Moving Stories: Building Connection and Belonging in Times of Division
Build empathy, belonging, and civic connection in your classroom through the power of migration narratives—while protecting student safety and agency.
This comprehensive curriculum guide helps educators implement Moving Stories using migration narratives as tools for classroom community building. We have other Moving Stories resources, but this one was built to be responsive to times of division. Recognizing that immigration stories carry heightened risk and vulnerability in today’s climate, we’ve developed an approach that builds upon Carola Suárez-Orozco’s Moving Stories Project model while prioritizing student safety, choice, and agency.
Our updated framework avoids directly asking about student and family migration histories, instead focusing on universal experiences of movement, change, and belonging that allow all students to participate safely.
What’s included:
- Research-proven benefits and rationale for migration storytelling
- Grade-level question sets (Elementary, Middle School, High School)
- Step-by-step interview protocols and facilitation guides
- Safety protocols and trauma-informed teaching approaches
- Alternative engagement strategies for students who choose not to share
- Teacher self-reflection tools and professional development guidance
- Crisis response protocols and legal obligations
- Community resource recommendations
Download this free resource to begin building connection and belonging in your classroom while keeping all students safe.