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    Circle of Courage - Every Student Can Thrive. Page 1 of 5 EVERY STUDENT CAN THRIVE. (/) HOME (/) ABOUT AT Rs BOUT-AT-RISK HTML) TEACHERS SPEAK OUT (/TEACHERS-SPEAK-OUT HTML) CIRCLE OF COURAGE (/CIRCLE.OF-COURAGE HTML} TEACHER RESOURCES (/TENCHER- RESOURCES HTML) ‘CONTACT {/CONTACT HTML) SITE SOURCES (/SITE-SOURCES HTML) Generosity A Belonging Mastery CIRCLE OF COURAGE MODEL Lary Branctro, Martin Brokenlag and Steve Van Backern are co-founders ofan organization tiled Reclaiming Youth International, “They train people in end work directly wit the Citcle of Courage model. Shown above is a visual representation of the Circle of Courage which was created by a Lakota Sioux aftist George Blue Bird and can be found on the Reclaiming Youth International (txtpiman reclaiming com/contertiaboutcrleotcourage} website Itinroduces the four efferent eloments ofthis mode! This model Was introduced inorder to provide stuctute for educators to have a foundation when working with children or youth al~isk. Instead of labeling these students as Yost causes’ they suggest reclaiming the et-isk environment these students come from and provide them with nope for the future, This model proves educators with an approach with research behind i for reaching these students that seem uneachable. It integrates research on postive youth development with educational practice ana is backed up by continuous https://everystudentcanthrive. weebly.com/circle-of-courage. html 14/02/2018 Circle of Courage - Every Student Can Thrive Page 2 of 5 research. The four areas ofthe Circle of Courage include, belonging, mastery, independence and generosily. These are the four unifying themes for working with atk students in your classroom or youth program and will notice thet they are constantly over- lapping as you apply them. These four valves do not just apply to the Aboriginal students in your classroom but can be used as 2 base for woiking with any student. They are especially beneficial or those students that are atrisk in your elassreom but can be applied to your whole classroom for every student to experience success through! BELONGING Just ke the Circle of Courage model, Masiow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ also deals withthe lea of belonging, Below isa dagram of the ‘pyramid model that Abraham Masiow identified as the levels of needs that are needed to 'be met in order to reach the selt-actualization sage. Every human has the abilty and inward desite to move up the levels but sometimes there are barirs in he way of progress can be disrupted by a change in meeting the lower needs. An exemple of his cisruption is civaree or losing ajo. ‘The second level of Mason's Hlrarchy of Needs is Love and Belonging, or Safety as itis ‘also know as, Al children have the desire tobe loved and find 2 place where they tin ‘This includes at school. The Circe of Courage begins in belonging. The spirt of belonging 288 deserted in Brendto, Brokenleg and Van Bockern's book Reclaiming Youth At Rsk: ‘Our Hove forthe Future is the job of all adults inthe Sioux be (1890, p. 48). Today in Winnipeg many ofthe atsisk chikren and youth are not receiving the affemation of belonging that causes ther to thrive Destructive relationships are the killers of belonging, These types of relationships are what causes students fo no longer trust adults or allow themselves tobe valnerable wth their peers. tis so Important for students to fee ike they have a supportive community ‘around them al school The sense of community wil give thom a sense of belonging inthe class. This isthe fest stop to helping students that are alvisk, We as educetors should provide them with a place where they belong. Students who are atvsk are seeking 28 sense of belonging that they are not finding at home or inthe community. ln my experience building a sense of belonging does rot happen instantly but when students start to be open tothe idea and show it through thelr behaviours it isthe best reward you as ‘teacher can receive. 'eliove belonging is where we should start when implementing the Circle of Courage ito our classrooms, The other three areas seem to thrive better when the student is aware that they have a place where they are wanted, encouraged and challenged. When students have a sense of belonging at schoo! they are less likely to go searching for that sense of belonging elsewnere, Inmy ‘experience I have seen youth find their belonging in gangs and abusive relalonshipe. When developing a sense of belonging inthe classroom you are nat ust helping them succeed in thei school work, but also provising them with a reason not fo get invelved in

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