Love Mondays with Us!
This is the place to get started with Renaissance. Like you, we want every person who walks through your school’s doors to go to bed on Sunday night feeling like the next day they’ll be with good people doing good things.
Schools have been using the Jostens Renaissance framework and resources for more than 30 years to build and support a culture and climate that encourages Educator Morale & Retention, Academic Achievement and Character Development. Before you get started with Renaissance, you’ll want to set up an account so that you can access all the resources on the website.*
While Jostens Renaissance resources are broad and deep, we recommend that you start small. You’ll see resources below that will help you:
Start Here
Wondering what Jostens Renaissance is all about? We recommend that you start here for a variety of ideas, resources and recognition.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
The resources below make it easy get a feel for the breadth of Renaissance and quickly get a taste for how it can impact school culture.
CULTURE CHALLENGES
Renaissance schools are challenged to do one specific culture-and-climate boosting activity each month. The activities are fun, easy, effective and a great way to experience Renaissance. Plus, schools that participate could win $500 to support culture building at their school!
CHARACTER & WELLNESS VIDEOS
Check out one or all three of our video series! These videos, each accompanied by a classroom discussion guide, are an educational video resource for schools that provides students with real perspectives from real people that will help them achieve greater success in the outside world.
Get Recognized!
SCHOOL CULTURE BUILDER AWARD
Schools that enter the Culture Challenge on JostenRenaissance.com receive a School Culture Builder Award that can be posted to social media. This award is a great way to show your community the work you’re doing to help students and Staffulty love Mondays.
NATIONAL STUDENT & STAFFULTY™ OF THE MONTH
Recognize the character traits featured in each month’s Character & Wellness video, like commitment and resilience, by nominating students and Staffulty (staff + faculty) for this national award.
Dive a Little Deeper
At this point, you’ve likely done more than just get started with Renaissance. You’ve tested some Renaissance activities and a few have become a regular feature of school life. Variety is the spice of life and the resources below help schools customize their culture-building.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
In addition to participating in School Culture Challenges and using Character & Wellness videos, the resources below help schools to customize their Renaissance activities to their community’s culture and needs.
Monthly Playbook
The Playbook provides five activity and resource suggestions for each month. Each are labeled by the area they impact the most, so schools can choose to use them in a targeted way if desired.
GLOBAL & LOCAL EVENTS
If you haven’t been to a Renaissance event, it’s time to make it a priority. These events inspire and empower adult and student leaders. with tangible ideas that can be implemented immediately.
Make Friends
On the Community area of this website you will learn how to connect with Renaissance educators in your area. (Pssst – your Renaissance Region’s Facebook group is a source for tons of good ideas!)
School Culture Survey
Identify your school’s strengths and opportunities with this survey. We will prepare a report based on your results and will recommend resources customized to your school’s needs.
Get Recognized
SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION – SILVER LEVEL
Schools that do at least one activity from the Playbook each month are eligible for the Silver Level School of Distinction Award. Schools earning the annual designation will be recognized at the Jostens Renaissance Global Conference along with tangible and digital pieces to proudly display their commitment to school culture and climate.
Let’s Go All In
At this point, your school has probably begun to create recognition, reward and relationship-building traditions that reinforce its most important values. Schools at this stage in their Renaissance journey establish systems so that students and teachers will love Mondays well into the future.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Now that you the seeds planted, let’s really grow your school’s culture. Use the resources below to advance your personal knowledge, get others on board, and try new things in your classroom and beyond.
Get Certified
Become a Certified Renaissance Educator by taking this online course full of informative videos, guides, and tools. Learn more about creating, growing and sustaining a successful Renaissance program through 10 units of instruction.
The Green Room
Use the Green Room videos and discussion guides to help build a culture in which every adult in your building understands the opportunity to play a significant and positive role in the lives of your students. Excellent for PD and staff meetings.
Creating Student Leaders
Develop real-world skills for school and beyond with the Renaissance Leadership Curriculum. With nine units of instruction and over 80 activity-based lessons, students become better leaders and also positively impact your school’s culture.
Try Something New
Need a big idea? Or even just a small one to spice up the day? Take a look at our Idea Exchange – a library of ideas from schools, for schools that help create and maintain a school culture and climate that keep everyone loving Mondays.
Get Recognized!
School of Distinction – Gold & Platinum
If you have created a robust school culture at your school, we want to recognize it! Apply for either the Gold and Platinum tiers of our School of Distinction award. Schools earning the annual designation will be recognized at the Jostens Renaissance Global Conference along with tangible and digital pieces to proudly display their commitment to school culture and climate.
Educator of the Year & Hall of Fame
Jostens Renaissance has been recognizing teachers for going above and beyond at their schools for over two decades. Every summer at the Jostens Renaissance Global Conference (JRGC) we honor the recipients of our Educator of the Year and Hall of Fame awards in front thousands of educators, student leaders and Renaissance community members. We love our educators and want to award them for doing amazing things!
*Full and ongoing access to JostensRenaissance.com is limited to schools that partner with Jostens for yearbook, graduation regalia or other celebratory items. Schools that do not currently partner with Jostens have 30-day access to the website. Schools that work with School Annual, Memory Book, Kinderkraft or JostensPix do not qualify for access to Jostens Renaissance Education or the awards offered by it.
WANT TO USE JOSTENS RENAISSANCE?
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