{"id":4288,"date":"2022-06-14T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2022-06-15T09:10:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T08:10:18","slug":"how-do-we-all-live-well-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/psychology\/2022\/06\/14\/how-do-we-all-live-well-together\/","title":{"rendered":"‘How do we all live well together?’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Lindsey Cameron<\/a>, Reader in Psychology and Director of Undergraduate Student Experience and Student Success for the Division of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Kent, has been involved with The Linking Network for four years. For National Schools Linking Celebration Week (13th \u2013 17th June 2022) she blogs about the benefits of this initiative:<\/p>\n

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Connecting with people we have things in common with is important for creating a feeling of belonging and self-worth, and positive attitudes to diversity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

‘School Linking<\/span><\/a> is an exciting education programme that brings together children from different schools, who may not normally have a chance to meet, to learn and have fun together. What I love about Schools Linking is it shows how psychological theories, like the contact hypothesis, can be used to create effective, cutting-edge education programmes that impact on children\u2019s everyday lives. Through Schools Linking children gain new friendships, build a sense of togetherness with other children, develop trust, empathy, awareness, and respect for others.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/b>I genuinely think that linking can make the difference between a happy and an unhappy child\u201d (Linking Teacher)<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This week it\u2019s <\/span>Schools Linking Celebration week<\/span><\/a>, when schools across the country will celebrate and share stories of linking. <\/span>At the heart of their activities, they will be exploring the question: <\/span>How do we all live well together?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

So what can Schools Linking teach us about how we live well together?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Disclosing personal information about ourselves is one of the bedrocks of friendship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n