Redesigning High School: Relationship-Centered Approaches That Matter
Hosted by LPI’s Center for School and System Redesign
Co-sponsored by UCLA Center for Community Schooling and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth
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Most schools are not designed to educate today’s students to face the challenges of our time. Too many young people still experience the factory-style model of learning prevalent in U.S. high schools, which emphasizes uniformity, efficiency, and rote learning. There are schools that have been successfully redesigned to prepare students for a global workforce, and they offer a powerful blueprint for creating learning environments that are more humane, enriching, and productive than our current models.
In this webinar, speakers introduced structures and practices that support positive relationships and create caring learning communities. Presenters highlighted how redesigning high schools to be relationship-centered enables academic learning, social and emotional development, and adolescent well-being. Participants considered how these approaches might be enacted in their educational settings.
Speakers
- Rebecca Alemán, Vice Principal, Addams Elementary School, Fresno Unified School District
- Tatiana Chaterji, former Restorative Justice Coordinator, Fremont High School, Oakland Unified School District
- Roberta C. Furger, Senior Director, Stuart Foundation (Moderator)
- Laura E. Hernández, Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute
- Cheryl Jones-Walker, Director, Center for School and System Redesign, Learning Policy Institute
- Lauren Markham, Director, Oakland International High School Learning Lab
Photo provided by Social Justice Humanitas Academy.