Building a safe and caring community in our class is an important aspect to growing in our self-awareness and emotional development. 

One community building activity that students look forward to is our Community Circles. This is done through, interactive relationship building games and by sharing with one another our thoughts, views, or experiences from our own perspective, while sitting in a circle. 

The main purpose is for students to feel comfortable, safe, and acknowledged, among their class peers. Community classroom circles also help build more meaningful relationships, as they grow in hearing one another more respectfully. They are a wonderful opportunity for enriching our classroom community with positive interactions that go beyond outside of class.