School Climate and Culture

The goal of the National School Climate Resource Center is to help translate research into practice by establishing meaningful and relevant guidelines, programs, and services that support a model for whole school improvement with a focus on school climate.

These Practice Briefs from the National School Climate Resource Center summarize effective practices that support implementation and sustainability efforts. The first set of Briefs summarizes research and best practices for effective school reform in eleven overlapping areas. The second Practice Brief summarizes a number of early childhood issues and school climate reform.

Children who have experienced trauma are at increased risk for negative educational and behavioral outcomes. These webinars provide information on how to build a positive school climate with children who have experienced trauma.

Watch this video to explore some of the ways to configure school design to support a positive school culture. Discover how some schools are creating flexible, adaptable learning spaces that encourage collaboration and reimagine schools as student-centered communities of learners. 

 Josh Yandt is a London high school student that was being bullied. His father had recently died and he was feeling depressed and alone. One day, he decided to stand up to bullies and "kill them with kindness."