Climate and Culture

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Developing Self-Esteem Through Student Council
Tips for student council activities that help middle level students develop interpersonal skills and self-esteem. By Mary Ann Marriott (ML edition)
Shaping School Culture
Share the secrets for success of principals in seven high-achieving, high-poverty urban middle level schools. By Ali Callicoatte Picucci, Amanda Brownson, Rahel Kahlert, and Andy Sobel
We Hope They Dance
Dance education can transform the culture and climate of middle level and high schools and provide a metaphor for life. By Jane Bonbright
Whose Learning Problems Are These Anyway?
Middle level students are challenging and argumentative— and in the middle of an exciting period in their emotional and intellectual development. By Margaret Sagarese and Charlene C. Giannetti
Which Principal Rules the Most Dangerous Roost?
The wise middle level administrator should deep-six all assumptions about school safety in cities, rural areas, and suburban communities. (ML edition)
By Margaret Sagarese and Charlene C. Giannetti
Learning the Ropes
Two middle level principals collaborated with community organizations to develop an activity program that combined motivation, service, and academics to help uninvolved students succeed.
Susan D. Swartz (ML edition)

Meeting the Challenges of Cultural Diversity
A multifaceted response to the needs of Hispanic students and parents in one middle level community is the key to its success.
By Eugene Garcia
Loving the Middle Level
A study of middle level principals reveals that a caring environment starts with embracing the middle level concepts and enjoying working with young adolescents. (ML edition)
By Kathleen M. Brown
A Customized Campaign Against Bullying
Middle level schools can create an antibullying campaign that includes student-created plays with antibullying themes, teachers who integrate antibullying themes into the curricula, and implementing "no bullying" days on a schoolwide basis. (ML edition)
By Robert Ruder
Leadership for Gender-Equal Education
The middle level years are often marked by gender stereotyping that harms both sexes. Gender appropriate practices in schools and classrooms can benefit both male and female students.
By Warna Gillies