Imagine a school where everyone feels welcome and engaged. In classrooms, hallways, lunchroom, and even at recess—adults use time-tested, research-proven strategies to create a more respectful, learning-focused, positive school climate. The result:

• Students thrive socially and academically
• Fewer behavior problems
• Adult colleagues feel effective and passionate about their work
• A strong, safe school community

That's what happens when the Responsive Classroom approach is implemented throughout a school or district. When Responsive Classroom is a schoolwide initiative, administrators, teachers, and other staff learn and practice Responsive Classroom strategies together and work as a team to create the conditions needed for lasting, meaningful change.

"You can walk into a Responsive Classroom school and you can feel the warmth. It's not just teacher to teacher, or teacher to student. It's secretary to student. It's student to student."     —Terry Phillips, Principal, Beech Tree Elementary, Falls Church, VA

Want an introduction?

Learn about one-day workshops and other resources that your school or district can use to learn more about the Responsive Classroom approach at Introducing RC.

Ready to go schoolwide?

Learn how your entire school community can start using the Responsive Classroom approach at Responsive Schools.

Looking for next steps?

Learn how to take your school or district's work with Responsive Classroom to a deeper level in Next Steps.