional clothing, performance location)

Here are just a few examples:

https://youtu.be/6WlI24rv__g

https://youtu.be/ldzzCVSO0qg

https://youtu.be/jQLvGghaDbE

JIN - JS Music

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Sharing session on ancient civilization. How these great civilizations have evoled and impacted people over the years. For instance chinese writing, the influence it has on korean and japanese writing.

Discuss about food, dressing, cultural or religious practices to have a better  understanding  of how all these practices have influenced the beliefs right now. This sharing would certainly enhance children's  knowledge on cultural practices.

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Include a variety of well-being activity with a focus on developing a growth mindset.

Students given the opportunity to share their strengths, interests and goals at the beginning of the year so teacher can plan engaging lessons.

Kylie

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Acknowledging unconscious bias to overcome inequity and promote diversity and inclusion

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Pushing the use of sport/PE for all regardless of gender, ability etc
Being careful not to gender a sport or activity in the language we use not just in PE but on the playground/field.

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Encourage students to celebrate the moments that bring them joy. They can write down on post it notes or directly on the word. They could share anything from home, or of school or in school.

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Sharing aspects of your culture on a platform for people to visit and ask questions, so information is not just from google but from personal experiences within the College. Such as using names correctly, understanding parental relationships between the child at home to encourage personal practice. Also when talking about music from around the world, students can share their own experiences and what they have listened to or seen back home.
Joy

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A board to allow students offer help to others in need. If any students need them at any day, they can take off one post it and get them.

-Naz

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Have environmental sustainability at the heart of all we do, rather than a one off day or activity. Weave in environmental sustainability discussions to all lessons and explain why we do what we do - e.g. we haven’t printed this activity as it’s accessible on your iPad instead so that we continue to save paper.
E.g. have discussions around lunch food choices and the carbon footprint of different options (eg. if we sometimes choose the plant based option we will reduce our carbon footprint dramatically over the course of the year)
Zoe Lyall

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Every week have a language/culture focus within classroom. Register in that language. Play songs from/ share facts about that culture (registration). Encourage students to share discuss the cultures they feel a part of.

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Using hessian backing instead of reusing paper each time for new displays.

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In the first few weeks of the new school year, I could encourage my Mandarin class to have discussions on why Singaporean celebrate Moon Festival. Students will have opportunities to design mind maps to establish what they See, Think and Wonder. It also allows them to link to the festivals from different countries and cultures.
Jenny

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I would like to give children opportunities to engage in variety of cultural experiences from which children can learn and appreciate each others culture. ( videos , art and craft, cooking )
Kiren

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Can we instil a can do approach to sustainability? The idea that young people can take action and make a difference, as opposed to ‘head in the sand’ and anxiety.
Can sustainability units end in more action?

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Using stationary mindfully

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The whole class sits in a circle (each person has a chair to sit on) except one student being chosen to stand in the middle.
Using their backgrounds and culture related topics, the chosen student standing will need to fill in the sentence “the sun shines on anybody who…” and anyone who’s related to that sentence, they will need to get off the chair and find another chair to sit on.

Ex) the sun shines on anybody who has lived in more than two countries.
Anyone related to that phrase will need to get up and move to another empty chair. Including the standing person in the middle.

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Using books which specifically focus on feelings and how children can handle them, which in turn takes away the feeling that they are ‘wrong’ for feeling a certain way and move to the idea that all feelings are ok and it’s how we handle them that is important.

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Have 6 activities on a giant dice (2 minutes of jumping jacks/mindfulness/colouring etc.) to break up a lesson if you think the children are flagging or if they've been listening for too long etc. Great for Big Writes and really supports though children with attention difficulties

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More use of platforms like Firefly to distribute personalised printed music rather than booklets

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Allowing students to propose songs they would like to learn and having them arrange the piece (if an arrangement is not available) with the guidance of a teacher.

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Get each student to share something they enjoyed the most when they get back from each term break.

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Comparing words, phrase in different languages to make kids understand the how to use them. 

