Belonging cultures help reduce and break down challenges and barriers that may prevent corps members from bringing their full selves to their service with the commitment, excitement, and innovation needed to be successful in their service intervention and achieve their personal and professional goals. 

Roadmaps to Incorporate the Belonging Culture Curriculum: 

• Full Curriculum Roadmap
  • Integrating the full curriculum provides the best opportunity for your program to provide the highest quality experience possible for individuals after high school. This roadmap guides you through a process to integrate all three curriculum components and associated content.
• Belonging Culture Curriculum Roadmap
  • This roadmap guides you through a process to integrate only the belonging culture component of the curriculum. Front-loading the belonging component of the curriculum during orientation is the ideal approach for delivering this content to your corps members. With this roadmap, you will facilitate all six belonging training sessions during your orientation period and build upon them with your corps members during the year through check-ins and journaling.

We recommend using a roadmap to implement the curriculum, but if you’re looking to access something specific or looking to learn more, the links below will provide direct access to the pieces of the curriculum. 

Glossary & Assessment:

• B0: Glossary
• B0: Resource: DEI Formative Self-Assessment

Session Guides, Training Sessions & Resources:

B1: Values, Identities, and Community Agreements:

• B1: Session Guide: Values, Identities, and Community Agreements
• B1: Training Session: Values, Identity, and Community Agreements
• B1: Resource: Sample Community Agreements
• B1: Resource: Identity Map
• B1: Resource: Values Examples

B2: Creating Safe Space - The Brain Science of Belonging

• B2: Session Guide: Creating Safe Space - The Brain Science of Belonging
• B2: Training Session: Creating Safe Space - The Brain Science of Belonging
• B2: Resource: 20 Specific Actions That Make Relationships Powerful

B3: The Practice of Centering Voice

• B3: Session Guide: The Practice of Centering Voice
• B3: Training Session: The Practice of Centering Voice

B4: Becoming Culturally Responsive

• B4: Session Guide: Becoming Culturally Responsive
• B4: Training Session: Becoming Culturally Responsive

B5: Anti-Racist Restorative Practice

• B5: Session Guide: Anti-Racist Restorative Practice
• B5: Training Session: Anti-Racist Restorative Practice

B6: Creating Gender Inclusive Environments

• B6: Session Guide: Creating Gender Inclusive Environments
• B6: Training Session: Creating Gender Inclusive Environments