First Week of School Community Building Activities for High School: A California Teacher of the Year’s Playbook
The bell rings before you’ve said hello to everyone. A student at the door won’t meet your eyes. Another’s already scrolling. A third announces, loud enough for the row behind her to hear, that she hates math. You’ve got five days to set the tone of the whole year. Chrizia Dela Rosa, the 2026 California […]












