Campuses Across the Country Participate in Start With Hello Week

Campuses Across the Country Participate in Start With Hello Week

Start With Hello Week is an initiative created by Sandy Hook Promise to instill conectedness on campuses and decrease the amount of social isolation.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • February 09, 2018

This week schools across the country participated in Start With Hello Week, an initiative is aimed at creating more inclusion and connectedness on campuses by teaching students, grades 2-12, the skills they need to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with chronic social isolation.

Schools showcased their efforts on social media showcasing student positivity, name tags, special tshirts and stickers and activities to promote awareness of social isolation on campus.

Here are a few of our favorite tweets during Start With Hello Week:

About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the Executive Editor of Campus Security & Life Safety.

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