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9 <br /> <br />exercise led by city staff. Lesson plans were developed and sent to school administration in <br />advance of the sessions. <br /> <br />Staff led six sessions with Little Canada Elementary fifth and sixth graders in both the Dual <br />Language Immersion Program and the Neighborhood School Program. Students participated in the <br />following activities: <br />• Students first received a paper heart and were asked to think of a time when they felt <br />included. <br />• Secondly, students were given a paper circle and asked to share when they didn’t feel <br />included and what could have made them feel more included. <br />• Students were asked to develop event ideas that the city could host to include everyone. <br />• Finally, responses were shared, and students presented their event ideas to their <br />classmates. <br /> <br />Data themes from the classroom exercises were analyzed and are available in the Data Themes <br />section of this report. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Data Themes <br />As part of the data collection process, several long-form questions were asked in the inclusion <br />survey, individual interviews, and in the Little Canada Elementary school sessions. Therefore, <br />responses were aggregated into overarching themes. Inclusion themes listed for each section are <br />listed in no particular order. <br /> <br />City-wide Inclusion Survey <br />Survey respondents were asked, “What does inclusion mean to you?” <br />• Including everyone in a warm, inviting, and welcoming manner <br />• Feeling welcome <br />• Equality, equity, and belonging <br />• Access to resources <br />• Feeling safe <br />• Being celebrated <br />• Acceptance of all backgrounds <br />• Being represented in government <br /> <br />