Help us celebrate! May 2024 is our one-year anniversary of becoming BELONG Partners!

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  • A Strong Start for Teachers

    Teachers: we sincerely hope you were able to take some well-deserved time off this summer. The past two school years have asked too much of you. And right around the corner is the beginning of something new…a new classroom of kids, new challenges, new successes.  Although we continue to face many unknowns this school year,…

  • Rethinking Rewards: Alternatives to Offering Incentives

    Teachers, you have been accomplishing incredible feats this year! It is mind-boggling how your job has changed because of the pandemic and online teaching. Though some of your students are thriving, you may be worried about many who do not seem engaged and who aren’t completing assignments. It is easy to think that rewards may…

  • Ways To Engage

    Demonstration School Tours In a normal school year, Demonstration School tours are offered once per month at one of three different schools in the Renton School District:  Lakeridge Elementary Honey Dew Elementary Bryn Mawr Elementary The tour includes a short presentation, an opportunity to observe an in-progress class meeting, and hear from a panel of…

  • Demonstration School Tours

    Join us at a BELONG Partners Demonstration School where you will participate in class meeting observations and talk with a panel of students and educators! RSVP to hello@belongpartners.org. Our next event is: Monday, June 3, 2024, 8:45 – 10:15am Several times a year, we have the opportunity to host community members at one of our…

  • Holding on to Hope (For Teachers)

    This year has been rough. An undeniable understatement. Hope seems hard to reach, especially when our resilience has been tested these in these long challenging months since last spring. Yet hope is an antidote to despair. And while acknowledging the emotional toll of these times is crucial, equally crucial is our ability to hold onto…

  • Sartori Elementary Practices Repair and Problem Solving

    Our Inspiring Story in November is the staff team from Sartori Elementary School, for the many creative ways they’ve been integrating Positive Discipline into their school practices this fall. In September, they designated their first lab days for Social & Emotional Learning (SEL). Grade level teaching teams explored goals for class meetings, then planned a…

  • Brain Science to Supercharge Your Teacher Toolkit

    We are drawn to teaching because we want to make a difference in the lives of children. With the creation of new technologies and innovative research, the field of neurobiology has become an exciting new frontier, offering a clearer understanding of what works for the healthy development of the whole child. This understanding sheds light…

  • When Students Contribute, They Feel Capable, Connected and Confident

    Finding ways for your students to contribute is a powerful positive step towards fostering their belief that they matter and make a difference. ALL kids can contribute….academic excellence is not the only way to shine. Sometimes being trusted to help makes all the difference.  Think of the teen gang leader whose savvy teacher recognized her…

  • Memories Matter

    August is the time of year for most of us that we are holding on to the last weeks of time with our families while are brain is increasingly thinking about the coming school year. There are so many details to think about – and a deep sense of curiosity and anticipation in getting to…

  • Instilling joy and contentment

    When we ask educators what they hope for in their students when they enter adulthood, they usually respond with a long list of life skills which include a sense of connection, peace, and contentment. Even though you have huge responsibility for teaching academic subjects, as educators you also value the human being doing the learning.…