Optimize opportunities to connect with students prior to the start of the school year. Creating a welcoming environment and getting to know student interests and needs are at the centre of the community. The main relationships in the class community are the students. Identifying who is in your classroom community Relationships are prioritized to maximize student learning, minimize behavior concerns, and strengthen lasting partnerships. Students are at the central focus of the classroom community which builds outwards to include student interests, families, school personnel, community members, local businesses, and other teachers. This article focuses on the class community in the primary school years.

Prioritizing connections to fellow teachers to seek tools, skills, ideas, and partnerships to strengthen the class community Making student learning come alive in the class curriculum Putting key strategies for building a learning community into practice Identifying people in the class community and tools for creating relationships ‍ Creating a classroom community is presented in five broad categories