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Grade 6/7 students in mixed grade groups were challenged to contact local organizations that they felt helped foster a sense of belonging and offer to construct a bench, that would, in turn, welcome people and convey the heart of the organization. Our deep hope as teachers and students was that people, from all walks of life, would feel a sense of belonging by having a place that welcomed them to belong in a community space.

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Samples of the finished product

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Painting required drafts of design and colour

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Each group had to find and communicate with a community group that they felt had a role in making people feel like they belonged.

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The underground parking at our school became a shop

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All tools were lent, with permission from school families.

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Every group had complete multiple drafts of their idea