Bordering and Belonging: How We Build Community in Schools, Universities, and Beyond
Event Description: Belonging grows through everyday actions—how we listen, how we teach, and how we care for one another in shared spaces. This talk explores how schools, universities, and communities shape belonging through daily choices about learning, relationships, and support. I invite the audience to notice how bordering can quietly appear in rules, routines, and expectations, while also highlighting the many ways educators, students, and professionals work together to create connection, dignity, and trust. Grounded in education and human development, the talk emphasizes shared responsibility and collective care, and offers practical ways of thinking about how learning communities can become places where people are supported not only to succeed, but to feel seen, valued, and able to belong.
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