Sentences with phrase «feeling a sense of belonging at»

Employees want to feel a sense of belonging at work — that people care about them, and that they are doing meaningful work.

All children benefit from having positive relationships and feeling a sense of belonging at school.

All children benefit from having positive relationships and feeling a sense of belonging at their school or early childhood service, and these positive experiences are especially important for children with additional needs.

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When employees feel a sense of belonging, via meaningful relationships at the office, they feel better about where they work.

I just feel at the end of my tether longing for a little warmth, for a sense of belonging, trying to let the things that hurt me fall off like water on a ducks back.

The longing to belong in some ultimate sense, to feel an at - homeness in the universe is satisfied for many in worship which reawakens the awareness of «the mystical unity which underlies all human life» (Cyril Richardson) This experience is energizing, feeding, and healing; it overcomes the sense of cosmic loneliness, the feeling expressed by a mental hospital patient: «I'm an orphan in the universe.»

As I have wrestled over whether it is appropriate for me as a Christian and citizen of the kingdom of God to feel love, loyalty, pride and a sense of belonging to a nation state, I have come to see there is an unresolvable tension at the heart of the question.

Helping participants feel a sense of belonging in our programs and at the course is critical.

Newcastle is in many ways at a lower ebb than it was back then — before the consequences of the credit crunch and years of Tory government had really been felt — and, as I noted in that October article, is «in desperate need of the sense of community and belonging, the civic pride and identity, the feelgood factor and escapist pleasure, the solace and succour that the city's football club can potentially provide».

As a result, many EL students will tell you that their crew is the place at school where they most feel a sense of belonging; for some of them, it's the place where they most feel a sense of belonging, period.

I want him to be able to get over disappointments, to calm himself down, to keep working at a puzzle even when it's frustrating, to be good at sharing, to feel loved and confident and full of a sense of belonging.

Everyone needs to feel, at some level, the acceptance of their peers — that is, a sense of belonging.

Because it is so easy for a minority student to feel different from the other students and alienated from the graduate program, it is critically important to reinforce a sense of belonging at every stage of the graduate career.

The institutional level of fatphobia has to do with access to meaningful participation in society, which includes things like whether or not you feel a sense of belonging when you're out in the world, access to quality medical care, and your ability to see yourself in the culture at large (through things like movies, literature, etc.).

Indeed, offline events such as fun bar meet - ups for drinks or dinner meet - ups at restaurants inculcate the sense and essence of a dating community, where you can belong and feel a part of.

Simien's film takes place at Winchester University, a predominantly white, prestigious university where we're introduced to six significant characters: Sam White (Tessa Thompson), the biracial activist who overcompensates her blackness; Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams), the black homosexual who lives in an all - white residence building, and feels little sense of belonging; Colandrea «CoCo» Conners (Teyonah Parris), the white - washed blogger who acknowledges racism yet chooses to ignore it in fear of non-acceptance from the white majority; The Dean (Dennis Haysbert), who has worked hard his whole life solely to over-emphasize his superiority and intelligence towards white corporate men, specifically the president of Winchester; The Dean's son Troy (Brandon Bell), who spends his college career doing things to make his father happy and impress the white majority; and Kurt Fletcher (Kyle Gallner), the privileged, ignorant son of the President of Winchester.

Much of her doctoral career has been spent traveling the globe following refugees and families in an effort to learn more about schools and how to succeed, feel at home, and find a sense of belonging in an adopted country.

Responsible citizens: Schools trips provide powerful learning outcomes for young people which contribute to a sense of belonging, feeling valued and the ability to make a positive contribution in their community and society at large.

And those students with fewer caring relationships with adults are less likely to feel appreciated or welcome at school.22 When education leaders cultivate positive and inclusive learning environments, however, students are more likely to have a firm sense of belonging.23 This, in turn, improves their beliefs about their learning ability and enhances their classroom performance.24

«Owning a pet gives you a sense of purpose and belonging that can increase feelings of positivity and lower stress levels, all of which translates to health benefits,» Dr. Allen McConnell, a psychology professor at Miami University, says.

Cliff and his zombie opponents scarcely feel like they belong in the same world, since the inadequate audiovisual feedback during their interactions leads to an overwhelming sense of disconnect — Mr. Calo will swing at a zombie with a club or an axe, there'll be excessive amounts of blood, but there's no real impact there, no feeling like you're actually tearing into the creatures as they fall to the ground in mute, unimpressive clumps.

However, she did not feel a sense of belonging in China, and once stated that, «at that critical moment, «being homeless becomes what validates your existence.»»

I was nervous at first because I had to stay overnight with people I'd only just met, but by the second day of the Summit, I had a new sense of belonging and my fellow Fellows felt like family.

«Bilingualism «is at the core of what this country means» but Canadians don't have a sense of ownership of both official languages, says Graham Fraser, the Commissioner of Official Languages -LRB-...) «I think the larger challenge is creating a situation where Canadians feel that both languages belong to them,» said Mr. Fraser, who wrote, Sorry, I don't speak French: Confronting the Canadian Crisis That Won't Go Away prior to being appointed the Official Languages Commissioner in 2006.

We take a look at the need to belong, how creating a positive community can help everyone feel included, and how creating a sense of belonging starts at home:

And so what they did find... well I know at our centre, they found that at sometimes children come with elevated stress levels — or elevated cortisol levels — and after a while of being here, (this is what we were hoping for), in the care of educators, and you know, feeling comfortable and sense of belonging... their cortisol levels dropped, and that means their stress levels were dropping.

We've met lots of other families and my daughter who's now seven she still has play dates with other little girls that she doesn't go to primary school with now but who she made a really, really strong bond with at this centre and that is beautiful to see that you know, I am now friends with those children's parents and there's a sense of belonging, you see each other in the community and you know you belong to the same place and it's a nice feeling.

Parenting with Positive Discipline means being kind and firm at the same time, which is effective long - term and helps children feel a connection — a sense of belonging and significance.

Foster parents of youth with histories of trauma, foster parents of youth unable to connect, foster parents of youth with a confused sense of belonging, foster parents of youth who are grieving, foster parents of youth who feel powerless, foster parents of youth who must contend with the child welfare system, foster parents of youth who are angry at the world

Children thrive when they know they have a safe, loving haven at both homes where they are seen, heard and feel a sense of belonging.