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May 2, 2017

Creating Classroom Communities with Sanford Harmony


Yesterday, I had the pleasure of learning about T.Denny Sanford. He is a businessman and a philanthropist.

His motto is:

and he wants to die poor. At 81 years old, his net worth is 1.77 billion dollars--you can read his bio HERE and HERE

I'm sure you're wondering why I'm writing about T. Denny Sanford...well, he recently donated 25 million dollars from Sanford Harmony to schools in the United States. Sanford Harmony is a research based, teaching strategy that helps strengthen classroom communities. 

It is a way to redesign your morning meetings through sharing of items/stories/ideas, buddy conversations, creating Harmony goals for the entire class, and problem solving and highlighting goals. There is a classroom kit that contains all the materials needed to complete the lessons (which are already pre-planned!) 

Here's a sample lesson for K-2 on the The Meet-Up and a 3-5 sample lesson on Buddy-Up.

The best part of this is that the kits are free for your entire school! Click here for more information

I actually left my PD feeling excited to try this! My kit hasn't been delivered to the classroom yet, but when it does, you know I'll be like a kid in a candy shop :) 

I'd love to hear your thoughts about Sanford Harmony! Anyone use it? Or you can comment below with one favorite activity you like to do during morning meetings! 



1 comment:

  1. Hi! That's an amazing idea! You know, I am sure that students have to be involved in the activities out of the academic process. They receive so many stresses during study that they must somehow cope with them. Firstly, it must e a positive attitude and positive emotions. Secondly, it must be rest. I think that applying to essay writers and professional proofreading services online can provide a rest to all students as these services are extremely affordable! Therefore, I always recommend that to my friends, who usually suffer from the college writing assignments! But your idea is super cool and it will definitely bring students positive emotions.

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