School Culture Challenges
Win up to $500 for your school!
We’ve selected one culture-and-climate boosting activity each month that schools can do to win $500! The activities are fun, easy and effective. It’s a win-win!
All Jostens customers are invited to enter the School Culture Challenges: simply do a challenge, take photos or a video of it happening, and enter the sweepstakes by completing the required information in each form. And yes – you CAN enter the sweepstakes every month of the school year if you want!
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Back to School
The first day and week of school are an opportunity to make a strong, positive first impression! Seize the chance to help everyone feel supported, appreciated and excited to be back in the building with one another.
October
Reward entire classrooms for their performance with a Random Knock. Show up unexpectedly, with treats in hand, on an unannounced day. If the class met the criteria determined by your school students get a treat.
November
Reward bus drivers for doing the critically important job of getting students to school. As the first and the last impression of the day, bus drivers booked end your school culture. Celebrate them with Curbside Coffee!
December
Reinforce staff camaraderie and student connections by having a classroom door decorating contest. Encourage contestants to decorate based on personal interests, or provide everyone with a school-wide theme.
January
Reinforce character strengths in students by having Staffulty give visual and tangible recognition. The RenStore offers products like Character Clothes Pins and On The Spot Awards, to make it easy for you.
February
Reward Staffulty by stocking the fridge in the staff room with sodas on “Fizzy Fun Fridays.” Bonus points for quirky sodas that make people smile, or notes like “Thanks for everything you ‘Dew’ to help students!”
March
Reinforce a sense of community with a surprisingly exciting school-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament of Champions. This is one of our favorites!
April
Recognize Staffulty who made a difference to graduating seniors by having the senior present a Honorary Diploma certificate to them while dressed in their cap and gown. This touching tradition is a Renaissance favorite.
End of Year
Recognize seniors and reinforce graduation as a Big Darn Deal by organizing a parade of seniors, decked out in caps and gowns, down school halls. This Senior Walk truly tugs on the heartstrings!
Get even more recognition!
The Renaissance School of Distinction Award celebrates schools that help teachers and students love Mondays by integrating the Renaissance Results Formula™ into their culture. By doing one Renaissance Playbook activity each month (like the ones above!), you become eligible to be recognized as a Silver Tier Jostens Renaissance School of Distinction.