Counties with most participating schools
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Los Angeles, CA has 84 schools
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Maricopa, AZ has 40 schools
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Cook, IL has 29 schools
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Harris, TX has 28 schools
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Salt Lake, UT has 26 schools
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Queens, NY has 24 schools
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Pinellas, FL has 23 schools
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Tarrant, TX has 21 schools
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San Diego, CA has 19 schools
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Wayne, MI has 19 schools
Daily Mix It Up Lunch Yields Big Shares
My small school has no cafeteria. Students bring their own lunches and eat in the classroom with their teachers. When I first learned about this set-up, I had mixed emotions. I didn’t get a break for lunch like most teachers, but on the other hand, my middle school students didn’t have to face the awkwardness and social segregation of a large school cafeteria.
Mix It Up at Lunch Gets Staff Talking
As we planned for Mix It Up at Lunch Day last year, I felt a deep sense of nervousness. I wasn’t worried about getting the kids to talk and chat. I teach at a small school, and the students are usually friendly with one another.
Mixing It Up at the Bus Stop: A Model
I love my neighborhood. On any given morning at the bus stop, I hear five different languages being spoken. While the words and sounds are different, the context is the same.
Mix It Up at Lunch: So What’s Next?
It happened everywhere, on campuses large and small, public and private, elementary to secondary, in more than 2,163 schools nationwide—as well as at international schools in Poland, India, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates and beyond. Mix It Up at Lunch Day was Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Taking Mix It Up from Lunch to the Classroom
I lean against my classroom door, fielding questions about last night’s homework and passing out early morning hellos. I watch students disperse into their assigned first-period classes. As I steal a quick sip of my morning coffee, I find myself pausing at this thought: A supposedly unbiased computer system serendipitously placed our students into their respective classes, but is this all there is to mixing it up?
No.
International Schools participating in Mix it Up
- St. John Bosco School: Brampton, CANADA
- International School of Krakow: Krakow, POLAND
- Rashtriya Indian Military College: Dehra Dun, INDIA
- International School of Prague: Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Florence Elementary School: Florence, Nova Scotia Canada, CANADA
- QSI International School of Bishkek: Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
- john paul i high: montreal, CANADA
- QSI International School of Bishkek: Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
- American International School in Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- Yokota Middle School: Tokyo, JAPAN
School types participating
| Label | Total |
|---|---|
| Church | 3 |
| College | 41 |
| Community Based Organization | 28 |
| District Office | 11 |
| Elementary School | 803 |
| High School | 577 |
| Home School | 2 |
| Middle or Junior High School | 921 |
| Other P-12 School | 110 |
| Pre-school | 9 |
| 1 |
Positions of Mix It Up organizers
| Label | Total |
|---|---|
| School Administrator | 299 |
| School Guidance Counselor | 852 |
| Librarian/Media Specialist | 47 |
| Other | 197 |
| Paraprofessional | 21 |
| Parent | 18 |
| Social worker | 130 |
| Classroom Teacher | 890 |
| Youth or Community Group Leader | 52 |
Disciplines of Mix It Up organizers
| Label | Total |
|---|---|
| Please choose an answer | 19 |
| Counseling/Psychology | 1108 |
| Curriculum Development | 128 |
| English language instruction | 45 |
| Language Arts | 381 |
| Math/Science | 142 |
| Multicultural education | 254 |
| Social Studies | 232 |
| Teacher professional development | 197 |
Plans for Mix It Up this year
| Label | Total |
|---|---|
| All activities on one day | 1311 |
| Activities spread over a month | 153 |
| Activities spread over a semester | 370 |
| Activities spread over a week | 672 |
