Lessons on communication styles and customs across different cultures.

Highlight major world religions, making sure to include religions that represent the student population. What are their belief systems, cultures, traditions? What are some lesser-known religions that students may not be familiar with? What are the similarities and differences in some of these religions?

Activities that help students understand both their similarities and differences such as identity maps, “I am” poems, etc.

Have students share their own religious customs/cultures. Reflect on if there has ever been a time in their life where their religious beliefs were a source of conflict or if there was a time they did not feel comfortable sharing their religious views.

Co-create with students a framework for asking questions when peers share their own traditions to teach how to ask respectful questions.

Create a question box so students can submit questions they have about religious traditions/holidays/current events.

Set community standards for what active listening does and doesn’t look like. 

Provide ways for students to manage conflict in a respectful manner (finding compromises or common ground, mediation, using “I” statements, agree to disagree)

Encourage students to share in ways they feel comfortable, this may include writing their ideas.

Create and use circle agreements and group norms that include community buy in as a framework for difficult conversations and conflict resolution.

Lessons on communication styles and customs across different cultures. 

Lessons on stereotypes and how they can cause conflicts in our communities.