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Comparing words, phrase in different languages to make kids understand the how to use them. 

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During language lesson, we explain the definition of the words, phrase in different languages. Compare them and discover the use of the words. Such as bully in mandarin and English. The level of seriousness are different.

Ivy

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Choose an entry point at the beginning of the semester and let students introduce their own country's culture.

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Choose an entry point at the beginning of the semester and let students introduce their own country's culture.

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Once a week check in with students what they’re grateful/thankful for

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Encourage kindness in the classroom. Whenever the students have had something kind done to them, they could write up who it was and what they did, on a class padlet. At the end of the week share the padlet with the whole class and celebrate those who have shown kindness.

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Encourage greater representation in groups. 

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Encourage greater representation in groups. 

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E.g. more females in tec ambassadors or more males in library ambassadors

Maybe do this through celebrating adult role models

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Hessian backing for display boards instead of using large sheets of display paper each time a new display is needed.

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Use an AI image generator to bring ideas to life. E.g. students write a character description then use it to generate the image. They can then use the image to improve their character descriptions.

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Children are given a jigsaw piece template and asked to fill it with information on what makes them, them. Explain that without the piece, our class will not be complete. Display all the pieces fitting perfectly together to remind the students that each and everyone is needed to make the class complete.

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Wellness talk every year on health, mental awareness, healthy workplace etc.

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Create times within the school day/week for children to share stories relating to their cultures and backgrounds. When teaching I sometimes find children put their hands up eager to share how it relates to an experience they have had, but due to time constraints it’s not discussed fully. Perhaps there could be a box in the classroom that’s checked before the end of the week, or time in the mornings for children to share. Something could be done similar to the ‘human libraries’ in Denmark, where people are encouraged to take the time to talk to someone different to them/learn about a different culture.

Charlotte

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Use check ins as a way to find out about what children are doing as well as how they are feeling and talk to them about it.getting them to expand on their feeling with a sentence written down somewhere.

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Have a personalized different space for both adults and teachers to get their voices heard. Simple rule: No one will be judged.

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Have a personalized different space for both adults and teachers to get their voices heard. Simple rule: No one will be judged.

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Sarah beevee

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Books incorporating different cultures and religions. Having discussions around the themes that come up in the books. Emma J

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A dedicated wall space used to publicly express positive feelings and foster joy at school and at home

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A dedicated wall space used to publicly express positive feelings and foster joy at school and at home

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Culture in the classroom or/ and around school

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Culture in the classroom or/ and around school

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Students and adults are using appropriate challenging languages to draw in a positive environment which is in my opinion, great!

rini

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Taking time to find out more about what people (colleagues and students) do beyond the classroom - branching out from social comfort zone

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Each child has a post-it and you ask them to write down ‘something I’d like my teacher to know’. Can be something positive but also something that is on their mind but they haven’t been able to voice or maybe they feel isn’t important enough.
Can do it on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. I have found it brings up things that have really helped me to help them.
Helen

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designated mindful breathing time at the beginning or the end of the day with students

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More linking to all the statements, not this one specifically… Have statement icons displayed in classroom environment. Ask children at the end of lessons/morning/day which statement they feel they have actioned and how. Linking with ELMS, perhaps award House points when guiding statements are demonstrated so that they are positively reinforced within the classroom culture.

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Mandarin as first language teaching and English literature class work together

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Mandarin as first language teaching and English literature class work together

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Teachers work together when we teach same writing skills, analysis text skills such as argument article, script.

The mandarin learner can have deeper understanding of the knowledge in both lessons.

Ivy

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Introduce the topic of third culture kids when children introduce themselves. For new students this may include learning and weaving in a new culture over the year. Continue to introduce this in the classroom through books, story telling from people of different backgrounds, art, music, etc. in relation to different topics being explored in the classroom. Aiming to create a sense of belonging and understanding of their identity.

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Having PLDS to upgrade IT skills

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Have a chart of Kind Words on the wall to encourage children to be kind when talking to each other.

