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Making School a Positive Place

Internationally renowned youth speaker Anthony McLean leads a group of middle school students in a discussion about friendships, competition, and inclusion. Anthony invites the students to reflect on how teasing and competitiveness can impact friendships. Students are encouraged to choose things they can do to make their classroom and school a more positive place.

Smiling man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he gestures with his hands. He smiles and parts his lips as he speaks. Caption. Always talking in class and getting in trouble.

Man sits behind a desk next to a sticker-covered laptop as he rests his elbows and clasps hands. His lips are parted in mid-speech. Caption. If my team lost, I'd be complaining.

Man with concerned expression looks at camera with his mouth open as he speaks. A brick wall with windows fills the background. Caption. You have the right, as a citizen.

Woman sits in front of a brick wall and looks slightly off camera with a concerned expression. Caption. I see people who have no side to take.

Teenagers sit around in a classroom setting. Caption. Female as narrator. A person gives you a pencil.

Teenage girl speaks as she sits next to a teenage boy in a classroom setting. Caption. And you hurt their feelings.

2 girls sit next to one another in a classroom setting. 1 looks at the other who smiles toward someone facing away from camera in the foreground. Caption. Because you're like, "What happened?"