
When students feel safe to express their identities across the gender spectrum, they will be more prepared to learn and thrive in your school.
Welcoming Schools offers teacher-friendly resources designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children.
Find resources to help students understand transgender and nonbinary people and to support and affirm all students’ identities across the gender spectrum.
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive trainings. See…
Read Moreabout Professional Development Training for Your School: On-Site or Virtual – Gender & LGBTQ+ InclusiveWelcoming Schools book lists are designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children. A key focus of…
After a national anti-LGBTQ hate group bullied a young transgender girl in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, her community rallied behind her by hosting a community reading of "I Am Jazz" by…
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HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools program has certified facilitators across the country ready to work with your school or district to improve school climate with gender and LGBTQ+ inclusive trainings. See…
Welcoming Schools teacher-friendly lesson plans were designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that are free of gender stereotypes and gender norms that limit all children. A key focus…
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Creating schools that nurture academic achievement, provide physical and emotional safety and welcome all students are common goals for all educators. In order for students to feel supported and empowered…
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Transgender and non-binary students are protected by federal laws and constitutional rights.
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Practicar cómo responder preguntas sobre género o interrumpir burlas hirientes basadas en él, le ayudará a actuar más fácilmente en estas situaciones. Como docente…