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Children also need to have more time to switch off could be at the end of the week where they can have mindful colouring, meditation, etc.

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Model this to students - turning off lights/ AC, paper use, recycling…

Phil

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Find ways to harness understanding that don’t require a child (or adult) to share understanding, publicly.

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Encourage students/adults to bring in food that uses less plastic/waste. Wrap or store in something that can be reuse.

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Sensory Corner ( provide material to calm them down

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Sensory Corner ( provide material to calm them down

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Quiet time in a day for reflection and to cool down

Wall for celebration

Ring a bell to appreciate

Break up for stretching

Circle time

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Assign a couple of students with the responsibility to check-in with others who have identified they are in the blue or red zone on the check-in chart.

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International Mother Language Day - Feb 21st

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - May 21st

World Heritage Day - Apr 18th

This can be a morning activity, assembly, Leadership Group Initiative.

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Build up a choice board for short mind break activities. Let the student to pick one and practice it when their mind need a break.

Alice

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Students are aware the library is a quiet space for them if they need to wind down during lunch and breaks.

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10-minute take-overs every Friday. Every child in the class given the opportunity to share something that they care about with the class. This could be teaching the class a dance, a PowerPoint on their favourite book series or teaching us their home language. This has been really popular and the children love feeling like their interests are valued and shared.

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Each class to have the SDG / Good Life Goals posters displayed in their classrooms as a reference for all lessons, not just curriculum. Through this the children will learn, understand and remember the wording and number of all of the goals.

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To understand & participate in each others festivals, I would like to teach dance / song to the students to participate on stage ( which they can learn and enjoy ) during festive times !
Gayatri

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Using the ladder of connectedness to see situations from different perspectives i.e. case studies in humanities lessons. For example, evaluating the impact of European 'exploration' on various stakeholders

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Where possible add more varaety in questions and examples. Not just 'Jimmy' or 'Tommy'. 

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Where possible add more varaety in questions and examples. Not just 'Jimmy' or 'Tommy'. 

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See - in examples, textbooks, questions. Have gender, ethnic and c
language countries etc representation
Hear - pronounce correctly
Feel - included

C McBride

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Setting up OneNotes for the class to quickly and easily share resources for challenge or support so children can guide their learning.

Also saves on printing!

Sam

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Encourage students to play and have lunch with the children they are not very close to.

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Select texts that have a range of protagonists - from different cultures, countries, genders - and explicitly talk about some of the issues that come up. For example gender equality, racial bullying, disrimination

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Discover languages spoken, countries lived in. Celebrate diversity.
Clare

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Curriculum Lesson
Have a cultural day where students bring in something personal or unique in their culture and have them shared in class. It could be via PPT or any IT platforms. It ensures students get to share their feelings associated to wellbeing and Interculture.

Sarah beevee

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In the morning, as children are coming in, assign yourself one table to work with each morning to do an activity that will open up conversation. Choose a comfy corner of the classroom to do Lego/drawing/ a board game so that you can get to know the children better, hear about their weekend or evening and do a verbal check in in more detail. This also helps the children to feel valued and listened to while being able to model active listening to them. Over time this could be developed more where the children lead the activities themselves based on their interested so that they have ownership in their own environment too.

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Celebrate a  inter-cultural day once a year where each child is given a chance to share something about their culture and all can celebrate together .

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To include all EAL students in the classroom as far as possible, making sure they can access and understand lessons and not feel out of place. Boost their confidence.

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To include all EAL students in the classroom as far as possible, making sure they can access and understand lessons and not feel out of place. Boost their confidence.

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Ask students to share some of their favourite songs or lesser known musical instruments from their culture.
Sharon

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Teaching and helping students to explore the rich culture behind the Mid-Autumn Festival at the beginning of the year in Mandarin.

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Circle time in class to encourage the children and practice being grateful.

