On November 16th, the third Policy Lab took place in Mechelen. The Policy Lab group, consisting of teachers, parents and policy makers, came together for the last workshop. The group evaluated all three micro experiments:1) Make diversity visible at school during a full year2) Group activities to build connection between teachers and student3) Scenario proposal: …

The topic of Mechelen’s Policy Lab is how to improve the sense of belonging of children and youngsters with migration background at school. It goes without saying such topic cannot be addressed without children and youngsters being effectively involved in the policy labs. For this reason the city of Mechelen put a lot of effort …

After a long and well-deserved summer break, the MUST-a-Lab team in Mechelen came together for the kick-off of the micro experiments. The five teams shared their plans and received constructive feedback from the group. The main challenge? How to evaluate the experiments. The evaluation of the experiments will be the basis for making policy recommendations …

On March 30 th the second Policy Lab in Mechelen took place. More than 20 teachers, school principals, students, parents and local administrators worked further on creating a warm and inclusive school environment. Building on the four pillars identified during the first Policy Lab (authenticity, feeling welcome, diverse teaching force, home-school partnership), the group brainstormed …

On the 17th and 19th of January took place the first Policy Lab in Mechelen. 25 enthusiastic participants looked into new and creative ways to make schools warmer, more supportive and more inclusive. Not an easy task, but the group was definitely up for it. On the first day of the policy lab the teachers, principals and …