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What Is Mix It Up at Lunch Day?

A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance in 2002, Mix It Up at Lunch Day encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries. And we ask schools to participate on the last Tuesday in October each school year!

In our surveys, students have identified the cafeteria as the place where divisions are most clearly drawn. So for just a day, we ask students to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch. It’s a simple act with profound implications. Studies have shown that interactions across group lines can help reduce prejudice. When students interact with those who are different from them, biases and misperceptions can fall away.

Is your school participating? Let us know. It's important to us!

Resources

Mix It Up offers an array of free online resources designed to help school groups and classroom teachers explore the issue of social boundaries. These activities can be used as ice-breakers during the planning process, to get the group geared up for the event; or they can be used as classroom activities by teacher allies seeking to support the Mix It Up effort.

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Register for Mix It Up 2016!

Registration for Mix It Up at Lunch Day is open! Register now, and worry about the rest later.

These Schools Know How to Mix It Up!

Meet—and learn from—the 2016 Mix It Up Model Schools.

Nominate Your School!

Teaching Tolerance recognizes Mix It Up Model Schools for creating the kind of school atmosphere that makes all students feel welcome. Does your school fit the bill?

Taking a Walk in Your Shoes: A Mix It Up Story

When a school counselor and psychologist teamed up to highlight perspective taking and empathy with their student body, magical moments resulted.

Keep on Mixing!

National Mix It Up at Lunch Day may be over, but focusing on social divisions in schools is still a priority.

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