But actually practicing gratitude is such an important activity to add to our routine. Whether it’s writing in their own gratitude journal or helping your children to creating a thankful jar or creating a DIY gratitude jar, take the few extra minutes each day to add a gratitude activity to your day and watch how your mood and overall well-being improve!

Jacqueline

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Try to use apple classroom and new iPads to enhance learning in the classroom by trialing new apps and sharing ideas.

Dan

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Spend time working on the importance of listening and sharing so that all pupils feel comfortable sharing concerns and know who to go to to seek support if they need it.

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Link online/digital examples with in person examples

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Link online/digital examples with in person examples

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Help students to relate behaviours between in person and online contexts by always discussing examples of both during wellbeing lessons.
Ian.

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An ideas board (virtual or physical) for either students or adults to raise causes or concerns

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When an interesting issue comes up during a lesson which divides opinion, use it as an opportunity for debate and perhaps start with children doing a conscience alley before putting children in teams to come up with their arguments. Children can then debate, facilitated by the teacher, and then redo the conscience alley to see if any of them have changed their mind.
Zoe Lyall

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I would like to use QR codes more within classroom interactive displays for word banks, videos, etc to support personalised learning.

Stephen

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Sharing multiple resources and activities for a unit electronically so students have agency in driving their own learning

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Embedded active listening and empathic responding school culture

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Embedded active listening and empathic responding school culture

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Daily check-in with students; be there when they need someone to talk to.

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Each year group focusing on a different culture. However, that limits the number of cultures celebrated. Children to also celebrate their own culture/ of choose a culture to celebrate. ROS

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Ask the children (possibly parents too) to add cultural celebrations which are important to them to a class calendar.  Acknowledge them throughout the year and give opportunities for them to share the origins and their celebrations with others.

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Broken/run out stationery saved in a box to re-use for junk modelling (E.g for the Y4 Inventions topic).

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Ensuring we use restorative and inclusive language, particularly in front of the children.

Dan D

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Ensure students have a ‘safe space’ in the classroom to let you know anything they are worried about or would like to talk about.

Dan

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New students can be given more attention and lecture, so that they can integrate into the school and their class faster.

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Students use the other blank side of the unused printed papers for craft or drawing in their free time!

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Using the ladder of inference to challenge assumptions

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Using the ladder of inference to challenge assumptions

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Select a part of a text where the author might lead you to believe a character is a particular way e.g. unkind, nasty, shy. Use the ladder of inference to challenge why they might be acting in a certain way using why else to encourage children to explore different possibilities

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Reusing of old and weeded library books for library/classroom decorations instead of tossing them away

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Have more posters reminding everyone to reduce/reuse/recycle around in corridors, classrooms and canteen.

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Creating a social media platform that is able to bring about different topics of the week that has been discussed in classes or school or anything that would want to be discussed amongst students, staff, business staff, parents basically anyone.

Bringing in the advancement of technology and growth on social media platforms. It allows people out there to understand DCSG culture and about the society that has been created in this school. Which then will be able to include people outside to be able to interact (with certain extent) and contribute as well.

- prabhs

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Implement a way to protect our purple pens from broken apart by some kids.

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Implement a way to protect our purple pens from broken apart by some kids.

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To have a letter by the teacher/AT’s table so that students could put a lolly stick with their name in it if they need an adult to talk to them in private without having to voice it publicly in class. Teachers/ATs could look for the student when they are available to talk about the issue/trouble they are facing.

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Embedding classroom routines at the beginning of the year and by modelling behaviours (turning off lights, recycling, how to dispose of food waste etc). - Natasha

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Use the map function on Padlet for children to collaborate on as a class, posting a place where they feel is ‘home’ and including some background on that, perhaps a photo of a favourite location there, or a web link. Then spend some time as a class looking at the cultural make up of the class.

Sam

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How to Create a Multimedia Map With Padlet

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Appoint an eco monitor in class to help ensure we are recycling, turning off lights etc

Dan

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Can we build in more engineering projects to develop future designers and inventors for sustainability?