Establish a classroom atmosphere that celebrates the sharing of learning. Have opportunity for students to practice new learnings. Make student learning available to the larger community, i.e. books students write are shared with other classes, students report in school paper, student work is displayed at school, etc.

Adopt mission statement.

Objective: The staff celebrates learning and adopts a mission statement for their program.

Activity: Each team shares its mission statement poster. The group discusses what they like and don’t like about each example. As a total staff, they agree upon one statement that will be printed, framed, and hung in the Center for all customers to see.