Celebration Kit

The kit materials will provide you ample ideas to assist you in planning for Inclusive Schools Week, including publications that speak to the benefits of inclusive schools, a lengthy list of celebration ideas and lesson plans, and materials to use in promoting the Week and inclusive practices in your community.

Planning Materials & Celebration Ideas

• Celebration Checklist
  Here are some ideas to help you get started in you planning activities in your school or community.
• Celebration Ideas: Activities and Resources for Schools, Classrooms, and Families
  Trouble downloading? If so, send an email message to inclusiveschools@edc.org with the Subject line 'Celebration Kit Request' and one will be mailed to you.
  Updated for the 2007 Week!
  Revised for the 2007 Week, "Celebration Ideas," includes more than 60 pages of celebration ideas and inclusive strategies, lesson plans, and activities that are useful all year long. Printed booklets and CD-ROM versions are available for purchase.

Promotional Materials

The ISW Logo can be used for promotional purposes on Web sites and print publications. Please select from the following formats:

• JPG (Right click on link to save)
• EPS (9.2 MB)

Additional Materials

• Overview of the Week
  Share this brief one-pager with those in your community (educators, school board, and others).
• Order Products: Products Order Form (PDF) or Online Ordering (uses a secure connection)
  Purchase posters, pencils, stickers, and bumper stickers with the message "Great things happen in inclusive schools."
• Proclamation How-to Guide and Sample
  Use this quick guide to prepare your school boards and public officials for formal designations, includes a sampleproclamation.
• Full-page ad | Half-page ad
  Use these camera-ready, full-color advertisements for your print newsletter and other publications.

Media Kit

• Press Release: "2007 Week to Focus on Inclusive Schooling Around the Globe"
  Modify the press release with information about your celebration plan. Invite your local media to attend your school and community activities.
• Media Kit and Other Tips for Spreading the Message About Inclusive Schools
  Here are some ideas and tips for attracting attention and coverage from your local media outlets.
• Sample Letters to the Editor
  We urge you to submit a letter to your local, metro, or regional newspaper. Use these three samples as a starting point for crafting a message about the need to build more inclusive schools and communities.
• Sample Op-ed article, "Time to Celebrate Education for Everyone"
  Shari Dukes, director of exceptional student services for Kyrene Indpendent School District, wrote this op-ed piece for the 2004 Inclusive Schools Week. Shari kindly gave us permission to share it with you. We encourage you to consider writing and submitting your own opinion piece about the benefits of inclusive schools.