When I first arrived my current school a few years ago I kept to myself. I interacted with people in my department and tried my best to do my own thing. I rarely ventured out my department and didn't realize how many cool people there were in my school.
The next year I began to meet new people. I ventured out of my department, finally. I realized how much I had in common with other new teachers in the building and how progressive and like minded a lot of other teachers were throughout the school. I met a Spanish teacher Ann, who was new to the school, when we went to a randomly organized potluck on a Friday. We were talking about how maybe we should organize Secret Santa. Ann was used to a lot of social events at her past schools in Las Vegas. Well, Secret Santa was a hit! We had about half the staff participate and it was awesome to watch teachers and support staff get to know each other (even our principals participated)! I watched lots of staff members get to know each other even though they work on other sides of the school from each other. We had fun the week before finals sending kids across the school with gifts, surprising people with a Starbucks coffee and starting off each day with a smile. So Ann and I decided it was time to (re)create Sunshine Club at our school. Sunshine Club is a better term for a social or morale club at a school. Here's How We Create Our Little Sunshine
Tips on Creating your own Sunshine Club
I hope you find a way to bring your own Sunshine into your school! Feel free to comment below with questions!
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