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POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS: Teacher to Student

Any time I’m in a new city or town, I love to explore. I love to go on adventures and discover hidden parks and restaurants. I hate crowds, so I like to avoid touristy areas if I can. But I’ll be honest: I’m not a brave explorer. I do TONS of research before I go somewhere, looking up maps and videos of different parts of a city.

Students start their own adventure every year. New students are learning an entirely new building for the first time, and returning students may be exploring new parts of the building they never even knew existed. My school is a bizarre network of interlocking pods plus random hallway offshoots scattered throughout. It’s fifty years old and has been remodeled over and over. It’s a maze for experienced patrons—and a nightmare for newbies.

STUDENT-CREATED VIDEO

Students love to hear tips and tricks from other students. The older students know the best shortcuts, the hallways that are always congested, and the water fountains with the coldest water. Share tips for parts of the school students care the most about. Include a video for some of these areas:

1. CAFETERIA. What are students’ favorite meals in the cafeteria? How do you get through the lunch line?

2. LOCKER. What are some tips for remembering locker combinations? What are some decorating tips?

3. COUNSELING OFFICE/NURSE’S OFFICE. Where can students get help if they need it?

4. WATER FOUNTAINS/BATHROOMS. Where are the nearest bathrooms? Which water fountains have the coldest water and the shortest lines? What is the school policy for hall passes?

To alleviate student stress, I give video tours of the school. I share these with incoming sixth graders and students new to our team, but they can benefit anyone who is in the building for the first time. For my sixth graders, I give tours of the team classrooms, elective classrooms, the cafeteria, and the office. I also point out where a few of the best bathrooms are in the school. Students can watch the videos and visualize the school before they even arrive.