HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools is the nation's premier professional development program providing training and resources to elementary school educators to embrace all families, create LGBTQ and gender inclusive schools, prevent bias-based bullying, and support transgender and non-binary students.
On Thursday February 27, join educators, parents, community leaders, and faith communities across the country for Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings. Organize a reading in your community with one or all three children’s picture books, I Am Jazz, Julián Is a Mermaid and They She He easy as ABC.
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Ready-to-use lesson plans, diverse books for your classroom and ways to create a more welcoming school community.
Check out Welcoming Schools resources for developing gender inclusive schools.
Bring Welcoming Schools trainers to your school for professional development on supporting transgender and non-binary students.
Children ask a lot of questions, and some are challenging to answer quickly or succinctly. Check out these responses to help ensure that you are prepared to give your children or students the answers they need.
Find easy-to-use lesson plans that help you to welcome diversity, prevent bias-based bullying, understand gender and support transgender and non-binary students. Aligned with national standards.
Find great diverse books to help students and adults understand transgender, non-binary and gender expansive children.
Show all students they are included with “Be Who You Are” bookmarks and posters. Support safe schools where all students can thrive with a Welcoming Schools baseball tee.
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