Dear Morningside Center friends,

It's March! Spring is almost sprung, Women’s History Month is here and the second half of the school year is well underway for many around the nation. Lots is happening and we are here to support you and your classrooms through it all.

Below you'll find lessons for Women's History Month—including intersectional topics; and a what-we’re-reading section that spans the gamut from SEL to current news and how to be an agent of change.

Be sure to let us know what you’d like more of, and find us on social (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky). 

Wishing you a great month!

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Women “Architects” in Our Lives: A Storytelling Circle 

Students share stories of the women “architects” in their lives (or in the world) who have most shaped their worldview or their values. 

Honoring Women’s History Month and Intersectionality 

This lesson provides space for students to engage with the concept of intersectionality, and honor special women. 

Teach Women's History Month! 

Looking for engaging activities on amazing women and their movements?

Here’s our collection to get your students learning and talking about women making change, from Ella Baker to #MeToo to Aretha Franklin.

What We're Reading

The Enduring Power of Affirmations

"I’ve seen teachers, with a simple adjustment and a few fresh ideas, rediscover how transformative this small shift back to affirmations can be. When teachers consistently notice and affirm their students, it creates a ripple effect, which promotes enthusiasm, belonging, and a positive feeling by everyone in the classroom." By Cheryl Abla at Edutopia

LGBTQ history videos find new home after PBS pulls content due to Trump executive orders

"The short films draw on material from the city’s LGBTQ-focused curriculum, part of a series called “Hidden Voices” that seeks to elevate a broad range of underrepresented groups students learn about in their social studies classrooms." By Alex Zimmerman at Chalkbeat

Don’t Teach Your Students to be Passive Observers of Social Injustice

"Are we offering young people the tools, skills, and opportunities they need to disrupt and intervene in the injustices they see? Or are we merely providing them the means to passively observe and critique from the sidelines?" By Aaliyah El-Amin, Scott Seider, & Julia Bott at ASCD

Climate Justice Retreat for Educators

ACT NOW! A couple of slots are still available for the Climate Justice Retreat for Educators in the Rainforest of Costa Rica! JOIN TOM RODERICK, Morningside Center’s founding executive director, for a nourishing and inspiring experience you’ll never forget. The retreat is coming right up on April 13-19. Tom is partnering with Matt Cook of Latin American Service Expeditions to design the retreat. For more information about the Retreat and Tom’s Teach for Climate Justice Project, please visit www.teachforclimatejustice.org or email Tom directly at [email protected].  

“Women are the real architects of society.”

― Harriet Beecher Stowe